It is once again time to grab a copy of The Prepper’s Guide to Food Storage for free. The dates are February 1 to February 5. 

Those of you familiar with my book will notice that I have recently changed the cover in order to reflect that the book is no longer a part of or associated with the Backdoor Survival website. You will also find that I have updated the “About the Author” section to reflect my current life situation which is retired and living in Arizona.  There are a few other small changes, but nothing major.

It is hard to believe that The Prepper’s Guide to Food Storage was first published in December 2013. 

Although not a lot has changed relative to food storage methods and techniques, there are some pieces missing in the book, such as dealing with food storage when there are special health or diet concerns.  In addition, moving from Washington State to Arizona has greatly influenced my thoughts relative to the stability of canned and packaged goods when maintaining a steady 70 degree or less environment is either cost-prohibitive or impossible.   I will be addressing those issues in upcoming articles here on Strategic Living.

It happens to all of us.  On a Sunday afternoon when the doctor’s office is closed, we slice our finger in the kitchen or our ankle or some other body part while working or playing in the great outdoors.   We are able to stop the bleeding but after that?  Ouch.  It looks like stitches might be needed.  Talk about bad timing.

In this review, learn about ZipStitch, a device that can be used to securely close minor cuts, wounds, and lacerations without the use of invasive sutures.  Perfect for first aid kits and bug-out bags.

Not only that, I have two ZipStitch kits available in a giveaway to two lucky readers.

It has been a year since I picked up a piece of post-apocalyptic fiction to read.  It is not that I dislike the genre, but rather that most of what I was reading from the new crop of titles was a retelling of the same old story.  There were stories of collapse and how the lead characters prevailed during times of duress and chaos.  There were macho heroes and each book told a compelling story with lessons to be learned and strategies to think about along the way. 

Still, in spite of all of that, I stopped reading because the lessons were old and added nothing new to my knowledge base.  I was bored.

About a month ago I learned of a new title that was set to be released on Patriots Day in the United States.  Upon reading the summary, I decided it was time to get back in the game.  I liked the premise: a young, single mom, taking incremental steps to learn to defend herself and to prepare for life in a society full of entitlements and governments bought and sold by controlling politicians with corporations in their back pockets.

With that introduction, I would like to introduce you to The Divide from a new author, Shelby Gallagher. Plus, in my usual style, I have a giveaway to win a copy of Shelby’s book for free.