TEOTWAWKI Blog

I've had a few good folks reach out to check on me, make sure I had not been abducted by aliens and generally to see what's up with the blog. There's been not much noise out of me since January; ...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2016/06/blog-update.html

Failure to perform an accurate, reality-based risk assessment is one of the most common mistakes people make. Biases of all kinds get in the way, and lead people down a path of distraction, impra...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2016/01/on-risk-assessment.html

The futility of BHO's executive orders under the guise of stopping violence is clear even in by the BATF's own words. From their final ruling for 41P, which changes the process for transferring...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2016/01/bhos-useless-gun-control-executive.html

Well, glad that 2015 is done and over with. Some good, some not so good. Got stronger from lifting heavy things. Built Project AR-2015 . Had some good friends move from across the country and liv...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2016/01/grumblings-and-goals.html

I grew up a computer/video game nerd and have zero strength training background and little natural athletic ability. Early this year, I decided to get myself into lifting, get strong and get ...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/10/lifting-and-strength-training-intro-and.html

Once you're ready spiritually and physically...you're ready. After that, it's physical and spiritual maintenance, constant improvement and enjoying life For those who haven't heard, there's a b...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/09/the-world-is-not-ending-this-weekend.html

Image via Carryology The Syrian refugee crisis is both a tragedy and an example of what bugging out actually tends to look like. It's not glamorous--it's horribly desperate. Men, women and c...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/09/recommended-reading-carryology-what.html

Well, been almost exactly two months since my last post. Took an unplanned hiatus from T-Blog. Not sure what my posting frequency will be like going forward, but felt like posting something up fo...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/09/update-keeping-grounded.html

There's a reason why special operations forces use grueling, nearly torturous selection courses...they want to weed out the quitters and the weak...those without the mental toughness to keep goi...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/07/3-techniques-to-improve-your-mental.html

File this one under off roading, adventure, awesome gear and amazing cinematography. Last season, the crew explored their way through British Columbia and Alaska...this time, they're heading sou...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/07/recommended-viewing-expedition-overland.html

Via Ed's Manifesto > And huge congrats to Ed for his successful ventures into the world of escapology and knife training -- including a recent Black Box course hosted by Triple Aught Design...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/07/classics.html

INTRODUCTION / THE GREEKS - SUMMER OF 2015 The Greek government has been teetering on the brink for a while now, and we'll find out within the next few days what direction the country is goi...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/07/surviving-government-debt-crisis.html

Cool opportunity from Zyon Systems for those in a major metropolitan areas. They're looking at doing a training run of bugging out from a city, and are looking for a volunteer to host. Here's t...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/06/zyon-systems-escaping-urban-jungle.html

Damn...it's been 20 days since my last post. That's the longest I've gone in...well, years and years. I am, happy to say, alive and well. Did some travelling and been busy keeping up with real ...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/06/not-quite-dead-yet.html

Been hitting PT/weights regularly over the past several months - 3x a week, rain or shine. Pretty dedicated at this point; my mindset is that this is something I will continue for the rest of my ...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/06/pt-part-3.html

This knife - a Spyderco P'kal - has been riding in my right front pocket since I got it...4 or 5 years ago at this point. Pretty much perfect design for a reverse grip / edge in folding knif...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/06/daily-blade-spyderco-pkal.html

With gun safes, bigger is often assumed to be better. Buy bigger than you think you'll need they say...you'll outgrow it within a weekend. That's all well and good, unless size, weight and logi...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/liberty-revolution-12-gun-safe-review.html

Chances are, you've probably seen a TV or movie where a Jack Bauer-type character, on the run from big bad evil, uses cheap throw away phones to communicate unnoticed. Commonly known as a bur...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/how-to-burner-phone.html

This is a pretty slick little pack/back panel to integrate into the D3CR. It is pretty small - 1 liter hydro capacity, 700 cubic inches when fully expanded - but is sized well to fit onto the ...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/haley-strategic-releases-flatpack.html

Targeted at spec ops units operating far away from reliable supply chains, ini-power's line of portable gennies may also appeal to those looking to have some of that good ol' fashion 'tricity...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/ini-power-electro-juice-on-mogas.html

We've all had our hopes dashed by bad remakes and reboots of classic movies...this, my friends, is not one of them. This is genuine, bona fide Mad Max...in fact, it's Mad Max with a triple ...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/review-mad-max-fury-road-worth-wait.html

The last of the Interceptors returns! Preview and some fun behind the scenes talk about the mechanical monstrosities built for the upcoming Mad Max movie (yes, it's on Bloomberg and Bloombe...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/the-cars-of-mad-max-fury-road.html

Max dropped some truth bombs in a post today over at the MVT blog - check it out. A few quotes, but the whole write up is worth a read: You have to figure out what you think it is sensible to...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/max-velocity-on-patrol-loads-and-packs.html

Image via Tesla. Tesla Motors made big headlines this past week when they announced the Powerwall, a sleek solar/backup battery system and major aesthetic upgrade to banks of golf cart batte...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/05/tesla-powerwall.html

RECOIL magazine dude with a British accent runs through a BCM rifle that is pretty similar to what I put together in my recent Project AR-(20)15 build . Based on my experience, agree on all poin...

http://www.teotwawki-blog.com/2015/04/bcm-recce-14.html