Learn to Hot Wire

I just woke up from a terrible nightmare. I dreamt I was in a crowded parking lot after a high school football game when I hear someone yell and point to the sky. I look up to see little lights zipping around the sky firing off beams at what appeared to be distant aircraft. It was damn aliens! We were being invaded! Now aliens don’t scare me, but what terrified me was that I was in a crowded parking lot, full of RVs. Not exactly an ideal situation to make a quick exit. To make matters worse, I had forgotten how to hot-wire a car. This was it, the apocalypse was here and I wasn’t prepared to survive.  I awoke relieved to find myself safe in my bomb shelter but troubled that I had not taken the time to explain to ya’all a very important skill for surviving the Apocalypse. How to hot-wire a car. (Continued…)

Learn From Dick Proenneke

Dick Proenneke was a WWII veteran who lived alone in the high mountains of Alaska at a place called Twin Lakes. He built a small cabin using nothing but rudimentary tools. He died in 2003, but left his cabin to the parks service and it remains today as a popular visitor attraction in the still-remote Twin Lakes region.  This is a trimmed down video of the great film Alone in the Wilderness, which Dick shot himself while building his cabin. This film is mostly centered on how to build a log cabin, but there are other great tips in here as well. I highly recommend watching the whole film, It’s on PBS a couple times a year. If nothing else, enjoy this shortened version about a peaceful retiree surviving on his own in the wilderness. (Continued…)

Escape from Bilbao, Spain

Bilbao, Spain

Dear Sir, i first want to congratulate you on your fine website. I am writing for some advice for when the big one comes, I currently live near Bilbao, Northern Spain, about 10 kms from the centre and im interested in your advice. I live with my wife and small son. What would you suggest is the safest place to go in the world or Europe? or do you think i should stay put with the crazy basques and tough it out in a tribe somewhere near the mountains? good luck and enjoy every day.yours guy:) aka jediprof

It is good of you to ask my Basque friend! Though, it’s best to leave Star Wars delusions behind jediprof, the Apocalypse will not be kind to you or your continent. Though not as bad as Asia, Europe is set up to be a cesspool in the post-apocalyptic world. It lacks open country, it’s people are used to provider-type governments and the population density is 4 times that of the United States. Now that’s fine when your sewers are working properly and the 40 million people around you are well fed and not looking to steal your last jar of berberechos. After the Apocalypse hits you’ll want to get the hell out of there. (Continued)