Thomas asked me if he should be writing up a post about Brexit on this blog the morning after we found out the votes for the referendum had come out in favour of a UK Brexit. He stayed up late that night and woke me up to tell me when the point of no return had been hit - and the UK was out for certain. I axed the idea of making a post straight away, insisting we have a level-headed, ...
June 2016 EDC Purse Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Purse Club Monaco Red Tavel/Passport Purse EDC Knife Douk-Douk > Read our review of the Douk-Douk Lip Balm L’Occitane Shea Butter Delightful Rose Miscellaneous Keys Tissues Ballpoint Pen Paper Mate Flexgrip Ultra Ballpoint Pen Paper Mate Flexgrip Ultra Folding Shopping Bag Folding Shopping Bag ...
Restarting a Stockpile: Why I’m Starting with Household Supplies
For those of you new to the scene, a little catch-up: Thomas and I moved to the U.K. from Canada a little under a month ago. This cross-continental move put us in a bit of an odd position from a prepping point of view. Quite obviously - it left us in the weird position of not having a stockpile at all for the first time in years. Even while we were gearing up for our move, we did have a good ...
Knife Drop: Restarting a Knife Collection
As you already know, Thomas and I moved to the UK just last month. Thomas lived in the UK before he moved up to the Great North (Canada!) for me a number of years back (for those wondering, yes he does have a British accent), and so with a little effort, he managed to find some of his old knives lying around at his grandmother Sue's house, where we're staying for a little while. Turns out she used ...
June 2016 EDC Pocket Dump
Grey day here in the UK. Spending time cleaning my tech with the Hurricane (amazing tool & a great money saver in the long run). Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Headphones Focal Spirit One S Closed Ear Comparessed Air O2 Hurricane Can-less Compressed Air Vape Kanger Subox Mini + Kanger Genitank Swiss Army Knife Victorinox Pioneer ...
Couch Potato Prepping: Prep Without Leaving Your Sofa
While we all know just how important it is to be active and actually get around to doing all the physically laborious preps we have in our head to do, not every moment of the time you spend in front of the computer or sitting on a couch has to be time wasted. If you're a bit of a couch potato, I feel you, and I'm here to preach to the proverbial choir so to speak. You can be productive from a ...