As of a month ago, I was 240 lbs, almost zero cardio, and a heavy user of chewing tobacco. Now even in bad condition, I regularly hike and hunt, no mountian has beaten me yet that I have set out to climb. However I couldnt keep up with most 50-60 year olds hiking the same trails, everyone on...

This is, perhaps, the best article I've read about procuring your own meat post-SHTF. The author goes into a brief overview of each of the critters he raises, their output and his thoughts on what would be required to sustain them without outside resources. It's a short article, approx 5-10...

We have decided that we must sell our property in Ct. We have lost renters and have been covering it's mortgage payment using our income, since last summer. Things are just not looking like the problem is going to get better soon. We have been eating food from our pantry most of this past...

Ok, I'm jumping into this a little late but heres where I was on May 3rd 2008: Weight 235 Had to stop running back in March as the weight was killing my legs, mostly shins. Upper body strength was there as I packed ladders around all day. Today July 16, 2008: Weight 185 (my goal was 195 but I...