I was awake in the middle of the night so I watched a few episodes about survivalists, zombie preppers, doomsday preppers and so on. Brought back memories from my life with my ex (who thought nuclear war was coming any day). The only ones I could get behind were the people who just wanted a basic storm shelter. I have earthquake supplies myself but ( Read more... )

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Who's to blame for James Kim's death? by Sarah Keech, in Salon.

Instead of second-guessing with perfect hindsight what Mr. Kim could have or should have done, it is most useful to learn about wilderness survival. Apparently CNN's Rick Sanchez is taking a look at what the the experts say we should do.

A few years ago daveseeker was lost for a night in 20 degree weather at a local state park. He was not found that night ( Read more... )

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I had been following the saga of the missing family in Oregon with hope that James Kim would be found alive. That grew more unlikely with each passing day and finally his body was discovered today.A lot of people will try to second guess his choice to leave the car. Sure, in hindsight it is clear that he would be safe today if he had remained with ( Read more... )