Author Capt. William E. Simpson

Capt. William E. Simpson

Gear Reviews

So back to my ‘gift’… I have seen and held a few axes, including what are known as ‘battle axes’, which have little utility in survival situations. The particular axe that is in the photos herein was designed and is built to USMC specs as a tactical survival axe by Elite Tactical. The USMC Tactical Survival Axe is no ordinary survival axe... it carries in its design the experience of the USMC.This axe is the real-deal, bad boy! The first thing I noticed when I picked it up is that it is a balanced instrument. As I said, I’m not an expert in edged weapons, but I strongly suspect that this axe could be effectively used as a throwing weapon (with practice). It is built like a tank and utilizes a combination of a corrosion free heavy-duty nylon fiber handle and a special stainless steel alloy for the axe-head. In addition to the large edge for chopping and splitting wood (etc.), the opposite pick end is effective for a host of uses, including piercing light gauge steel. So as we see, this unique axe is a hybrid between a camp axe and a battle-axe.But there’s more to this axe than meets the eye… the end of the handle has an ‘O’-ring sealed threaded cap complete with a very useful length of paracord. And when you remove this robust cap, set inside the heavy alloy handle cap is a high-quality compass! Inside the axe handle is another spring-loaded container that protrudes when the cap is removed, and inside that cylinder are additional goodies; a stainless steel fishing hook, a nice long length of fishing line, a bandage, a striker and half-dozen waterproof matches. There was room, so I added a curved sewing needle and nylon thread suitable for suturing flesh wounds or mending clothing to my kit.

Gear Review: USMC Tactical Survival Axe

January 19, 2015 1

This is not your uncle’s camping axe! I am not an expert with edged weapons,…

Prepper News

Are Americans caught in the crossfire of a cyber-war between terrorists and the agencies of both foreign and domestic governments? These agencies, as well as certain rogue nations and terrorists are aggressively collecting information in many new ways and at multiple levels that target banking, government operations, industry and now the personal information on individual citizens. The scope of ‘how and why’ this information can and is being used is very broad, and beyond the comprehension of many people. But to what end could such information be used? Possibly to strike key members of our military? Are the enemies of America now focused on destabilizing our economy through a crippling blow to our critical infrastructure? Probably! And if so, is there data that can be gleaned from individual citizens that would assist these nefarious entities in hacking into and destroying America’s critical infrastructure, such as the national electrical grid? Absolutely!

World War C – The Cyber War That Cripples America

December 8, 2014 3

Are Americans caught in the crossfire of a cyber-war between terrorists and the agencies of…

First Aid and Health

Ebola: ‘Soft’ Quarantine Placing America At Risk?

November 6, 2014 15

In response to my last article titled ‘Will The Real Ebola Patient Please Stand Up’,…

Prepper News

We all need to start taking the Ebola situation more seriously! We are coming into the Flu and cold season and this will make screening for Ebola much more difficult. Any travelers entering the United States legally (not considering those entering illegally) and who have a fever due to a cold or Flu and happened to have been anywhere around the infected area of Africa will have to be quarantined. Due to the sheer number of potential candidates, this will become an arduous and complex task very quickly, which is a problem at a time when the public health infrastructure is already strained to the limit.

Will The Real Ebola Patient Please Stand Up!

November 4, 2014 2

We all need to start taking the Ebola situation more seriously! We are coming into…

Prepper News

Imagine a place in your city where there are thousands of dark abandoned homes and buildings that are devoid of utilities such as water, sewer, and electricity. A place infested with rats and much worse. A place where the criminals and the outcasts of a society in decline have accumulated; a place where evil is festering. As we enter this realm of sinister darkness, our senses are overwhelmed by the odors of rotting garbage, and worse; toilets without water have been used and are overflowing. The sounds of shadowy figures are heard as they move away in the distance accompanied by the sounds of glass breaking and tin cans being kicked aside. As we enter into one of the antechambers our flashlight reveals a gruesome sight; the skeletal remains of a human lay in the corner of a room littered with garbage and an old mattress.

America’s Condemned Cities: Dark Breeding Grounds For Pestilence & Crime

October 31, 2014 1

Imagine a place in your city where there are thousands of dark abandoned homes and…

Prepper News

Over the course of the past 100 years there have been many fundamental changes affecting our society that have crept-in over time, so that they largely go unnoticed to those people who are not paying very close attention to history. And it’s our past that is critical in guiding our future… after all, who wants to keep making the same mistakes over and over? What has changed is that an elite-class of ultra-wealthy people are now actually running the show here in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world, where they are directly and indirectly responsible for the changes that have occurred.

Where’s Paul Revere When You Need Him?

October 29, 2014 2

Over the course of the past 100 years there have been many fundamental changes affecting…

Prepping

Almost anyone with a minimum of training using even marginal equipment can survive off the grid and in the wilderness for a week or even two. How well you fare in such matters will depend greatly upon your fitness, training, experience and the type, amount and quality of the equipment you employ.

Plan To Survive: The Tactics Of Living

October 27, 2014 11

When you read the various Prepper and Survival blogs and comments on Prepping, it’s hard…

Prepper News

We now learn that a doctor who treated Ebola patients in Africa and who had recently returned to New York had violated known protocol and was touring the city while he was infected. According to the New York Daily News, after frequenting several public areas (bowling, etc), using the trains and taxis, he was finally 'hauled-off' in a HAZMAT suit to Bellevue Hospital. How does this happen?

Can The U.S. Government Protect Americans From Ebola?

October 24, 2014 8

This is the question that is central to the notion that Americans should seriously consider…

Prepper News

Back in July I wrote an article about the potential for ‘biological warfare’ being waged against America by terrorist groups. Now, the “JV team” (ISIS, according to Obama) ISIS has Baghdad surrounded and it may fall in the coming days or weeks. In martial arts I learned respect, including respect for my opponents. Underestimating a threat is the undoing of many people, including famous military commanders. We have a president who has underestimated several critical issues, and now he has done the same thing yet again with Ebola.

Open Border, Ebola & ISIS: A Perfect Storm For America?

October 19, 2014 12

Back in July I wrote an article about the potential for ‘biological warfare’ being waged…

Prepper News

As it has been said: “Houston, we have a problem”! The numbers of illegal immigrants gaining access into the U.S. and then disappearing within the country is at all-time highs according to many reports.

Is Illegal Immigration An Elitist Agenda?

October 13, 2014 4

Editor’s Note: I have been out-of-town for the last week and the posts haven’t been…

First Aid and Health

With each successive day since the man (Thomas Eric Duncan) who flew from Liberia to Texas was diagnosed with the first case of the Ebola virus in the U.S., more and more unsettling facts are starting to emerge. As we are seeing, Americans are the ‘last to know’ when it comes to our safety.

Is An Ebola Epidemic Inevitable In America?

October 2, 2014 7

What Can Citizens Do To Protect Themselves? With each successive day since the man (Thomas…

Prepper News

Today’s national news (9-30-14) carried the story of a Texas man who flew from Liberia to Texas. It seems that he was in the general population (used the restroom on the airplane, etc.) during his travels and arrival into Texas. Allegedly, several days after arriving home in Texas, he became ill and was diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus…

First Ebola Case Diagnosed On U.S. Soil

October 1, 2014 7

President Obama’s America The current administration’s policies are starting to reap some grim results! The…

Prepper News

It’s a plain fact that too many people in our county have become far too complacent. And among several other incredibly serious national problems, we suddenly have a mass influx of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants crossing our southern border without any interdiction or safe guards! This is a fact that’s being reported on every major news media source in the U.S. The media is partially correct in focusing on the humanitarian crises that has been created by the current administration's failure in handling this event, but there is a far more dangerous, lethal side of the current crises.

Is America Under Biological Attack?

July 2, 2014 3

It’s a plain fact that too many people in our county have become far too…

Gear Reviews

The K-TOR human-powered generators fill this ‘blackout gap’ and can power some devices directly or provide useful amounts of energy to charge small and medium capacity batteries for later use.

K-TOR Human-Power Generators – Review

January 1, 2014 2

The first question that some people might ask is: Why would I want to consider…

Survival

Since the premiere of National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers season three episode ‘We are the Marauders’ there has been a lot of discussion on various blogs and even a couple articles addressing the show and this episode. All of the articles I read were highly critical of the episode, some essentially suggesting that National Geographic made a mistake airing the show.

Are Marauders A Credible Threat To Preppers?

November 26, 2013 10

Since the premiere of National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers season three episode ‘We are the Marauders’…

Prepping

If you are considering some level of disaster preparedness for yourself or your family then this article may provide some insights so that you might avoid making a classic Prepper mistake. And if you’re already well on the road to preparedness, this article might be the catalyst for re-working your strategy, supporting tactics and equipment.

What’s The Number One Prepper Mistake?

November 13, 2013 10

If you are considering some level of disaster preparedness for yourself or your family then…

Prepping

Editors Note: This article deviates from our normal post format in that the subject matter is more of a debate between two professionals around a single subject. I was hesitant to post this at first, but Captain Bill convinced me of the importance of debate on this subject and not having another outlet; this format, while not perfect will suffice. As I told Bill, our community is made better by discussion and even disagreements on occasion. Discussion that is two sided doesn't always come across well in print, but hopefully this article provides value to the dialog of people all over the world who are looking for new and creative prepping ideas.

Underwater Cache – Part 2 – The Debate

November 8, 2013 6

Editors Note: This article deviates from our normal post format in that the subject matter…

Prepping

Having seen the recent episode (Season 3, Episode 1; Take Our Country Back) depicting 'underwater caches', I had to jump in here to keep it real, and to keep people from making a huge mistake by taking this idea to heart... sorry but this is nothing more than a TV stunt, and has NO real application for Preppers!

Underwater Caches: Great Idea or Prepping Disaster?

November 4, 2013 7

Well, the third season of National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers is off and running, and oddly…

First Aid and Health

Additionally, some Preppers (along with many others) are catching on to the adverse side effects of many ‘big-pharma’ drugs and medical preparations; in a disaster, who can you call when you have a side-effect? And coupled with that, the limited supplies and shelf-life of many of the ‘big-pharma’ drugs and preparations during a long-term event, should give any thinking person some cause for concern. Should a prudent person be leaning about alternative solutions now, as opposed to later, possibly when it may be too late?So to avoid being caught in medical-care vacuum, many people today are considering and learning about using ‘alternative’ or naturopathic medicine. This gives rise to certain important questions:

Naturopathic Medicine For Disaster Preparedness

September 20, 2013 4

As I have said in past articles and in radio interviews; I have confidence that…

Prepper News

The first time I heard the terms ‘edutainment’ and ‘infotainment’, I thought to myself; that’s a great concept; learning something while being entertained. Some variations of these concepts are integrated into some Reality TV shows that market to the Prepper and Survivalist audiences. However, over time the concepts have been diluted and even perverted in a few cases. When it comes to educating the public with regard to survival and disaster preparedness, realty TV shows in that genre are, in my opinion, starting to fail in the mission of educating audiences. Entertainment is a transient value to audiences, however the educational aspects (if any) of a show can provide long-term value to audiences.Initially, I was encouraged and thought that reality TV could become a teaching tool for survivalists and Preppers, which is one of the reasons why I appeared on National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers.

Can Survivalists and Preppers Benefit From Reality TV Shows?

August 19, 2013 7

The quick answer is yes; absolutely, if the show is true to its viewership. That…

Prepper News

Whether we realize it or not, or wish to acknowledge it or not, the news media has a definite effect upon our personal psychology. It also affects our mood, and that in turn affects many other things, including how we feel about ourselves. It also affects our views and perspective of the world around us. None of us wants to believe that someone else has control over how we think, but nonetheless, we are affected, by design.

Behavior Modification: The Science Media Companies Use to Alter Our Psychology

August 8, 2013 6

Whether we realize it or not, or wish to acknowledge it or not, the news…

Self Defense

Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be an article about how ‘bad’ or tough I am. This is an article about surviving ‘unexpected events’.

Martial Arts Training Saved My Life

July 27, 2013 0

Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be an article about how ‘bad’ or tough I…

Prepper News

Ok, first things first; what the heck is a ‘meme’? Here’s the definition from Wikipedia:

Is Prepping The Next Evolutionary Meme On The Planet?

July 15, 2013 0

Ok, first things first; what the heck is a ‘meme’? Here’s the definition from Wikipedia:…

Prepping

Most survival strategies and related tactics today draw upon the methods that worked in much smaller disasters and will likely work to some extent today in similar small scale disasters. However, large-scale (continental-sized disasters) are quite different in many ways.

Large-Scale Disaster: A Sobering Problem – Requiring A Different Approach

July 8, 2013 1

Most survival strategies and related tactics today draw upon the methods that worked in much…

Prepping

Disaster Preparedness Strategies – Will Yours Work?

June 29, 2013 0

Over the past few years Disaster Preparedness (‘prepping’) has become a popular topic. A very…

Life

It’s not easy raising children, even on a good day. Readers who already have, or who are currently raising families know this very well. It’s a huge responsibility being entrusted with life, and the initial core values that children develop must come from their parents because frankly, who else can they trust? Subjects like religion and politics must be taught initially by parents, who are not operating with any hidden agenda. Of course it’s much, much harder when you’re a single parent, because in order to make a living, you must rely on others (possibly strangers) more, and as a very protective father, I found that hard to do as did my wife. Therefore my wife was a full-time homemaker; a position which I believe is just as valid as the CEO spot in any company!

Prepper Parenting: How to Instill Survival Instincts in Your Children

June 13, 2013 2

It’s not easy raising children, even on a good day. Readers who already have, or…

Prepping

Any professional who works as a first responder in the area of emergency response will attest to the critical value of dependable two-way disaster communications. Having reliable 2-way radio communications during and after any disaster provides many very important tactical advantages for relief teams and survivors.

Disaster Communications – Is Your Equipment Up to the Task?

June 4, 2013 2

Any professional who works as a first responder in the area of emergency response will…

How To

Hardening Prepper Communications Against EMP

May 10, 2013 1

As Preppers, we all continue to observe the world around us and update our threat…

Gear Reviews

There are hosts of camp stoves in the marketplace today, as I learned when I started to doing my research. Many use liquid or compressed gas fuels, which have the benefit of accurate metering of fuel, and as a result, the heat output of the stove. But they also have the disadvantage of the cost and inconvenience with regard to obtaining fuel, plus the added danger that some of these highly explosive fuels present.

The SilverFire ‘Survivor’ Rocket Stove – Review

April 27, 2013 1

There are hosts of camp stoves in the marketplace today, as I learned when I…

Prepping

You could ask this question of a half-dozen people and get as many ideas or views.

What Is A Prepper?

April 22, 2013 5

You could ask this question of a half-dozen people and get as many ideas or…

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