HELPFUL LINKS

These are my favorite links and ones that I feel are worth passing on. Please check them out, and also let me know if you've got any links to add!! There are so many to explore that you will probably be here a while, so go get something to drink and remember to stretch every once in a while...


Preparedness, Survival, and Basic Skills:
Survival Blog - The Daily Web Log for Prepared Individuals Living in Uncertain Times
Possum Living - Tracy's survivalism page
I Don't Live In A Yurt But... - fun blog with good info!
Training to Live in an Unlivable World
Something Wicked Comes - Prep Like Hell, We Are Just About Out of Tomorrows
Laptop and a Rifle - Ryo's page
Equipped.org - Definitive Source for Independent Reviews & Information on Outdoor Gear & Survival Equipment
Wild Survive - survival forum
Survival Bound - The Survival Resource Center!!
Survival Classifieds - Self Reliance, Survival, Emergency Preparedness, Homesteading
Survival Monkey - Information Archive (lots of links!!)
SavvySurvivor.com - Fate Favors the Bold
SHTFPlan.com
Civilian Defense Force - EXCELLENT site, gun training, bugout bags, links, etc.
WhenSHTF.com - Will you be ready? (The Modern Day Survival Forum)
zombiehunters.org - Zombie Squad
The Survival Podcast - "Helping You Live the Life You Want, If Times Get Tough, Or Even If They Don't" (and forum)
The Survivalist Blog - http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/

Survival Kits, Bug-Out Bags, and Survival Tins:
Equipped to Survive - Personal/Pocket Size Survival Kit reviews (excellent site)
Neil Strauss - Bug-Out-Bag contents list
Knol - Bug-Out-Bag Information (great site)
GearPatrol.com - Bug Out Bag (aka: Ultimate Survival Kit)
edcforums.com - Every Day Carry Forums (also: specific Bug Out Bag page)
Don Rearic's Survival Kits page - lots of info
Homemade Survival Tin - Pete's YouTube video
Pocket Saw Comparison - Another of Pete's YouTube videos
Several Bug-Out-Bag Lists - from Civilian Defense Force

Related to Firearms, Shooting, and Gun Safety:
Federal & State Firearms Laws
Defensive Carry - Concealed Carry Forum
Cornered Cat - by Kathy Jackson
Straight Talk About Curves - finding a holster your body will love (from cornered cat)
Concealed Carry for the Fashionable Woman - (also from cornered cat)
Lima's YouTube page - I love this girl. She's a certified handgun instruction with TONS of information and gun-related experience
LimaLife's 4-part holster talk series on YouTube!! - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4
An Unsheltered Life - Guns, Women, and Self-Defense
Does Prada make a Bug-Out-Bag? - one woman's pages about concealed carry & firearms
Women of Caliber
spwenger's Defensive Use of Firearms - main page, lots of categories
spwenger's Defensive Use of Firearms - open carry vs. concealed & holster selection information
Women & Guns - womenshooters.com
firearmssite.com - Women & Firearms, Holsters & Concealed Carry
a-human-right.com - Self Defense: A Basic Human Right
Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo
Milcopp Tactical - excellent training information
NRA: National Rifle Association (join!!) and NRA-ILA: Institute for Legislative Action
Concealed Carry Methods - by Chuck Hawks
Wild Survive's Beginner Guide to Firearms - EXCELLENT starter info, especially on gun terminology, handgun & rifle parts, bullet types, and more
list of handgun cartridges - from Wikipedia
The Handgun - basic info from savvysurvivor.com
sightm1911.com articles - "Selecting a Pistol for Concealed Carry," "Selecting a Holster for Concealed Carry, and "Pistol Packin'"
XDTalk.com - excellent forum!!
GunBroker.com - Buy and Sell!

Purchasing Supplies:
Lehman's
Adventure Survival Equipment - (a division of Best Glide)
BePrepared.com - Emergency Essentials
Nitro-Pak - Preparedness Center, Inc.

Tiny Homes, Cob Homes, Alternative Houses:
Tiny House Blog
This Tiny House - cool site!
Tumbleweed Tiny Houses
http://ecopods.ca/index.php and http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/ecopods/ - Two Sites about Ecopods!
A Low Impact Woodland Home - check out Simon's incredible dwelling!
Mini-Mobile Cottage - Jeff & Arlene's blog
The Year of Mud: Building a Cob House - Ziggy's blog (also: building a cob kitchen)
Small Cabin Forum

Healthy & Green Living:
Blessed Herbs - Wellness products, herbs, & cleansing kits
Raw Family - Amazing books!
Gaiam - Organic, sustainable, wellness, & solar living products for "green" lifestyles (owner of the Real Goods store)
Real Goods Store - Solar Living Since 1978
Sunfood Nutrition
Cheap Healthy Good
mnmlist.com - Just the Essentials (for a minimalistic lifestyle)

Political Importance:
Freedom to Fascism - Aaron Russo's Video "America: Freedom to Fascism" (everyone should see this)
Campaign for Liberty - created by Ron Paul
Ron Paul Library - complete collection of writings, articles, & speeches by Ron Paul
Truth News - Commentary/Blog by Ron Paul

Fun/Misc:
Make Yourself a Heineken can "Penny Stove" - Terrific for travel and backpacking
Apple Season Game!!
Freecycle.org - Changing the world, one gift at a time
Amazon.com - Buy anything & everything