Author: Above Average Joe

If like most people with children, last night, your little ones have taken in way more Halloween candy than they should ever eat. You will probably be forced to put some back in a cabinet somewhere in order to keep them from getting sick. Odds are, when you do your next round of spring cleaning […]

Last week I gave you the second part of my list (# 6-9) of items that will be priceless as bartering chips after a crisis. This week I will finish out the list with the remaining 7 items and why they will be helpful.  Just a quick rundown of the first 5 items Cigarettes Alcohol […]

I purchased one of these you can survive cans with low expectations and it did not surpass them.  This should be labeled as You Can Survive Snack Time.  It does have a few good items in it but nothing that warrants a price tag of 12.00. Let’s go over the contents and their uses: Folding […]

With fall here and winter just around the corner for much of the country, I wanted to take a look at some alternative fire tools.  I initially wanted to get a BLASTMATCH simply because it was the most widely advertised and has a ton of good reviews. I always try to find a BBD (Bigger […]

With fall here and winter just around the corner for much of the country, I wanted to take a look at some alternative fire tools.  I initially wanted to get a BLASTMATCH simply because it was the most widely advertised and has a ton of good reviews. I always try to find a BBD (Bigger […]

I bought the Gerber shard as an attempt at a gift. Unfortunately I couldn’t help but open it and try it out. At first look, the shard appears to be a good solid piece of metal with a nice matte black coating.  Unfortunately that is where the shiny toy syndrome wore off.  I took the […]

If you are a prepper, you need to be ready for just about anything.  This includes a long-term or permanent breakdown in the food transit system. If this happens you need to be sure that you have the ability and knowledge to grow your own food, not just for one season, but indefinitely. First, consider […]

Odds are you have become angry or scared at some point in your life.  You feel like your heart is beating in your throat and begin to lose focus.  Adrenaline floods your body and your fight or flight reaction starts to take over. It is at this moment that human beings are at their most […]

I received this knife as a Christmas gift a couple of years ago.  At first I was a little hesitant to replace my old CaseXX pocketknife that my father passed down to me, but after only a few months, I fell in love with this blade. The Kershaw has a sleek design that can be […]

I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Stevens at the Self-Reliance Expo in Colorado Springs, CO a a few years ago and again in Dallas, TX several months later. I thumbed through this book at his stand while speaking with him and I have to say I was impressed at the amount of knowledge that […]