A proper training mentality
I was pointed to this article, “On Being a Beast“. If you come to my blog for gun and self-defense stuff, you should read this. If you come to my blog for weightlifting stuff, you should read this. If...
View ArticleLooking for a new flashlight — do you have any input?
For many years I’ve carried a SureFire E2L Outdoorsman. It’s part of my every-day-carry, and in fact I use it almost every day. It’s because of that daily utility that I chose that particular model of...
View ArticleFun Family Day
If you look down on “rednecks”, both the people and the things they do, then you should stop reading now because this post will probably offend you. 🙂 Had a wonderful day with the family today....
View ArticleMy new EDC Flashlight – SureFire E2D
For the past 3-4 years, I’ve carried a SureFire E2L Outdoorsman as my every day carry (EDC) flashlight. I carry a flashlight all the time and at the ready because it’s useful. I didn’t realize how...
View ArticlePrepping – because stuff happens
Local Austin news channel KEYE just did a story on Austin-Area Preppers. Featured in the story? Paul Martin, also known as The Suburban Dad Survivalist and a fellow KR Training assistant instructor....
View ArticleThe Second Annual Suburban Dad Survivalist Preparedness Conference
Paul Martin, known to some as “The Suburban Dad Survivalist“, is presenting the Second Annual Suburban Dad Survivalist Preparedness Conference. The event will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 from...
View ArticleLone Star Medics – Field & Tactical Medicine Conference 2014
Lone Star Medics is hosting a Field & Tactical Medicine Conference in Dallas, Texas on March 29-30, 2014. Alas, I won’t be able to attend, but I wish I could. The lineup of presenters is...
View Article2nd Annual SDS Conference – AAR
Wow! What an awesome day! I just returned from a day at Cabela’s. Yes, that’s cool in and of itself, but I was there not to shop but to present and learn. Paul Martin, the Suburban Dad Survivalist, was...
View ArticleMinimum Competency for Defensive Pistol – Revisited
I’d like to revisit a series I wrote some months ago about “Minimum Competency for Defensive Pistol“. After presenting the series at the 2nd Annual SDS Conference, I looked at how I did and coupled...
View ArticleMinimum Competency for Defensive Pistol – Revisited Again
I just re-read an article from Claude Werner on “Practice priorities for the Armed Citizen“. (h/t Greg Ellifritz). As I was reading it, it reminded me of my article series on “Minimum Competency for...
View Article2015 Suburban Dad Survivalist Preparedness Conference
Folks: Time to sign up for the 2015 Suburban Dad Survivalist Preparedness Conference. Another great line-up of speakers and topics for the day. Paul does a solid job of taking feedback from each...
View ArticleHow often do you inspect your equipment?
The title says it all: How often do you inspect your equipment? It doesn’t matter the context. If you have equipment you rely upon, it should get some sort of periodic inspection. When was the last...
View Article2016 Paul T. Martin Preparedness Conference
Have you registered yet for the 2016 Paul T. Martin Preparedness Conference? It’s almost here: Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Cabela’s in Buda, TX. There’s a Mega door prize – a weekend getaway to a...
View ArticleGone Preppin’
I’m off to speak at the 2016 Paul T. Martin Preparedness Conference If you’re not there? Well, you missed out.
View ArticleNew Experiment
Look what I recently picked up: Been wearing another one (with a SOF-T Wide) for a little bit now. Full report later.
View ArticleReview: PHLster Flatpack Tourniquet Carrier
What follows is my (initial impressions) review of the PHLster Flatpack™ Tourniquet Carrier. Background So I blame Caleb Causey @ Lone Star Medics for all of this. 🙂 For some years now I’ve been trying...
View ArticleParanoid or prepared? It’s your perspective.
I’m sure at some point in your life someone called you paranoid for something you considered just being prepared. To be prepared or paranoid, it’s a matter of your own perspective. For example, to keep...
View ArticleThe 5th Annual Paul T. Martin Preparedness Conference
Folks: the 5th Annual Paul T. Martin Preparedness Conference has been announced for Saturday January 7, 2017 at the Cabela’s in Buda, Texas. Click/Tap here for full details. It’s only $60, and it...
View ArticleFinally found a solution for carrying a tourniquet!
It’s difficult to argue against carrying a tourniquet with you every day. But for sure, to carry one isn’t the easiest thing as good tourniquets (read: SOFTT-W or C-A-T) are bulky; the windlass is...
View ArticleMinimum Competency for Defensive Pistol – Addressing Assumptions
I’d like to revisit my Minimum Competency for Defensive Pistol series. And just like my “Revisited Again” was inspired by Claude Werner, so too is this revisiting – Addressing Assumptions. As well, it...
View ArticleThoughts, as Hurricane Harvey descends on Texas
As I type this, Hurricane Harvey has made landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane. The impacts to Austin? I’m getting light rain and occasional gusts of wind, but nothing huge yet –...
View ArticleGetting prepared for a hurricane
Typically when people hear the word “prepper”, they think of crazy rednecks storing ammo and food in underground bunkers bracing for the zombie apocalypse. While there is certainly some truth to the...
View ArticleThe Wallet Band-Aid
You should keep a Band-Aid in your wallet. Why? Because it’s useful. It will come in handy. You will use it. This is something I learned from my Dad. Years ago when Oldest was a little tyke, he cut...
View ArticleTaking (immediate) action saves lives
On January 3, 2020 in Austin: Police say the suspect assaulted a customer at a coffee shop “for no apparent reason,” then ran to a nearby restaurant where he stabbed two people, before climbing up and...
View ArticleHow to improve response time
It took 20 minutes for Austin Police to respond to a deadly stabbing on January 3, 2020. 20 minutes. Austin police said they received a call reporting a man with a large rock was verbally threatening...
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