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What Does Societal Collapse and Martial Law Look Like? | Dave Hodges – The Common Sense Show
What Does Societal Collapse and Martial Law Look Like? | Dave Hodges – The Common Sense Show. According to a survey conducted by the Adelphi University Center for Health Innovation, 55 percent of Americans believe that the government will come to their rescue when the proverbial poop hits the fan because your big brother really cares. Literally, every […]
Why You Should Learn Wilderness Survival Skills
Why You Should Learn Wilderness Survival Skills. Most preppers look at wildernesssurvival skills as just a useless waste of time. After all you don’t plan on becoming a refugee any time soon, so why take the time necessary to learn a new skill that you may never need? Right? You spend all your time, money and […]
Surviving a blizzard or winter storm without power
Surviving a blizzard or winter storm without power. With winter coming to most of the country, I thought I’d write something about how to survive if you’re stuck at home during a blizzard or winter ice storm and the power goes out. We don’t really have that problem down here in Phoenix but I’ve lived […]
Determine Your Food and Communications Preparedness
Determine Your Food and Communications Preparedness. Ninety percent of Americans will have no idea what to do the day they turn on their water faucet and nothing comes out; the day they go to the supermarket only to be greeted by metal bars; the day that obtaining gasoline is no longer as simple as heading […]
Survival Skills Checklist – The Stuff That You Need to Know!
Survival Skills Checklist – The Stuff That You Need to Know!. The debate between skills vs. stuff is a big one. I know many articles have been written on it and I’ve been in many a forum debate about which to focus on. I write this as a fellow preparedness geek and a friend to […]
Proper Prepping – Safe(r) Gasoline Storage | Two Ice Floes
Proper Prepping – Safe(r) Gasoline Storage | Two Ice Floes. Did you know the explosive force of one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to several sticks of dynamite? While it is admittedly difficult to create that explosion without rapidly spraying the fuel into the air before igniting it (for example Hollywood special effects) gasoline does […]
Archive: Forget Doom and Gloom: Preparedness is the Ultimate Act of Optimism |
Archive: Forget Doom and Gloom: Preparedness is the Ultimate Act of Optimism |. Note from Daisy: With all of the hullabaloo about Ebola lately, it seems like a good time to remind ourselves of why we prepare. We don’t do it out of fear. We do it because we like the peace of mind it […]
How To Prepare For Emergency Power after a Grid Failure; Short and Long Term
How To Prepare For Emergency Power after a Grid Failure; Short and Long Term. Humans are not nocturnal creatures. A simple flashlight or candle provides a sense of security, intertwined with the ability to see otherwise invisible details. Whether in a long term or short term sense, the power grid fails. This is true regardless of country, […]
This Interview Could Save Your Life: “Consider This Your Last Wake Up Call”
This Interview Could Save Your Life: “Consider This Your Last Wake Up Call”. There is no shortage of potential worst-case scenarios that all seem to be converging. The Ebola crisis has been at the top of the headlines as of late, but though they’re not being talked about in any serious capacity, we are still facing other threats […]
