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Don’t Just Hope For Adequate Emergency Response
Don’t Just Hope For Adequate Emergency Response Lessons from the Oregon Ice Storm of 2024 Last month, I, along with many fellow Oregonians (and others in the Pacific Northwest), faced the chilling grip of a devastating ice storm. At work, I experienced the test of a power outage. The storm’s fury was evident in the […]
What To Square Away For The Upcoming Winter
What To Square Away For The Upcoming Winter Extreme winter storms have the capacity to knock a home off the grid for a given amount of time. Have a plan for any situation, and maintain a diverse supply of survival foods so you are ready for anything this upcoming winter. Extreme winter storms have the […]
Step-by-Step When Disaster Strikes
Step-by-Step When Disaster Strikes Outline Seconds Before Seconds In the Disaster Seconds of Action Minutes After Hours After Many people will prepare for disasters, but they will seize up in crippling fear when the disaster is upon them. Every disaster survivor’s story has a few common characteristics. The person was prepared because of the signs […]
Here’s Why a Bicycle Might the Ultimate SHTF Transportation
Here’s Why a Bicycle Might the Ultimate SHTF Transportation Have you thought about how you’ll get around in the event that hopping in your car and driving someplace isn’t an option? Transportation and mobility are extremely important factors in preparedness. Mobility can vary significantly during SHTF versus normal times. But it remains equally essential to […]
Tips on building pocket survival kits
Tips on building pocket survival kits (Natural News) A bug-out bag (BOB) lets you carry all the items you’ll need to survive for 72 hours after SHTF. But if you’re looking for something lighter or if you need a backup plan, try making pocket survival kits (PSKs) to cover basic needs like self-defense, first-aid and […]
10 Grocery Items That Disappeared Almost Immediately When an Emergency Was Declared
10 Grocery Items That Disappeared Almost Immediately When an Emergency Was Declared Planning and preparing an emergency food pantry now will help you keep popular food items stocked and ready for the next crisis. Large-scale events can quickly cause significant economic, social, and political disruption in its wake. Studies have shown most households are not […]
Be wary of overreaching government responses to coronavirus: Ron Paul
Be wary of overreaching government responses to coronavirus: Ron Paul Governments love crises because when the people are fearful they are more willing to give up freedoms for promises that the government will take care of them. After 9/11, for example, Americans accepted the near-total destruction of their civil liberties in the PATRIOT Act’s hollow […]
Power Grid Failure in NY Causes Panic Highlights the Importance of Prepping
POWER GRID FAILURE IN NY CAUSES PANIC HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPPING A recent power grid failure in New York caused panic and even stocked the fear of an alien invasion. With so many dependent on the electrical power grid, it is important to be prepared for the worst. Even president Donald Trump has taken it upon […]
Individual Preparations Have National Implications
Individual Preparations Have National Implications With the recent release of reports from government agencies that warn of potential risk from long term grid failure, it is only prudent to evaluate your readiness for potential problems in our future. Catastrophic events have a habit of showing up unannounced. When the population is capable of caring for itself […]
The Coming Crisis
The Coming Crisis In a crisis, people either turn to their institutions or they turn to their leaders to provide a path forward through the emergency. This is especially true when the path forward is waiting out the emergency. People respect action, so they have to have faith in their leaders if the right course […]
Acceptance: The Secret to Surviving Any Crisis
Acceptance: The Secret to Surviving Any Crisis When disaster strikes, will you be ready? Will you be organized, calm, and ready to adapt to whatever the situation brings? Sometimes we have some warning, and sometimes things happen out of the blue. There is one simple secret that will allow you to sail through nearly any crisis. It […]
Think You’re Prepared For The Next Crisis? Think Again.
BLOG Think You’re Prepared For The Next Crisis? Think Again. Even the best-laid preparations have failure points No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force. ~ Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. ~ Mike Tyson Scottish […]
A Local Food Revolution in Puerto Rico
A Local Food Revolution in Puerto Rico A year has passed since Hurricane Maria first made landfall in Puerto Rico, destroying homes, roads, and vehicles in its path—and taking thousands of lives. The island languished for months as an insufficient emergency response campaign attempted to restore basic services like water and power. After a recent […]
The US Need Not Inevitably Descend into Violent Chaos If and When Disaster Strikes
The US Need Not Inevitably Descend into Violent Chaos If and When Disaster Strikes Liberal opponents of serious, aggressive action on climate change like California Governor Jerry Brown are the strange bedfellows of right-wing survivalists on one thing: Both are quick to warn darkly that if environmentalists have their way and impose strict cuts on […]
