How to ‘Neighbor-Proof’ Your Property
OPSEC is an important part of prepping. None of us want people showing up at our door, after a disaster strikes, expecting us to feed and take care of them. ...
OPSEC is an important part of prepping. None of us want people showing up at our door, after a disaster strikes, expecting us to feed and take care of them. ...
Why should we be so focused on preparing for 2024? Over the last couple of years, many more people have come to recognize the value in preparing and getting ready ...
Have you ever wondered where everyone (or at least most people) will flee to when a major SHTF disaster strikes that forces people to evacuate? To be clear, not every ...
As we’ve seen over and over again the last few years, when a crisis hits crime follows close behind it. Whether it was looting in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ...
One thing all good preppers do is keep an eye on the world situation. Being prepared for anything that happens is great; being prepared for anything that happens and having ...
The average American on the street is counting on FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), the government’s agency for responding to natural disasters to take care of them in the ...
In a country as vast and diverse as the United States, it's important to be aware of the potential dangers that can lurk in certain areas. While disaster can strike ...
What are the true powers of FEMA in an emergency? I have been writing about this for a long time and have parsed out some very important things. For us ...
When societies collapse life suddenly gets a lot more dangerous. There will be many risks to your life, from a whole range of sources. Fires won’t get put out. The ...
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by the endless lists of prepping supplies that seem to grow longer every day? It's time to take a step back and discover the ...
One of the most essential and yet undervalued skills of any prepper is consistency and discipline. Prepping can be a very overwhelming lifestyle because preppers have to dedicate themselves to ...
A disaster strikes in your city so severe that military, law enforcement, and major emergency response forces such as FEMA are deployed to handle the situation. But then, to your ...
Imagine this country without electricity. No, not in the 19th century, when everyone was used to hand-operated tools and industry ran on water and steam power; now, when we’re surrounded ...
Unless you have a fully stocked bug-out location and the means to make your way there in a post-apocalyptic landscape, bugging in is probably the path many of us take ...
What would you do if a major natural disaster, such as a tornado or a hurricane, swept through your town and was coming straight for your house? Or what would ...
After a disaster, be it natural or human-caused, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will likely be mobilized to offer aid to the survivors and assist in relocation and rebuilding ...
We all agree there are life-threatening situations that can catch us off guard. However, preparing for disaster in advance will save you and your family before the condition subsides or ...
For preppers trying to form a prepper group for mutual support when SHTF hits, finding like-minded individuals with whom you could start building a local network of preppers can be ...
Editor’s Note: Extracts of Dad’s Story (Eugene Telesor Maciejewski 1916 – 1998) from “A Lost Heritage” by D. Mariana Robinson © My father’s story is one of trial, fear, starvation, ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was created in 1979 for emergency management and civil defense. Since then, we have seen FEMA respond to countless disasters throughout the United States ...
Whenever we think about natural disasters, the subject of looting is not far behind. Looting does indeed occur in the wake of disasters, but the truth is, that it is ...
Constructing a bunker is a long and expensive process. However, the payoff is that you and your family can shelter inside and be protected from outside threats. The problem with ...
Recent events have made the possibility of a food crisis all that more real. Between the food shortages that happened during the second quarter of 2020 and the shortages of ...
Take a moment to look around your home. How many of the tools and appliances you use every day rely on electricity? And could you manage without them if the ...
Since 2020 the nation has gone through some radical changes. There are more people prepping now than ever before. That should tell you just how much has changed in such ...
I think we all know how dangerous it can be just taking a walk or a drive these days. People are constantly getting mugged, carjacked, or just hurt for no ...
The interest in ham radio has absolutely skyrocketed ever since the beginning of 2020. It seems as if people value the ability to communicate with one another and gather information ...
We spend a lot of time in the prepping and survival community talking about TEOTWAWKI events. There’s some good reason behind that, as preparing for major disasters will help ensure ...
Within the warmer climates of the world lives one tree that you do not want to hug. "While camping in the woods close to the shoreline, you stumble across a ...
Is the USA going to collapse? Nobody can say. There are a few things that could cause a collapse, but who knows if any of them will? What we can ...
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