What You Need To Know About Earthquake Safety I worry about earthquakes. First I live in an area prone to small shakes (as we call them) and are long over due a bad one. Secondly it has been a while since a huge quake hit our country and people tend to forget the devastation when …
What a Grid Down Scenario Looks Like After 3 Months When we look at a location off grid for a length of time, we usually talk about 3rd world countries that have never had power or live with daily power interruptions. This doesn’t give us a clear view. They are dealing with off the grid …
Ideas for Your Storm Room Storm rooms are becoming more and more popular. They are now included in new builds and being added to existing homes and businesses. They aren’t really a new fad, but rather the re-emergence of the old fashion storm shelter in a new form. Now they are actually inside the home …
Introducing the Bioscarf A pretty neat new layer of protection is just coming onto the market. The bioscarf website talks a lot about protection from daily pollution. As preppers we are concerned with air pollution like every other citizen of this planet. But our needs can be a bit broader. I am seeing this as …
Heartbroken Prepper Assisted Hurricane Victims An oldie but a goodie worth repeating! I am a sucker for a good hearted person who prevails through personal tragedy to help others. Joseph Badame, 74 of Medford New Jersey is one such person. He turned his personal heartache and his life long mission of preparing for himself and …
Health Hazards After The Flood Now that the hurricanes have passed a large portion of our countries resources are dealing with the aftermath of the winds, but also in the form of flooding. And this year flooding has not been contained to those areas usually hit by hurricanes. But in the middle of our farming country. …
Last Minute Hurricane Preparations It has been predicted that this year’s hurricane season will be busier than usual. Texas is still reeling from Hurricane Harvey. Before another hurricane hits this time perhaps in your area you need to be ready! What should your last actions be to protect yourself or your home before evacuating or …
Get Your Apartment Ready for Hurricane Season Especially along the coast real estate is at a premium and many of you live in an apartment. Just because you don’t own the property you live on doesn’t change the fact that this is your home. Your family’s safety isn’t any less important than that of a …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Life Saving Fight or Flight The fight or flight instinct is a normal human reaction to danger. One of the hardest skills to learn when preparing is how to keep those instincts under control when necessary and trusting your instincts when you need to. It is imperative know when to …
Spending the Night in your Vehicle Trapped by Snow One of the most common causes of death during snow storms is freezing to death. I grew up in a Northern state where at least one or two people a year died when stranded in the snow who made the mistake of not preparing or leaving …
