Ways to Use a DeLorme Atlas to Bug Out My own bug out route is relatively easy. A few turns in town and out on the road without another turn for several hours. That is of course assuming that the disaster that I am leaving because of hasn’t blocked that exit, isn’t jam packed with …
Natural Disasters Infograph What really happens when an area is hit by a natural disaster? What are the human and economic ramifications? The featured infographic provides us with a lot of information to consider. When disaster hits the more information, you have the better you can prepare for recovery. This is an …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Communication After the World Goes Silent Immediately after an emergency situation as soon as we know we are for the moment safe from the initial event in today’s world our second priority tends to be contacting friends and family to assess not only our own situation but to reassure …
Survive a Lightning Strike Lightning strikes of humans are much more common than you would think. I personally witnessed a woman who was struck not once but twice. It looked like a ball of light came from out of nowhere hitting her in the shoulder and knocking her down. She rose from the ground as …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Living in Your Car Successfully Living in your car is not a situation that most of us ever expect and certainly don’t aspire to. No child that I have ever heard says “I can’t wait to grow up so I can live in my car!” It isn’t even comparable to those …
What to Store in Your Faraday Almost everyone reading this is aware that a faraday cage is intended to protect your electronic devices from electrical pulses aka an EMP. However, there are great differences of opinions and ideas of just what items should be stored in this protective case. Truthfully this does and should vary …
H2 Dynamo Turns Air Into Fresh Water! Fresh water has become an issue in many countries around the world including the United States. One of the countries that suffers the most from lack of fresh drinking water is Israel due to the dry desert conditions. They have developed a device they call the H2O Dynamo that …
Escaping Quicksand I live in a region of the United States where there is a lot of water. Which is supposed to be conducive to creating quicksand. But I have never personally seen quicksand that I am aware of. However, in many parts of the world especially near bodies of water, swamps, etc. this could …
Finding Urban Water after the SHTF Everyone hopes they are going to luck out and find themselves next to a sparkling clear safe drinking water source during and after a SHTF event. The chances of that are really low even if you have your own well or live next to a clean water source. Many now …
Footwear for Your Emergency Kit I can’t think of a single emergency situation that having a good pair of boots or at least hard soled shoes (flats) immediately handy wouldn’t be a blessing. All kinds of disasters leave debris of some kind, hot coals, broken glass, structural nails and wood pieces, shards of concrete, water …
