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National Preparedness Month: Put Your Preps to the Test with 24 Hours Unplugged

Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Preparedness

A grid down scenario doesn’t have to be a massive EMP that detonates over the middle of the country, throwing us back to the 1800s. It can be as simple (and likely) as a winter storm, a hurricane, or a computer issue at your local power station. While this is a fairly common occurrence, many people still seem taken completely by surprise when it happens. Without back-up heat, cooking methods, and lighting, the unprepared family could be in for a very unpleasant time until the lights come back on. Every family should be prepared for a minimum of two weeks without power. Nearly 2000 families were still without power 94 days after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast.
Here’s why you should test your preps.

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Fight for Real Net Neutrality

Emergency Preparedness

Today we’re taking a break from our normal preparedness articles to discuss a very important issue: the battle for net neutrality. You may have heard that Sept. 10, 2015 is Internet Slowdown day, when several companies who want to keep an open internet join together to urge Washington to preserve the internet. You will notice many sites will load very slowly

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