Can You Rely on Your Neighbors?
I am currently in the middle of reading Lights Out about how some families and their neighborhood cope with the aftermath of an EMP attack. I’ll save the main discussion
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Prep for Now and Not Just for Later
Last night I had a jolting reminder about preparedness. On the previous day, we restocked our water and toilet paper storage, so I felt comfortable we were keeping up with
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Survival Mindset: Trust your Gut
One of the fascinating stories that came out of the recent East Coast earthquake was how the animals in the National Zoo in Washington seemed to sense danger. Five to
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Be Ready for Anything
Just when the news seemed to be settling down from the recent stock market roller coaster, the ground started rolling in a couple of areas that hardly ever experience earthquakes:
Read moreIf Your Partner Doesn’t Want to Prep
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com For many reasons, the majority of the population is not concerned about preparedness. Even when faced with facts and news about what happened
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Avoid a Hard Drive Disaster
We are having a spectacular thunderstorm as I write this. A flash of lighting, followed by a loud thunderclap… Then the lights flickered, I heard a loud ZAP! and my
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Backup Cooking Methods
Part of hurricane preparedness is having backups for cooking methods in the event of an extended power failure. During our last major hurricane, Hurricane Ike, some of my colleagues did
Read moreHavoc from One Broken Stoplight
Today on our early morning commute, it seemed like it was taking forever to get out of our street. We sat and sat while traffic was at a standstill. Drivers
Read morePreparedness Habits I’ve Acquired
In the year of becoming interested in preparedness and starting this site, I picked up a few habits: Acquire a few emergency items each time I shop For everyday commonly
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My Pocket-Sized First Aid Kit
A few weeks ago I posted about “Items I Carry Daily” which included a mini First Aid kit. I can’t tell you how many times this little kit has come
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