EMP Myths and Facts I get asked questions about EMPs all the time. As I always reiterate no one is an expert on everything. I am definitely not an EMP expert or anything even close! Most of the time my response is to direct the person asking the question to the articles I have read with the advice …
Disaster Declared Now How Do YOU Get Help The 911 emergency operators are overwhelmed trying to answer all the concerned callers either worried about what is happening or in dire need of assistance. Fire and police vehicles are speeding everywhere with sirens blaring. When you get a snippet of news here and there it is all …
Bomb Resistant Wallpaper Wow! If you are considering new construction particularly in a commercial environment this is definitely an upgrade, you may want to consider. Sadly, in the world today, protecting your building and customers from suicide bombers is not a far-fetched idea. But even better yet, if this wallpaper liner can reduce damage from …
How To Travel Safely During a SHTF Event Any non-personal community wide or larger SHTF event carries with it the possibility of bugging out temporarily or even getting out of dodge for the long term. You have your BOB and at the very least an idea of what will travel with you in a GOOD scenario. …
Deter Water or Bullets with Sand Bags I happen to live in a flood prone area of the United States and have seen numerous sandbags over the years. I never gave much thought to them in all honesty. A sandbag is a sandbag was my thinking. But that isn’t true! We all see the sandbags …
Bug Out Bag Basics No matter whether you are a beginner, updating your bag, adding a member to your group/family, or changing items by season or location, we can all use additional information on what basics should be in the bag. It’s a good base for everyone to start from especially beginners. There are so …
Medicinal Plant MAP I love this map! Even if you are good with plants and know those surrounding you, In a crisis situation you could be forced out of your own area. Those displaced by super storms can tell you the confusion and angst of trying to figure out day to day life in normal …
Civilian Medical Aid – How To Help When there is a disaster, we all want to help if we can. But we also don’t want to be in the way of first responders! After Hurricane Katrina people sent literally tons of clothing, toys, and household supplies which sat for months unsorted and unused in containers. …
Do Mylar Emergency Blankets Really Work? This is one of those articles where the author and I don’t agree. As an aggregated page we always try to present as many angles on every subject broached as possible. We realize that everyone has their own point of view and opinion and the more of those we …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. No Sweat Survival Hacks We’ve packed our BOB’s and they are sitting at the ready by the front door ready to grab and get out of dodge on a moment’s notice. We have a get home bag and an accident bag in our vehicles. We have it all covered …
