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 …
Converting an Electric Water Heater to Solar More and more new construction is moving to solar power. But that doesn’t mean those of us who have older homes don’t want in on the savings! The cost of heating water is one of the largest expenses in my household. Loads of laundry and tons of showers …
Setting Broken Bones with a Emergency Splint In the event of an emergency where you have suddenly become the first or only responder there are some basic medical procedures, we all should know. CPR being the first and most likely to be needed by the average person. But after a disaster of any kind where …
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 …
Opening a Master Lock W/Out Keys or Specialty Tools This is a little trick has been known by the crooks and bad guys for some time. I am sharing it so you will also now know it. Knowledge is power and forewarned is forearmed. I have always known that a padlock could be removed with …
8 Signs of Canned Goods Gone Bad There is always a good bit of controversy regarding the validity and actual meaning of “expiration dates”, “best by date”, “sell by date” and “freshest by dates”. It is agreed though that the day before the expiration date is really no safer or less safe than the actual …
Instant Boil a Meals These kinds of meals are just what I had in mind when I first began dehydrating my own produce and meats. At the time I was living in Kansas which is of course famous for its tornados. I thought I was so clever as to have stocked our dehydrated and emergency …
Creative Ways to Use Storage Beans – Even if You Hate Them What drew my attention to this featured article was the sub-heading stating … even if you hate them. I know beans are good protein, store easily, keep well, and are currently inexpensive. What better food to store? Unless like me and apparently Jane …
3 Skills You Can’t Live Without There are a multitude of skills that would serve you well in a crisis situation, from negotiating, marksmanship, butchering, fishing, foraging and gardening to scratch cooking and dozens more in between. We must accept that no matter how hard we try there is simply no way that any one person can …
Body Targets in Self-Defense You can’t count on being armed 100% of the time. It simply isn’t feasible. There are areas in our society where firearms are not allowed. There are countries that don’t allow their citizens to carry a gun at any time. So, if attacked in one of the gun free zones you …
