Off-grid When the Stockpile Is Gone Stockpiling some food products is only smart for a long- or short-term crisis scenario. Many people disagree saying that for the long term a stockpile will do you no good. It will eventually run out and then where will you be? I both agree and disagree with that statement and …
DIY Generator to Home Hookup I live in an area where we have a number of natural and manmade occurrences that cause power outages. The first few times we simply roughed it out and kept the freezer and refrigerator closed as much as possible to retain the cool interior. Then we had a longer term …
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 …
Storage for Emergency Supplies I will start off by saying I understand the need for additional storage for apartment dwellers especially those who are also preppers. But I don’t recommend a rental unit personally. If you happen to live within a block or so of the rental facility perhaps if you’re in a really small …
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 …
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 …
Staying Alive After A Nuclear Attack When I came across this article, I almost passed it by and the after reading it had to think a bit before deciding whether to share it with you. I don’t believe in fear mongering and when I see articles regarding nuclear explosions most of the time that is just …
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 …
