Tag: Preparedness

2 New Inventions Detect Date Rape Drugs

2 New Inventions Detect Date Rape Drugs

2 New Inventions Detect Date Rape Drugs Neither of these products are on the market yet. Both are undergoing fund raising and research. But that they exist is an important tool toward prevention of the use of date rape drugs. There are some with the opinion that these types of products somehow put the responsibility …

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Natural Bug Repellents – Infographic

Natural Bug Repellents - Infographic

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Natural Bug Repellents – Infographic         Who doesn’t hate those irritating summer bugs? But do you really want to put poison on your skin or even add it to your environment to keep them away? Not when a natural solution is available. See the infographic below …

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Off-Grid Tiny House for $1100

Off-Grid Tiny House for $1100

Some posts may contain affiliate links Off-Grid Tiny House for $1100 Who knew Ikea had off grid items? First the flat pack vertical garden and now this awesome off grid solar powered tiny house or shelter. My own plan for temporary shelter after a localized event has been tents on my own property while we …

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Are People Fleeing The Big Cities In Preparation?

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Are People Fleeing The Big Cities In Preparation? Photo: medicaldaily   Our featured article today talks about the migration from our cities to our rural communities that appears to be trending now.  Are they fleeing in preparation for an economic collapse, a war, or EMP? There are also more people of means building and maintaining …

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6 Skill Sets Every Prepper Needs

6 Skill Sets Every Prepper Needs

6 Skill Sets Every Prepper Needs There is more to actually surviving than just existing. Although at first that is the primary goal, to continue to exist. From that point on additional skill sets come into play. Without them your survival time is limited.   See what they are from the Prepper Journal at the …

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Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots

Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots

Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots It’s spring in most parts of the western world. This means planting season is on the door step. Many people live in apartments, or on small plots where a garden just isn’t feasible. The featured blog from Balcony Garden Web gives us good examples of vegetables we can literally …

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About EMPs and Preparations

About EMPs and Preparations

About EMPs and Preparations Recently one of the issues we discussed on our Facebook page was about the effects of and preparations to be made for an EMPs.  What we determine for sure was that none of us really knows what it would be like, exactly how to survive it, nor how to adequately prepare …

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Will You Recognize the Warning Signs?

Will You Recognize the Warning Signs?

Will You Recognize the Warning Signs? How many times do we see news reports of disasters hitting unprepared populated areas? Too often, even once storm warnings and evacuation recommendations have been issued. These people more often than not, ignored the warning signs that disaster was headed their way. Would you have recognized the danger you …

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Treating Dysentery

Treating Dysentery

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Treating Dysentery You don’t hear much about dysentery too often in the western world anymore. Hygiene practices, cooking procedures, and appropriate medical care have prevented major outbreaks in this part of the world. However, during a time of crisis and chaos it kills more people than do bullets and …

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Camp Kitchen Checklist

Camp Kitchen Checklist

Camp Kitchen Checklist The only thing worse than getting way out in the wilderness and setting up camp only to discovering you have forgotten something important to your enjoyment of the trip, would be bugging out and then finding you left something behind that could have made that scenario much easier. This is easy to …

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