Brown Recluse Danger Increasing Since 2014 reports are that the incidents of bites from the brown recluse spider are increasing. This is one bite that you need to avoid by just about any means possible. But the doctors are seeing more of them every year and are asking that you please don’t try to treat it at home. …
US Power Grid Vulnerable To EMP? Sadly, we still need to worry about the effects of living in a nuclear capable world. Our worries are less now about direct nuclear hits on our home soil and more concerned with the aftereffects on our power grid. We are less likely to be aware from whence the …
Get a Get Home Plan Bugging out is secondary to getting home! Most of us don’t have a lovely isolated rural fully stocked bug out location. Although we often dream of them! We get in our vehicles and we drive off to work every day and then jump back in them and head home at …
Sheltering in Place for a Pandemic Update: The featured article was written during the ebola scare in the United States. Mercifully, the outbreak was contained and a pandemic avoided in this country. However, some other countries did not fair as well. A lot has been learned since about how the virus can be spread ie… it …
Single Parent Prepping As single parents we carry even more than a double load. Not only do you play the part of both Mom and Dad, but in order to measure up you must carry that load better than would a two parent family. The disintegration of the parent’s marriage or partnership is difficult enough …
Distilling Water at Home As most of us know there was a water crisis in Ohio in 2014. After a few weeks Toledo residents were being told their water was safe once again. But news sources told us it was not over. The algae producing toxins in the water didn’t reach their peak for another month! Boiling the water didn’t help in …
Inexpensive Overlooked Life Saving Prep One of the most overlooked preps is one of the least expensive! Disaster scenarios include electrical problems, arson, kitchen accidents, wild fires, lightning strikes and even an EMP can cause a fire. So many lost lives and tons of property damage could be avoided with a simple inexpensive prep. A fire …
Smart Social Media During Emergencies With the advent of cell phone cameras and social media came new social problems for the police and law breakers alike. Many a criminal has been apprehended by social media. We share pictures of missing children, suspects caught on video and even lost pets. All good kinds of social …
First Responders Asked to Help Identify Extremists Non law enforcement first responders are a lot of things. They are firefighters, paramedics, heroes, life savers, public servants and exactly who you want to see when you’re the one in need of help! Now they are being asked to be one more thing…. unofficial members of the anti-terrorist task …
Why Networking is Worth It for Preppers The lone wolf concept is overly romanticized. The lone bearded gruff but lovable bushman making his way alone in the world on his wits and skills. We see him in dozens of movies but only in the movies! Why? Because in real life he didn’t survive! Preppers need networking and here …
