The 3 S’s of Prepping
By Christina Moore It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you first start thinking about getting into prepping. That overwhelmed feeling you get when you start reading articles and how-tos is why so many...
View ArticleEmergency Basics For Winter: East Coast
With the current winter weather, (and recent past) upon you and so many people in danger, it is time to become seriously prepared. Your life may very well depend on it. Below I am going to list a few...
View ArticleBugging In; Whats the Plan?
Written By: Jalapeño Gal I was researching different plans people have for bugging out and the question was posed; What supplies do you store if you decide to *temporarily* bug in? Bugging In means...
View ArticleBuilding Emergency Food Supply in Five Simple Steps
If an emergency or disaster occurs, don’t expect any help over the next 72 hours, which means you need to be totally independent and self-supportive for three entire days. It’s also likely you’ll be...
View ArticleBasic Food Storage: Short-Term VS Long-Term
When you hear someone say food storage you probably think of a large-sized room packed from floor to ceiling with cans and containers of food that could feed your family for the next 10-15 years or so....
View ArticleMake Your Home Safer: 3 DIY Projects for a Saturday Afternoon
Unexpected emergencies, disasters and hardships are inevitable. However, planning ahead and being prepared for the worst can have a huge impact on how your family is affected. If you’ve got a knack...
View ArticleLatchkey Kids: The Increasing Norm
Written by Kira Nowadays, people find themselves settling for working hours that are dictated by the employer. This can leave a gap between the time children get out of school and parents come home...
View ArticleIs ‘Oven Canning’ Safe?
When learning to can there are certain safety measures we all need to know about to make sure you, (or those around you) do not become injured, sick or seriously scarred. We learn these safety...
View Article10 Things to Do if a Winter Storm Is Happening and You’re Not Prepared
Just weeks ago a winter storm hit the South East United States leaving traffic locked in grid lock for days, people were also stuck at the office and in school for days. Tonight ice and cold rains...
View Article3 Critical Survival Skills in the Winter
3 Critical Survival Skills in the Winter According to the American Red Cross, dozens of Americans die each year from cold exposure in the winter. Other deaths can be contributed to frostbite,...
View ArticlePet Preparedness in a Disaster
Pet Preparedness in a Disaster Everybody should have an emergency plan in the event of unforeseen disaster. And if you’re a pet owner, your disaster preparedness should consider their health, safety,...
View ArticleSensible Food Storage For a Year (Video)
Sensible Food Storage- A video by Wendy Dewitt In the video below Wendy Dewitt teaches us sensible ways to plan, organize and store our food storage for a year. She makes learning very easy and...
View ArticleBaby Left in Hot Car at Richmond, VA Game Stop
On April 16th, 2016, an amateur YouTube video was recorded in Richmond, Virginia and is likely to go viral because of how shocking the footage is. Uploaded by a user who was not only distraught, but...
View Article6 Skills That Will Help You Thrive in a Disaster
6 Skills That Will Help You Thrive in a Disaster Written by Adam Torkildson Disasters happen everywhere, whether they’re hurricanes or earthquakes, or tsunamis. Warning systems to minimize loss of life...
View ArticleHow to Teach Kids About Emergency Preparedness
How to Teach Kids About Emergency Preparedness Many well-meaning parents keep their kids in the dark about preparedness to avoid scaring them with descriptions of potential disaster scenarios. The...
View ArticleWhy to get your kids involved in prepping
Why to get your kids involved in prepping Guest post written by: James Smith As a parent and a prepper nothing plagues me more than my fear of my children being in a SHTF scenario. As a parent it is...
View ArticleAlpha Bravo Creations: Tactical Hand Signals & Phonetic Alphabet Flash Cards
I’m to review Flashcards teaching Army Hand signals & the Phonetic Alphabet? When I received this assignment, I was skeptical. Certainly, communications modes are a specialty I’m familiar with,...
View ArticleComplete Water Analysis Test Kit / APN Product Review
It’s not often when worry is put to rest, especially when it comes from playing in water. A prime reason I chose my home was because it had a Water Well, a key item in maintaining independence from...
View ArticlegoTenna Takes a GIANT Communication step into Mesh Networking
goTenna Launches goTenna Mesh to Take Off-Grid Communication Further: International Expansion & First-of-Its-Kind Mesh Networking Technology BROOKLYN, NY (Sept. 28, 2016) — goTenna, the company...
View ArticleSkills Needed in a Survival Group
Do you know what skill sets you have accumulated within your survival family? Think about it for a minute. What does each person bring to the survival group that is beneficial and needed in some way or...
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