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Hygiene In the Field, or Bug Out Hygiene

I’ve done a lot of camping this summer, and with the drought, you can imagine it was pretty hot out there.  I can attest that it was.  At our camp site we cut a lot of wood, and we used much of it for the camp fire.  Those were hot days swinging an axe, and […]

Car Preparedness, Part 5, Hygiene, Navigation, and Fire

First, It has probably been a week since my last post.  So much for a post a day.  I was traveling this past week on business, and it was a busy week. Today we are going to talk about hygiene, navigation, and fire making products to keep in your car in your preparedness kit.  Here […]

The First 30 Days: Building a Future After the Fall

The following is a fictional account of the first 30 days after an apocalyptic event and how we may “attempt” to recover some normalcy in the neighborhood if we cannot make what could be a deadly and dangerous trek to the bug-out location area. For those that may be overly critical of this blog post, […]

Your Ultimate Guide to Bugging Out: 8 – 10 Essential Locations

Recently I gave a presentation to a group of new to seasoned preppers, clearly in various stages of their preparedness journeys.  For some in the presentation, each stage of understanding was a little overwhelming because there was so much to think about.  For others, they had very specific questions about areas they had a specific […]

10 Essential Items a Prepper Should Keep in Their Faraday Cage for EMP Protection

Imagine a sudden burst of energy capable of rendering most modern technology useless—in an instant, the world as we know it could change due to an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP. This scenario is not just the premise of a science fiction novel; it’s a real concern that could profoundly impact our reliance on electronic devices. […]

The Emergence of a New Lethal Coronavirus Strain in China: A Global Health Concern

The recent development of a new strain of coronavirus in China, known as GX_P2V, has sent shockwaves through the global health community. This strain, which emerged from high-level laboratories in Beijing, has demonstrated a 100% fatality rate in “humanized” mice, a term referring to mice genetically modified to mimic human biological processes. The GX_P2V strain is […]

Assessing the Credibility of a Societal Collapse in the U.S.

Table of Contents Imminent Threat Series: Assessing the Credibility of a Societal Collapse in the U.S. Introduction Understanding Societal Collapse Historical Examples of Societal Collapse Causes and Patterns of Collapse Understanding Collapse in Modern Context Globalization and Interconnectedness Economic Interdependence Political and Cultural Exchange Environmental Impacts Technological Connectivity Navigating the Challenges Technological Dependence and Vulnerabilities […]

Assessing the Credibility of a Detrimental Cyberattack on U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Table of Contents The Imminent Threat Series: Assessing the Credibility of a Detrimental Cyberattack on U.S. Critical Infrastructure Introduction How Cyber Attacks Affect Infrastructure Threat to the U.S. Power Grid The Biggest Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks: A Growing Menace State-Sponsored Cyber Intrusions: Strategic and Persistent Threats The Convergence of Cyber Threats Mitigating […]

Chat GPT on Disaster Preparedness and EMPs

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT.  Everyone is saying you have to use it.  Well, I asked the AI tool ChatGPT to analyze and provide a summary of the the 2018 Disaster Taskforce Report on Electro Magnetic Pulse’s… Here’s what it spit out… “Based on the review of the Electromagnetic Defense Task Force (EDTF) 2018 Report, […]