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7 Winter Driving and Car Safety Tips
Well, it happens every year, the first snow comes and many people on the road seem to forget how to drive or find themselves ill-prepared to deal with a minor (or major) catastrophe. Having experienced winter driving knuckleheads just a few days ago, I figured I would...

90 Prepper and Preparedness YouTube Channels
If any of you have followed this blog for a long period of time (and I assume some of the old-timers are gone), I used to post every Saturday a number of curated videos from YouTube that I selected as potentially relevant. Since then my subscriptions have expanded. ...

5 Novels Every Prepper Should Read

Obtaining water from your hot water heater

The Official Warning from Department of Homeland Security, 6 Months or More Without Critical Utilities
Well, it's finally happened, and you've probably already heard about it... The United States Government has officially, on paper, to the public said that our electrical grid, water supply, gas supply, and much more are in dire jeopardy of failing if our...
The Winter EMP Theory
Well, winter is coming to the northeastern US. It's getting colder here in NJ and any day the temperature could go down to below freezing, stay there for the next few months and pile us up with snow and ice. I'm thinking about this because I was just on Facebook in...
Does Your Job Help You Stay Prepped, Trained, and Fit?
I work from home remotely from my company's office. It is a curse and a blessing. I can get a LOT done in a shorter period of time because almost as soon as I wake up, wipe the sleep out of my eyes, I am at work... When I need some flex time to go to the doctor,...

Prepping, Moving, and Lots of Stuff. Protecting Your OPSEC
Well, after many years in the 1 - 1/2 bedroom apartment in Northern NJ, Ms. Prepper and I recently moved in together, and into a new home. Anyone that has accumulated any amount of stuff, knows that the mere act of packing your stuff and moving it can be a daunting...

Character Matters, Quick Thoughts About Shelter With in a SHTF
In considering to form a survival group or just simply who you would allow sheltering with you in an SHTF/WROL emergency there are many articles, videos, books, etc that discuss the type of people to seek for inclusion in such a group: A mechanic, a doctor/nurse/EMT,...