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15 Thoughts About The Coronavirus COVID-19

Mar 12, 2020 | Bug In, Pandemic, Preparedness

Well, if it is one thing I can honestly say, is that I never thought I would be writing about an actual pandemic that I might be in the middle of, in any stage of its process. When I first heard about Coronavirus prior to the COVID-19 strain being identified as…

What’s Still Running After an EMP Event?

Feb 27, 2019 | EMP, Preparedness, Survival Gear

Today, I would like to take a look at what might or might not be working after a speculative EMP event regardless if it’s a manmade or natural based disaster. I think there is a lot of speculation about the types of gear, vehicles, electronics, etc. that may or may…

What to Put in Your Winter Car Survival Kit

Feb 6, 2019 | Gear, suburban survival, Survival Gear

This article may be a bit late but Jack and I have been fielding some questions lately about what we keep in our trucks and why. That got me thinking, I should put together a list of winter-specific items I keep in my vehicle for those of you who may have that very…

7 Winter Driving and Car Safety Tips

Jan 28, 2019 | Preparedness, Weather, Winter

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

Jan 25, 2019 | Preparedness, Prepping, Survivalism, Video, YouTube

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

Jan 21, 2019 | Electro Magnetic Pulse, EMP, Pandemic, Preparedness, Prepping, Reviews

This is a list of the five best novels I’ve come across (and Ive read many) for prepper fiction.. they are not in any particular order. The criteria I used to add a book to this short list is as follows: 1) a good story line; did the book have a story line…

Obtaining water from your hot water heater

Jan 14, 2019 | Preparedness

In a grid down situation where water service is interrupted or otherwise is in short supply, you will still need a source of clean water for drinking, cooking, bathing etc. If you live in a small home or have some other storage issues for large amounts of portable…

The Official Warning from Department of Homeland Security, 6 Months or More Without Critical Utilities

Jan 2, 2019 | Bug In, Bug Out, Man Made Disaster, Natural Disaster, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Urban Survival

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

Dec 3, 2018 | Preparedness

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…