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Food & Water
Rainwater collection or harvesting has a long history. The practice provided water for irrigation, met the needs of livestock and served as source of drinking water for people throughout time. It became such a benefit that evidence from the prehistoric record shows people adapted their housing to...
Shelter & Power
Why Wind Power? Both wind and solar power are free sources of electricity once you have the equipment to capture and process it. Both systems on their own are capable of putting a sizable dent in your energy bill. And both systems are limited in their own ways. Power production with solar panels ...
Skills
Okay, somewhat extreme but maybe not all that far-fetched should the right dominoes fall in the correct order. Only a few short years ago threat of a full economic collapse seemed more credible than many people would otherwise have thought. Some feel the danger has passed while others pay heed to...
Skills
As a prepper, you may just want to start. As precious metals go, this late comer is more valuable than gold and is more immediately useful in a situation when monetary alternatives push aside traditional currencies. What Is Platinum? Platinum is a latecomer to the family of precious metals. Gold ...
Skills
Stockpiling supplies and forming survival strategies for various disasters provides your family with a sense of confidence and security. However, deciding what supplies to invest in is a challenging. An excellent investment for the future, whether disaster strikes or not, is silver. Choosing Prec...
Skills
Preppers who have paid attention to the political changes, both at home and abroad, have come to realize now is the best time to prepare for any potential economic instability. Just as it is important to maintain a reliable stockpile of food and water and a solid roof over your head, so is access...
Skills
During disasters, traditional telephone, mobile phone and internet services are quickly overwhelmed rendering their systems virtually useless. And if power goes out, these systems will falter along with everything else that operates on electricity. Satellite phones will most often work but are ex...
Shelter & Power
Is this not the case? How many times has this happened to you? Everything packed, you remembered all that you need. A certain welling of pride fills your ego at how well you’ve planned. Yet not until the day fades do you realize what was forgotten, was what was needed the most at that particular ...
Shelter & Power
Why Solar? The fastest growing and increasingly affordable alternative source in recent years is solar power, energy production through roof-mounted photovoltaic systems. And why wouldn’t it? Solar energy is clean, free and available for personal use on virtually any given day. Almost any disaste...
Health
After a severe storm, earthquake, a large-scale disease outbreak, or even a terrorist attack, those same medical services will become quickly overwhelmed. You and your family will need to rely on yourselves for general medical care. One vital component for becoming self-reliant in such situations...
Gear
Hearing such news most people would scramble, grasping for anything of supposed value without thinking clearly about what is truly essential to survive until the disaster passes. A prepper, someone who thought about what to do ahead of time and prepared for such emergencies, would simply grab the...
Gear
Without proper, reliable and durable equipment the basic tasks of finding or building shelter, cooking food, locating safe water, guarding against extreme weather, signaling for help, or even defending yourself will become an ongoing struggle, compounding an already stressful situation. When it c...