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A Primer on Volcano Preparedness
A Primer on Volcano Preparedness On Thursday, May 3rd 2018, lava and volcanic steam found it’s way through a vent in the eastern flank of Kilauea, endangering the homes and lives of those living on Hawaii’s Big Island. Leading up to this event, Hawaii experienced hundreds of earthquakes, some a...
Hook, Line and Survival – Learning the Skill of Fishing
Hook, Line and Survival – Learning the Skill of Fishing Part 1: Getting Started If you were born of the Baby Boomer generation or earlier, chances are good that you have some familiarity with hunting, fishing or both. Less so for current generations. In 1980, the percentage of Americans who...
Out In The Ocean & Deep In The Earth, Danger Lurks
Out In The Ocean & Deep In The Earth, Danger Lurks 2017 was one of the most devastating hurricane seasons on record. It was the most expensive one in U.S. history – estimates are north of $200 billion over 17 named storms. We covered the stories of survival and loss...
Preparedness Lessons from the Lost in Space Reboot
Preparedness Lessons from the Lost in Space Reboot I remember watching very little TV growing up. I know I’m dating myself, but I only distinctly remember three things: the assassination of JFK, the moon landing and watching Lost in Space. I was a little young for the more “adult” space...
Preparedness Lessons from the Boy Scouts
"Always be Prepared" - Preparedness Lessons from the Boy Scouts Last weekend, I had the opportunity to join my nephew’s Scout troop on a camping outing. The weather in the inland Northwest can be unpredictable this time of year. But that was the purpose of this trip – to learn...
Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed
Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed A few years back, a friend who is also a prepper turned me on to a new phrase: Black Swan Events. Shortly after he told me about it, I got to digging. You can read our first write up on these...
Special Report: Building a Culture of Preparedness
Building a Culture of Preparedness In FEMA's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, recently published and outlined in comments to the House Homeland Security Committee – the first strategic goal reads: "building a culture of preparedness." Seeing this intrigued me. As most in the prepper community, I've been skeptical of FEMA for some...
Preparedness Wisdom from Ephesians
Preparedness Wisdom from Ephesians It’s been some time since we discussed the Bible, and this weekend of Easter makes it a perfect time to return to the best-selling book of all time. This week takes us to the book of Ephesians. To give some historical background, it was written after...
Special Diets & Personal Tastes: Your Guide to Custom Food Storage
How To Easily Customize Your Long-Term Food Storage Supply If You Have Special Dietary Needs or Food Preferences When people are thinking of building their food storage plan, they often ask our experts these questions... How much food do I need? How long can I keep it in storage? Where...
The Day We Stamped Our Fate for Liberty
The Day We Stamped Our Fate for Liberty Tomorrow marks the 252nd anniversary of a pivotal event in our nation's history. On March 18th, 1766, the British government repealed the Stamp Act of 1765. Although this act, the first of many internal taxes levied on the unrepresented colonies, was repealed,...
All About Salt & Preparedness
All About Salt and Preparedness Salt has been valuable since the dawn of civilization. Many are familiar with the phrase "worth his salt." This has origins in the ancient slave trade, where slaves would be traded for this commodity. Ancient Roman soldiers were also paid in salt, called a salarium,...
Clutter is a Prepper's Worst Enemy
We all know preparedness is a journey. Journeys take time. Over this course of time, we add supplies and contingencies to our preps. We become more self-reliant, but we also have even more of a need for organization. I realized how important this was recently while visiting a preparedness-minded friend....
