Why written emergency plans (EP) are better than just having one on your mind Terrorism attacks, accidents or natural disasters can occur any time and...

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Natural and man-made disasters happen often without warning. Hurricanes, blackouts, terrorist attacks — you name it, anything could happen in a blin...

  Living below poverty level, has, in a sense, forced me to prepare for anything coming my way. Learning the value of plants has saved me more th...

Before I start this article, I want to make it plain that I am not a combat trained individual, at least in a military sense. I am a retired deputy [&...

The Prepping Community’s most active discussion revolves around preparing for disasters. Not that disasters or zombies are our only focus. The broad...

If your community gets hit by a disaster, like a hurricane, flood, radiological release, or even an earthquake, how would you and your family fare? Wo...

We all know about the dangerous side effects of over-the-counter and prescription painkillers. But when your head is pounding, it’s hard not to reac...

Outhouse from the rear Besides taking for granted how simply water normally arrives into our homes, sometimes we also fail to consider how easily we c...

There are two recurring themes we have in prepping and survival blogs around preparing for disasters of any type. The first is the need to practice an...

I was approached via email back in June of this year by a reporter in New York State who was covering a local story about a man who had been […...

In late 2009 my boss plunked a book with a hazard-yellow cover on my desk and said, “This might interest you.” I didn’t know it then, but readin...