Water. So often it becomes the primary need in disaster situations. Human beings can survive for three weeks without food. Water on the other hand, try three days. With that said never forget and always value its importance. Before reading this article it wouldn’t hurt you to read a previous …
Read More »Prep 101: Avoid food poisoning & illness when SHTF (plus a list of foodborne illnesses)
There are several reasons why we should be aware of the shelf live of different foods. Mainly to avoid food poisoning & illness. Do not believe that by limiting your food stock to 30 days will keep you safe from spoilage and more. While true that hazards or risks are …
Read More »Prepping with Guard Dogs & Attack Dogs – Top 10 K9 choices
Many dogs are naturally territorial in nature. Prepping with Guard Dogs can vary by owner. With that said you do not need a German Shepherd to have a good guard dog present. A guard dog can be a smaller breed of dog such as a Jack Russell Terrier or even a …
Read More »What you should know about Ebola (Prepping for Ebola)
Can Ebola be a pandemic here in America? Sure. And I think a pandemic is really something to worry about. But when it comes to Ebola out breaking in America… I do not see it ending society or even the world as we know it. Isolation and good hygiene lock …
Read More »10 disaster prep & survival items for 15 dollars or less
In a hopes to help the frugal survivalist and prepper out there here are 10 items we find very useful for under 15 dollars. I personally have purchased several of these items and hope to pick up the rest. We have seen a few of these posts recently on other …
Read More »Food Storage Calculator
This food storage calculator will help you to determine how much food you need to store for a given number of people. Generally people store a smaller amount of food for children under the age of 7. I personally do not see the point as the long term goal so …
Read More »Ask-a-Prepper – SurvivorJack
During this installment of ask-a-prepper we speak with Survivor Jack, a two time “Doomsday Prepper” guest and pick his brain a little. Any reason why you began prepping? A specific event? 15 Days after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, while watching the rescue of “Miracle Girl” Darlene Etienne, I had a …
Read More »What types of long term food should you store – Just follow the food pyramid
What types of Long Term Food Should You Store? One goal is creating a “food under disaster” plan is deciding what it is we want to store. This can be tough to figure out even with input from family members. So we created a generic food cache inventory list for our …
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