Assuming you have your adult-sized bug-out bag packed and ready to go, it’s time to start putting together a bag for each child or grandchild in your life. Read More
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Bartering in a Post-Collapse Society
One of the reasons some people don’t bother thinking about or preparing for a disaster is because they believe they have enough money to get through it, no Read More
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What Does Self-Reliance Really Mean?
What does it mean to be self-reliant? It means different things to different people. Some folks have spent some of their time and money stockpiling food for an Read More
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Things That Will Soon Disappear?
The other day I read an article on msn.com about 10 things they believe will soon disappear forever. One of them was power outages. They said that our Read More
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Look to the Past to Prepare for the Future, (Part 2)
As we discussed recently, it’s possible that a “pioneer retro” approach might be the best way to deal with a future crisis that involves hunkering down in our Read More
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Look to the Past to Prepare for the Future, (Part 1)
Think about a time when you got caught in a storm. What happened? You probably saw it approaching, realized there was no outrunning it, and took shelter where Read More
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Self-Reliance Tools You Should Own
If a crisis situation chases us out of our homes, even temporarily, we’ll be better off than most people if we’ve prepared a bug-out bag with non-perishable food Read More
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Evacuation Route Maps You Should Consider
If you and your family are forced to get out of Dodge in a hurry due to a crisis, where will you go and how will you get Read More
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What Children Need to Know About Preparedness, Part 2
As previously discussed, getting children and grandchildren involved in preparedness activities – assuming they are old enough to understand without become frightened – is a great idea. It Read More
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What Children Need to Know About Preparedness, Part 1
Some parents and grandparents don’t discuss preparedness issues until the kids are in bed because they don’t believe children should have to worry about such things. They’re right Read More
