I get a fair amount of email from readers on various subjects related to economic collapse leading to hard-times, social unrest and a lack of monetary exchange. And one particular question that keeps coming-up is: Should I buy some golf or silver? We are barraged with commercial ads saying one expert or another is forecasting …
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Going Off-Grid ‘Starting From Scratch’ PART 2 – First Steps
Going Off-Grid ‘Starting From Scratch’ PART 2 – First Steps In the previous article of this series, we considered the ‘overview’ and possible reasons for getting out of the city now, and relocating your home and family to a remote location and getting set-up to live a life totally off the grid. Some movies (Jeremiah …
Weather Prediction in a World Without Power
Believe it or not, people were actually able to predict the weather before we had satellites to look down on moving weather patterns, and iPhones to get severe weather alerts. There was a time where farmers were the best meteorologists and grandpa was who you asked about the weather later today, not the guy on …
Preparedness Simplified
For Those With A Busy Lifestyle As an author in the field of disaster preparedness, naturally I read a lot of what’s out there in the way of advice, and there’s plenty; some good and some bad. In fact, there is too much info in my opinion, which leaves readers trying to separate the wheat …
How Likely is an Ebola Outbreak in the US?
Hopefully by now you’re aware of Thomas Duncan, the man who flew from Liberia to Texas and brought with him the first case of Ebola in the United States. The introduction of this deadly disease to the US was inevitable, as the disease in Africa is widespread and doing substantial damage to the population in …
Prepping for Ebola: 5 Tips
Is An Ebola Epidemic Inevitable In America? And What Can People Do To Protect Themselves? With each successive day since the man (Thomas Eric Duncan) who flew from Liberia to Texas was diagnosed with the first case of the Ebola virus in the U.S., more and more unsettling facts are starting to emerge. As we …
Ebola Preparedness Tactics – Do’s And Don’ts
As the CDC and our government continues to ‘slow-roll’ their cards (not providing timely, accurate and complete info to the public), Americans need to get educated and take effective action to protect themselves. Some people may ask; ‘why would they be ‘slow rolling’ the info? One reason is they want to have the political damage …
7 Ways to Use Zip Ties for Survival
Few will argue that zip ties are one of the most useful tools out there. From keeping wires nice and tidy to restraining serious bad guys, they’re the tool of choice across the board. Knowing this it should be no surprise that zip ties are incredibly useful in survival situations. While you’ll probably have less …
Running Free: Why Horses Are Good For Wilderness
Photo: courtesy Laura Simpson; wild black stallion at a full run (copyright 2014) Few people could disagree that the wild horses of America represent the true strength and freedom that made America great. Frankly, what has an eagle ever done to help man? Today, we thrive on the legacy of their past service to mankind, …
12 Bug Out Bag Items You Might Not Know About
There are more than enough posts out there that mean to tell you exactly how to pack your bug out bag, and while these are fine, there’s something personal about what you pack in your own bag, and how you do it. This is the reason why instead of telling you exactly what to carry …