Article By: Paul Dutton Every parent asks themselves this question. If you’re lucky enough to be brought up with them, this probably isn’t a big deal for you. However within the last five years, more Americans are first time gun owners with little to no experience. This can be a challenging issue for a parent, …
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Spotting Quick Changes in the Weather
Anyone who spends time outdoors knows how quickly the weather can change. A clear, sunny day can turn rainy and stormy in a just matter of minutes. When outdoors, these weather changes can hamper your plans or even put your life in danger. For example, afternoon thunderstorms are common in higher elevations where you could …
How to Build an Effective Get Home Bag
Few would argue that a Bug Out Bag (BOB) is a must for every prepper. Having a bag that you can pick up and live off of for three days makes you more prepared than the majority of the world, but what happens when you’re at work and disaster strikes? You don’t want to bug …
Simple Ways to Learn About Investing
You’ve heard that investing is best when you start young, but if you’re anything like I was a few years ago, it’s hard to know how to start! Well, the good news is that investing is a lot easier than you might think, and since it’s one of the most important long-term survival skills you …
Survival on a Budget: 10 Easy Ways to Earn and Save Extra Cash
Survival on a budget. No survival kit is truly complete without a supply of cold, hard cash. During natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other national emergencies, credit card and wireless systems will likely shut down, rendering credit and debit cards temporarily useless. If you need to buy something during that time, cash may be your …
Survival cooking options | Do you know how to cook in an emergency?
OK, that was crazy. What you prepared for and worried about all these months actually did happen. You had to grab your family, snag your “bugout bag”, and make a run for it. A close call, but everyone is safe from the fire/flood/earthquake/hurricane/riot/tornado/whatever. Now your evacuated, you have found a sheltered spot where your family …
10 ways to die in a disaster: and how to cheerfully prevent each and every one of them
In the case of a major disaster such as an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, severe weather, or fill in the blank, there is a good chance that for a few days to a week or more, the benefits of civilization as we know it will not be readily available. Being prepared means being able to take …
Fast Food Consumption in the United States
Americans pride themselves on their freedom to choose what they want to wear, do, and eat. Throughout the country, a general rise in the average income allows citizens to spend more money than ever on food outside of the home. The convenience of driving up to a window and paying a few dollars for a …
Mumps outbreak at Ohio State grows to 23 cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health officials say 23 cases of mumps are confirmed in an outbreak at Ohio State University. Eighteen students and a staff member are among those infected. University and public health officials warned Ohio State students, faculty and staff to take precautions to keep themselves healthy as they headed back to class …
Amsterdam canal house built with 3-D printer
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Hundreds of years after wealthy merchants began building the tall, narrow brick houses that have come to define Amsterdam’s skyline, Dutch architects are updating the process for the 21st century: fabricating pieces of a canal house out of plastic with a giant 3-D printer and slotting them together like oversized Lego blocks. …