Winter weather presents many challenges for preppers, and not the least of all is the prospect of facing bitterly cold weather without any electricity. Loss of lighting and, worse, loss of heat can be potentially deadly or at best can make your life totally miserable. Luckily, for all but the most extreme environments, it is …
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The time has come to talk about something a little different, readers, and it is a serious subject. Most of our long-time readers pride themselves on maintaining a high overall level of personal readiness so they’re prepared to deal with emergencies great and small, and none more likely than an encounter with the nastier, criminal …
Should You Intervene if Someone Else is Being Attacked? Read More »
Winter weather greatly complicates all sorts of tasks, and perhaps none more impacted than traveling by automobile. Snowstorms make paved surfaces incredibly slick and that means they are treacherous and dangerous for all sorts of automobiles. The risk of crashing will be very high, and you should not discount the risk of becoming stranded on …
Thunderstorms are certainly one of nature’s most impressive and most powerful displays. Getting caught in a thunderstorm might be thrilling but it is definitely dangerous. Knowing where to take shelter as well as how to properly take shelter might mean the difference between marveling at a passing storm and literally riding the lightning. Sheltering in …
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Tsunamis are some of the most sudden and dangerous disasters that can occur along any coastal area. A titanic mass of water pushed by the waves sweeps inland, knocking down or dragging along anything and anyone in its path. Being overtaken by a tsunami is to be crushed by a swirling mass of debris and, …
House fires are overwhelmingly one of the most common and the most dangerous personal disasters that any prepper could face. What is worse is that most people, including people who should know better, underestimate them because they aren’t some big, dramatic regional catastrophe that justifies the purchase of survival gear. But they will be disaster …
Proper safe rooms are seen as something of a bucket list item for most preppers: A fortified sanctuary within your own home, a citadel where you and your family can retreat in case of trouble to remain safe, no matter what is happening. It is an appealing concept, but more importantly an effective one: the …
Every single year in the United States, the United States Fire Administration tallies anywhere from 350,000 to 450,000 thousand residential house fires. The results of these fires are billions of dollars in property damage, tens of thousands of injuries and thousands of deaths. A house fire is one of the most common and consistently one …
Vehicles are central to the plans of all kinds of preppers, typically as a conveyance to get to you BOL, or to get home from elsewhere in an emergency. Some preppers might even plan on living in a mobile dwelling like a camper or proper RV despite the issues attendant with such large and ungainly …
Robbery. Mugging. A classic hold-up. The threat of violence- injury, or death- if you do not part with what you have. This is the bread and butter, literally, of plenty of scumbags. The quickest way to a man’s wallet is just to stick a gun or knife in his face and ask nicely, or not …
