Category: Preparedness

How To Remember Things The Easy Way

Randolph Jason

How To Remember Things The Easy Way by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Sometimes there’s too much to remember! The easy way to remember things is to write them down! I suppose it’s sort of cheating… but hey, who cares – it works. It’s especially useful during times when you’re preparing for a big project or event with lots of things going on or to deal with. You might think of things during any time of the day (or night!). The thing is, how to remember things… and to be…

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The #1 Most Neglected Survival Prep: Fatigue Management

Randolph Jason

The #1 Most Neglected Survival Prep: Fatigue Management by Grizzlyette Adams for The Organic Prepper Dealing with a disaster is often exhausting and staying alert can be especially challenging during a prolonged crisis. However, strategies to stay in top form during and after calamities are not something that most people think to include in their emergency preps. Sleep deprivation, stress, and other issues that are commonly associated with disasters often lead to survivor’s burnout.  If not properly managed, this fatigue can compound existing problems when the crisis lingers for days,…

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Do You Enjoy Last Minute Preparedness Right Before A Storm?

Randolph Jason

Do You Enjoy Last Minute Preparedness Right Before A Storm? by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog How many of you are like this? I know that it’s true for me… When there’s a potentially major storm coming (usually having been forecast), I enjoy the last minute preparations and the event itself. Why is that? There’s an amount of excitement during the last minute process of readiness before a storm. Maybe it’s a winter snowstorm that’s going to dump a lot of snow. Or maybe a high wind event. A…

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PREPPING: THE BASICS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING

Randolph Jason

PREPPING: THE BASICS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING by Mac Slavo for SHTFPlan GNN Note – Our house uses the principals of the “prepper community” for this specific purpose. Raise your hand if you are planning on having an accident, getting really sick or have a life altering event this year? No one? No one at all? hmmmmm… Prepping is not about the “world ending” it’s about freedom, serenity and happiness. ****** It’s never too early to start preparing your personal finances for an emergency. Anything can happen, and if it does,…

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Rocket Water Heater

Randolph Jason

Rocket Water Heater by St. Funogas for Survival Blog GNN Note – This looks like a pretty ingenious idea and could actually have practical everyday use, not just in case of a serious problem. ****** Have you ever considered the things you’d miss most in a TEOTWAWKI situation? I think a nice hot shower has to be pretty high on my list. It is right up there with coffee. So, once I got my nearly-off-grid little cabin built, I set out to build a prototype rocket water heater. There are a hundred…

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How To Prepare For Sleeper Cells

Randolph Jason

How To Prepare For Sleeper Cells by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Current Events: Top Iranian General Salami Soleimani Terminated in US Drone Strike. Following this event, many believe that embedded Iranian backed terrorist “sleeper cells”[1] here in the United States may receive their “go” orders. And if that is true, you as a preparedness-minded person may wonder what, if anything, you can do to further prepare. So I’m going to suggest a few things to think about. What Will The Terrorists Do? We must consider the possibilities. You need to hypothesize what…

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Making the Best of Basics – Family Preparedness Handbook Review

Randolph Jason

Making the Best of Basics – Family Preparedness Handbook Review by M.D. Creekmore for MD Creekmore Making the Best of Basics – Family Preparedness Handbook 11th Edition. James Talmage Stevens. Get Ready! Network, LLC, 2009. Paperback, illus. I would like to give big hugs and sloppy kisses to the folks at Directive21 for sending me a copy of the 11th edition of this classic work dedicated to survival planning and emergency food storage. With more than 750,000 copies of previous editions sold, Making the Best of Basics (click here to check the current…

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Some Observations on Urban OPSEC and Situational Awareness

Randolph Jason

Some Observations on Urban OPSEC and Situational Awareness by 1stMarineJarHead for The Organic Prepper Recently I had the great opportunity to visit with family in a major metropolitan area. This city was their city of birth, so it held great esteem and nostalgia for them. I wanted to comment on some observations I made about Operational Security (OPSEC) and Situational Awareness (SA). Packing for a four-day trip with clothing for two people into one suitcase (avoiding those airline baggage fees for two suitcases) just made more financial and economy of…

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