Category: Preparedness

Control Your Type 2 Diabetes or Die in TEOTWAWKI

Randolph Jason

Control Your Type 2 Diabetes or Die in TEOTWAWKI by Scott M for Survival Blog I am a family physician and I have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is where you initially have enough insulin produced by your body but are resistant to the insulin, i.e.:  you don’t have enough receptors for the insulin to plug into to act on the sugar/carbohydrates you ingest. As time goes on if you don’t manage your diabetes your body will stop producing insulin and you will need to be on insulin shots for the rest…

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Flood Preparedness [4 Things You Should Do]

Randolph Jason

Flood Preparedness [4 Things You Should Do] by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Flood Preparedness is a topic that applies to a huge number of people.Flooding can destroy tremendous amounts of agriculture and it can damage or destroy homes (and lives). According the American Red Cross, and others, “Floods are among the most Frequent and Costly natural disasters.” Floods and Flash Flooding are natural disasters that will strike in deserts, rain forests, populated areas, rural areas, mountains, valleys… It’s pretty much possible anywhere. A flood can result from heavy…

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Grid Failure Devastates City In Collapsing Venezuela

Randolph Jason

Grid Failure Devastates City In Collapsing Venezuela by: Daniel Jennings for Off the Grid News Life without the grid is no picnic in collapsing Venezuela. Notably, a blackout is literally taking the country’s second largest city, Maracaibo, back to the dark ages. Looting, lack of healthcare, battles between business owners and looters, food shortages, and empty store shelves are among the blackout effects Guardian reporter Sheyla Urdaneta found in Maracaibo. Moreover, water lines, the Internet, wireless service, and telephone service no longer work in the city of 1.653 million people. Maracaibo’s…

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The AR-15 Rifle

Randolph Jason

The AR-15 Rifle by Charles Yor for The Survivalist Blog GNN Note – Probably the single most effective rifle on the market today. It was a great day for Liberty when this weapon rolled off the assembly line. ****** The AR-15 is by far America’s rifle of choice, the current and future king of the 5.56mm’s. Now a mature design since its inception back in the 1950’s, the AR is showing absolutely no signs of fading away or slowing down. There have been many contenders to the throne, and some…

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Drinking Water Storage – How Long In Plastic Containers?

Randolph Jason

Drinking Water Storage – How Long In Plastic Containers? by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog A lot of people are apparently concerned about the (health) effects of plastic as it pertains to drinking water storage (‘bottles’, jugs, containers, barrels, etc.). I have spent time researching the general subject of various plastics versus their apparent safety for food and water. There is a-lot of opinion and passion about it. Having said that, I have come to my own conclusions about how to best deal with it. That is, the possibility…

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What To Do If Someone Is Following You In A Car

Randolph Jason

What To Do If Someone Is Following You In A Car by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog It’s an alarming and chilling feeling that someone might be following you. There are precautions you should take to make sure that you stay safe. Here’s what you should do if you think that someone is following you in a car: ARE YOU BEING FOLLOWED? It doesn’t take much effort to make sure that you’re not being followed. Consider any of the following suggestions: 1. Since most criminals are amateurs, simply drive around the block…

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Wilderness survival skills that also work in an urban environment

Randolph Jason

Wilderness survival skills that also work in an urban environment by Mary Miller for BugOut Wilderness survival skills are typically only framed within the context of a prepper hiking in the woods, miles away from civilization. This is unfortunate because it limits the application of these skills to such specific scenarios, as though threats could only ever be encountered in remote and natural areas. While it is true that the comforts of modern living can afford a lot of safety nets when it comes to survival, what would happen if a large-scale…

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Home Remedies For Muscle Strain & Pain

Randolph Jason

Home Remedies For Muscle Strain & Pain by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Sore muscles or muscle strain. I think we have all experienced that at some point in time, if not today, right now! For mild to moderate muscle pain, home remedies are worth trying. Mild muscle strain will cause some pain and stiffness, but should go away in a few days. Moderate muscle strain is when your muscle actually gets small tears. It will cause more pain and some swelling. This may last a few weeks. Severe muscle strain: If…

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Prepping for Normal People: How to Prep When You’re NOT an Epic Wilderness Survival Guru

Randolph Jason

Prepping for Normal People: How to Prep When You’re NOT an Epic Wilderness Survival Guru by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper Did you ever read a blog post on a prepper site and sigh, because the person writing the post seemed to have been born a survivalist? In your mind’s eye, you could envision them at the tender age of six, weaving a snare from some vines that they wisely assessed not to be poison ivy, catching a rabbit, skinning and gutting it with a pocketknife, and cooking it over…

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Food Storage – It’s NOT Just For the End of the World

Randolph Jason

Food Storage – It’s NOT Just For the End of the World by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog A deep pantry of food storage for survival & preparedness’ is more than just a backup plan for ‘the end of the world’. In reality, there are other practical reasons to have so called survival food on hand – reasons that may actually be put to use! After all, ‘the end of the world’ may not ever happen, right? FOOD STORAGE FOR HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION When’s the last time you went…

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