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12 DIY Home Security Hacks for Under $100

Randolph Jason

12 DIY Home Security Hacks for Under $100 by M.D. Creekmore for Making Sense of Manliness by Tom Being one of the responsible property owners out there, it’s your duty to keep your residence protected as well as safe. However, it is not the fact that you will be able to do so only by investing a considerable amount of cash. There are many ways to get the job done without breaking the bank and sometimes you can do it free of cost as well. In the following paragraphs, we…

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How Every Household Can Get Evacuation Ready + FREE Evacuation Checklist

Randolph Jason

How Every Household Can Get Evacuation Ready + FREE Evacuation Checklist by TESS PENNINGTON for Ready Nutrition Advance notice is not always given when it comes to evacuations. In certain circumstances, you could be given as little as a few minutes to leave. Would you be ready? Plus, here’s a free handout that prints out easily and can be stored in your preparedness binders and/or bug out bag. Take the time and get prepped! Hundreds of times each year, transportation and industrial accidents release harmful substances, forcing thousands of people…

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Auto Insurance Coverage | Analogy To Preparedness

Randolph Jason

Auto Insurance Coverage | Analogy To Preparedness Auto insurance. Most states require it. Most everyone has it. It’s preparedness for the (hopefully unlikely) possibility that you get into a car accident. Accidents cost money. Sometimes LOTS of money. So we pay a monthly (or annual) premium for auto insurance to insure us “just in case”. There are many similarities analogous to preparedness we discuss here on the blog. It’s a form of security, protection. Auto Insurance Premiums The cost varies, often widely. There are some factors that determine the range…

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“Every Keystroke on Every Device Is LOGGED Somewhere”: The Unsettling Truth About the Internet

Randolph Jason

“Every Keystroke on Every Device Is LOGGED Somewhere”: The Unsettling Truth About the Internet By Sandra D. Lane for The Organic Prepper This isn’t supposition, or assumption, or even an opinion. It’s a fact. If you have the minimum of a standard smartphone and/or leave your house at any time, what you say, what you type, what you do, is being listened to, recorded, monitored, and analyzed by software, technology, people, or all of the above. Cameras in the phone, virtual assistants, GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking, traffic cameras, store cameras, other people’s…

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Fire Extinguishers | 3 or More Locations for House Fire Preparedness

Randolph Jason

Fire Extinguishers | 3 or More Locations for House Fire Preparedness by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Do you have more than one fire extinguisher in your home? Do you know where they are at this very moment? You do have at least one, right? (jump to recommendation) Why You Need At Least 3 Fire Extinguishers At Home Preparedness for a fire, anywhere in your home. Fast reaction time is crucial. A developing house fire can catch and spread very quickly. And it’s possible that you could even become trapped!…

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This Virus Could Wipe Out Up to 70% of US Tomato Crops

Randolph Jason

This Virus Could Wipe Out Up to 70% of US Tomato Crops by Jenny Jayne for The Organic Prepper The humble tomato has been a staple of American dinner plates and mayo sandwiches since the depression era. The plump juicy fruit continues to show up in everything from our salads and adult beverages to our pizza. We generously dip our fries in ketchup made from tomatoes. We add tomato juice to our soups. It can’t be denied – the red fruit has infiltrated American cuisine with a vengeance and there’s no backing…

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Prepper House Hunting

Randolph Jason

Prepper House Hunting by Mrs. AK for Survival Blog After two years spent traveling and volunteering both in the US and overseas, I’m now back in the US and looking for a place to settle down again. For someone who’s definitely oriented towards a preparedness lifestyle, living out of suitcases with no garden and minimal ability to stockpile food, water et cetera for two plus years has been an eye opening experience. After spending many years on my off-grid farm with photovoltaics (PV) and wind, a gravity fed spring, wood…

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Skip 2 or 3 Meals And Tell Me How You Feel

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Skip 2 or 3 Meals And Tell Me How You Feel by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog I want you to try and understand the desperation that will unfold if “the people” were to go hungry. This weekend something happened that made me think of this… We had no breakfast (Mrs.J and I). I normally eat later in the morning (brunch) anyway, so no big deal. We decided to do a supply run over to the town that actually has a few ‘big box’ stores to pick up a few…

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8 Overlooked Survival Skills That Kept The Native Americans Alive

Randolph Jason

8 Overlooked Survival Skills That Kept The Native Americans Alive by: Rich M for Off the Grid News I have a lot of respect for Native Americans — those who populated this land before the first European white man set foot on these shores. History rarely mentions it, but countless thousands of those Indians were killed by disease and carried in the boats of those early traders. But before that, the American Indian had a thriving culture, in tune with nature and appreciative of the beauty around them. Of all the…

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LASIK Surgery: Permanent Vision Correction as a Prep

Randolph Jason

LASIK Surgery: Permanent Vision Correction as a Prep by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper In an everyday situation, poor vision is just an inconvenience. The modern world has provided us with lots of easy solutions: glasses and contact lenses are readily available.  Personally, I have required vision correction since I was 7 years old. I can barely remember a time when reaching for my glasses was not the first thing I did each morning. But what if you were at a hotel and smoke alarms were ringing and your…

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