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Living On Solar: Is Ditching The Grid Realistic?

Randolph Jason

Living On Solar: Is Ditching The Grid Realistic? by: John Cagle for Off the Grid News If you’ve ever thought about ditching the grid and living on solar power, then you’re not alone. Questioning Your Local Power Company Odds are that you’re living in a home right now that is tied into a nationwide network of power lines, water mains, and phone cables. Many of us depend on these things to provide services that supposedly are necessary to make our lives easier. While services like electricity, running water, natural gas, and cable…

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It Could Never Happen Here: Many People Won’t Consider the Grim Reality of Long-term Survival

Randolph Jason

It Could Never Happen Here: Many People Won’t Consider the Grim Reality of Long-term Survival by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper How dark are you willing to go in your preparedness efforts? If you’re like a lot of people, there’s only a certain level of SHTF that you are willing to imagine. And that means you aren’t going to be prepared for it if things get worse than the level you can envision. If you’re reading this, you’re probably a prepper or have some SHTF awareness. Maybe you’re participating…

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Plantain: The Ugly Little Edible ‘Weed’ That Heals And Soothes

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Plantain: The Ugly Little Edible ‘Weed’ That Heals And Soothes by: Tricia Drevets for Off the Grid News If you do not chemically treat your yard, chances are very good that you have some plantain growing there. Plantain – not to be confused with the banana-like fruit of the same name – is a common weed found throughout North America. Native Americans have called plantain “Whiteman’s Foot” because it seems to spring up everywhere. Although many consider plantain to be a noxious weed, it has been used for centuries by…

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Arming Yourself: A Woman’s Self-Defense Guide to Concealed Carry (CCW)

Randolph Jason

Arming Yourself: A Woman’s Self-Defense Guide to Concealed Carry (CCW) from Ammo.com A stark difference from 20 years ago, women across the country are owning guns and participating in target shooting and hunting more than at any time in the past. According to a 2015 survey by the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF), more than one-third of women gun owners identified as new to gun ownership. The report also shows some major increases between 2004 and 2011 – including a 77-percent increase in women who own firearms, a 36-percent increase in…

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Weathering the Storm Together, Chapter 2: Should We Stay or Go?

Randolph Jason

Weathering the Storm Together, Chapter 2: Should We Stay or Go? by Megan Stewart for The Survivalist Blog You can read chapter 1 here, or see all of the chapters here. By sunrise on Wednesday morning, Jess and Steve were both at the breakfast table going over their stockpile inventory and their bug out planning once more. Steve was watching video of the devastation the Hurricane had brought to the Caribbean already. Jess would take the list she’d created while doing the inventory the day before and head to the local small grocery…

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Is Walmart Working With the Govt. to Distribute EVERYTHING When the SHTF?

Randolph Jason

Is Walmart Working With the Govt. to Distribute EVERYTHING When the SHTF? by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper GNN Note – The short answer is yes. We have documented, on our sister site, how Wal-Mart has worked hand-in-glove with the Federal government for the past decade transforming store layouts, parking lots and the retail layout for something sinister. If you ever go to Wal-Mart, and we like to discourage that behavior, ask yourself why there is a giant cavity between the front door and the actual entrance to the…

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Selco: Are You TRULY Adaptable Enough to Leave Everything Behind to Survive?

Randolph Jason

Selco: Are You TRULY Adaptable Enough to Leave Everything Behind to Survive? By Selco for The Organic Prepper People want definitive solutions, manuals that gonna help them step by step, lead them from point A to point B. It works in any field of life, so it works too in the field of survival. It is one of the reasons why we as humans become more and more dependent on the system-we are simply got used to manuals, disclaimers, warnings, advisories and similar things. It affects us in every aspect…

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Alternate Routes During Evacuation or Bug out

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Alternate Routes During Evacuation or Bug out by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Most people don’t think about alternate routes. Instead they drive the same routes and roads everywhere they normally go. Those frequently traveled roads are typically the quickest to their destination and are the roads well traveled by most people in vehicles. However if something were to happen that clogs the mainstream routes into traffic jams, would you know alternate routes to get to where you’re going? During an evacuation or bug-out, will the masses choose the popular…

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“Please, Somebody Help Us!”: Eye Of Slow-Moving Dorian Reaches Grand Bahama; Storm Recorded Gusts As High As 220 MPH

Randolph Jason

“Please, Somebody Help Us!”: Eye Of Slow-Moving Dorian Reaches Grand Bahama; Storm Recorded Gusts As High As 220 MPH from ZeroHedge Hurricane Dorian wrought devastation on the Bahamas Sunday night into Monday morning as it hammered the small Caribbean nation with sustained winds of 180 mph, and some gusts ranging up to 220 mph. The Category 5 storm inflicted massive amounts of property damage and destroying critical components of the Bahamanian infrastructure. The fate of Florida remained uncertain as the storm continued its slow creep across the Atlantic. As of…

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Tropical Storm Dorian is Expected to Become a Hurricane By Sunday: Get Prepared Now!

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Tropical Storm Dorian is Expected to Become a Hurricane By Sunday: Get Prepared Now! By Dagny Taggart for The Organic Prepper If you live in Florida, Georgia, or the Carolinas, you have (hopefully) heard by now that a big storm is heading your way. Currently a tropical storm, Dorian is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane when it reaches the eastern coast of Florida late Sunday night or early Monday morning. This morning, The Weather Channel issued a warning: Tropical Storm Dorian will strike Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Wednesday, the…

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