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Most Americans Are Not Prepared For A Major Disaster! Are You?
Author: Guest Post
|Date: June 19, 2018

Most Americans Are Not Prepared For A Major Disaster! Are You?
BY Mac Slavo, SHTFplan.com | Most people living in the United States are ill-prepared, or not prepared a ...
BY Mac Slavo, SHTFplan.com | Most people living in the United States are ill-prepared, or not prepared at all for a major disaster. According to the results of a recent poll, a natural disaster would ...
June 19, 2018
| by Guest Post
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How To Build A Gluten-Free Pantry On A Budget
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: June 15, 2018

How To Build A Gluten-Free Pantry On A Budget
There is an almost epidemic hierarchy of wheat-related ailments in America today. From intolerance that c ...
There is an almost epidemic hierarchy of wheat-related ailments in America today. From intolerance that causes gastrointestinal discomfort to a debilitating disease, the number of people who do not co ...
June 15, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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11 Mistakes And Goofs That Every Prepper Should Avoid
Author: Gaye Levy
|Date: June 14, 2018

11 Mistakes And Goofs That Every Prepper Should Avoid
We have all done it – made a mistake with our preps that was either a stupid use of our time, a waste of ...
We have all done it – made a mistake with our preps that was either a stupid use of our time, a waste of our money, or both. The good news is that with a couple of years of prepping experience behind ...
June 14, 2018
| by Gaye Levy
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The First 10 Things Every New Prepper Should Do (Some Of Them Are Free!)
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: June 11, 2018

The First 10 Things Every New Prepper Should Do (Some Of Them Are Free!)
Over the past couple of years, here in America…. Contaminated water caused a complete loss of municipal s ...
Over the past couple of years, here in America…. Contaminated water caused a complete loss of municipal services in both Ohio and West Virginia, resulting in almost a million people vying for the stoc ...
June 11, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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How To Survive Anything In 3 Easy Steps
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: June 09, 2018

How To Survive Anything In 3 Easy Steps
You can have enough food to ride out 15 years of Armageddon. You can have a fully stocked retreat or a bu ...
You can have enough food to ride out 15 years of Armageddon. You can have a fully stocked retreat or a bunker. You can have so much ammo stashed that your floorboards are groaning. You may have follo ...
June 09, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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Would Your Kids Know How to Survive a School Shooting?
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 28, 2018

Would Your Kids Know How to Survive a School Shooting?
What Your Kids Need to Know to Survive a School Shooting Imagine getting a phone call like this from your ...
What Your Kids Need to Know to Survive a School Shooting Imagine getting a phone call like this from your high school aged child. “Mom, there’s been a shooting. I’m running.” Those were the chilling w ...
May 28, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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These Rich and Famous Preppers Are Coming Out of the Bunker. Do They Know Something We Don’t?
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 26, 2018

These Rich and Famous Preppers Are Coming Out of the Bunker. Do They Know Something We Don’t?
Prepping just doesn’t seem as “crazy” as it used to. It appears that prepping isn’t just for doomsday-fea ...
Prepping just doesn’t seem as “crazy” as it used to. It appears that prepping isn’t just for doomsday-fearing, tinfoil hat types anymore. Lots of people have woken up to the fact that the worst can ha ...
May 26, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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EMP: An Elaborate Hoax or a Legitimate Threat?
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 26, 2018

EMP: An Elaborate Hoax or a Legitimate Threat?
As a prepper and avid reader of post-apocalyptic fiction like One Second After, Alas Babylon, and Going H ...
As a prepper and avid reader of post-apocalyptic fiction like One Second After, Alas Babylon, and Going Home, an EMP has long been on my mind as one of the most catastrophic threats we could face. Aft ...
May 26, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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11 Ways To Prepare Your Family For Survival
Author: Gaye Levy
|Date: May 12, 2018

11 Ways To Prepare Your Family For Survival
When I meet someone for the first time and am asked “What is your blog about”, I always answer “Family Pr ...
When I meet someone for the first time and am asked “What is your blog about”, I always answer “Family Preparedness”. This does two things. First, if they are already prepper-centric, they will get ...
May 12, 2018
| by Gaye Levy
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How to Convince Loved Ones to Prep (and When to Give Up)
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 12, 2018

How to Convince Loved Ones to Prep (and When to Give Up)
Lately, those who live the preparedness lifestyle have been more concerned than ever about the events goi ...
Lately, those who live the preparedness lifestyle have been more concerned than ever about the events going on in the world, and for many of us, the urgency to convince loved ones to prep is at an al ...
May 12, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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Hurricane Expert Warns: “Prepare for the Worst-Case Scenario”… U.S. Could See Up to 5 Major Hurricanes in 2018
Author: Tess Pennington
|Date: May 11, 2018

Hurricane Expert Warns: “Prepare for the Worst-Case Scenario”… U.S. Could See Up to 5 Major Hurricanes in 2018
Before 2017, there was a relatively quiet period for hurricanes. In fact, a decade went by without a majo ...
Before 2017, there was a relatively quiet period for hurricanes. In fact, a decade went by without a major hurricane. But all of that changed in 2017, when monster hurricanes Irma and Harvey hit. Due ...
May 11, 2018
| by Tess Pennington
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A Prepper’s Guide to MRSA (and a Cautionary Tale)
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 10, 2018

A Prepper’s Guide to MRSA (and a Cautionary Tale)
You’ve probably heard some horror stories about MRSA infections lately. It’s a superbug that is difficult ...
You’ve probably heard some horror stories about MRSA infections lately. It’s a superbug that is difficult to treat because it is resistant to most of our antibiotics. This, to me, makes it of particul ...
May 10, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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How to Make a Faraday Cage in 4 Easy Steps, and What to Put In It (VIDEO)
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 08, 2018

How to Make a Faraday Cage in 4 Easy Steps, and What to Put In It (VIDEO)
If you’ve been in the prepper world for long, you’ve probably read some horrifying books about what can h ...
If you’ve been in the prepper world for long, you’ve probably read some horrifying books about what can happen after a disaster called an EMP. And if you’ve done that, you know you need to protect vu ...
May 08, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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The 10 Daily Habits Of Prepared People
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: May 05, 2018

The 10 Daily Habits Of Prepared People
For some people, preparedness is about the big things: the well-stocked retreat home, buying yet another ...
For some people, preparedness is about the big things: the well-stocked retreat home, buying yet another firearm, or getting a super-fancy generator. While these things can certainly be classified as ...
May 05, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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5 Important Considerations When Forming A Prepper Community
Author: Gaye Levy
|Date: April 29, 2018

5 Important Considerations When Forming A Prepper Community
One of the key strategies for every prepper is the formation of a prepper community. Yet, as strategic a ...
One of the key strategies for every prepper is the formation of a prepper community. Yet, as strategic as this may be, it is conceivably the most difficult of all of the prepper strategies. There are ...
April 29, 2018
| by Gaye Levy
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Six Must-Have Blades For Off-Grid Living
Author: Tess Pennington
|Date: April 28, 2018

Six Must-Have Blades For Off-Grid Living
When it comes to survival, there is nothing more important than a dependable knife. This tool, in my humb ...
When it comes to survival, there is nothing more important than a dependable knife. This tool, in my humble opinion, is indispensable. It will cut down branches for a survival shelter, used to cut dow ...
April 28, 2018
| by Tess Pennington
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How to Get EXTRA MONEY for Prepping
Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: April 26, 2018

How to Get EXTRA MONEY for Prepping
Lots of us WANT to prep hardcore. We want to stock up on more food, buy solar gadgets, and create a top-n ...
Lots of us WANT to prep hardcore. We want to stock up on more food, buy solar gadgets, and create a top-notch medical kit. But this stuff all costs money, and life takes up nearly every penny most of ...
April 26, 2018
| by Daisy Luther
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