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It’s Back: How to Prep for Ebola 2.0
Posted by Daisy Luther
|Date: May 27, 2017

It’s Back: How to Prep for Ebola 2.0
On May 12th, the World Health Organization declared an Ebola epidemic in the Congo. (source) It looks lik ...
On May 12th, the World Health Organization declared an Ebola epidemic in the Congo. (source) It looks like it could be time to prep for Ebola 2.0. The WHO had already warned a new outbreak could happe ...
May 27, 2017
| by Daisy Luther
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How To Build A Simple Faraday Cage For EMP Survival
Posted by Gaye Levy
|Date: May 26, 2017

How To Build A Simple Faraday Cage For EMP Survival
Of all of the reasons to prepare, one that we all need to take seriously is the possibility of a catastro ...
Of all of the reasons to prepare, one that we all need to take seriously is the possibility of a catastrophic EMP, or electromagnetic pulse. This is a frequent topic in many post-apocalyptic novels an ...
May 26, 2017
| by Gaye Levy
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Frugal Prepping: 12 Cheap Ways to Prep Like There’s No Tomorrow
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 25, 2017

Frugal Prepping: 12 Cheap Ways to Prep Like There’s No Tomorrow
With economic times being what they are, it only means that we become more frugal when it comes to preppi ...
With economic times being what they are, it only means that we become more frugal when it comes to prepping. No one wants to be overdrawn in their accounts because they were trying to prepare for emer ...
May 25, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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Fatwood: The Quick And The Tender (VIDEO)
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 23, 2017

Fatwood: The Quick And The Tender (VIDEO)
When it comes down to it, you want your fires to start quickly and efficiently. Not using excessive fire ...
When it comes down to it, you want your fires to start quickly and efficiently. Not using excessive fire starting materials (cardboard, paper, wood) can help you save these resources for another time. ...
May 23, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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The Last Minute Shopper’s Guide to Panic Prepping
Posted by Daisy Luther
|Date: May 22, 2017

The Last Minute Shopper’s Guide to Panic Prepping
When a disaster draws near, suddenly, preppers don’t seem quite so crazy anymore. It becomes mainstream t ...
When a disaster draws near, suddenly, preppers don’t seem quite so crazy anymore. It becomes mainstream to engage in a flurry of activity that looks like an episode of Doomsday Preppers being fast-for ...
May 22, 2017
| by Daisy Luther
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7 Reasons Why Sunflowers Are A Multi-Purpose Prep
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 20, 2017

7 Reasons Why Sunflowers Are A Multi-Purpose Prep
Thomas Bulfinch was once quoted as saying, “The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy.” How right ...
Thomas Bulfinch was once quoted as saying, “The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy.” How right he was. This faithful flower is as useful as it is lovely, and should be a must in your persona ...
May 20, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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How to Survive World War 3: Prepping for a US Mainland Conflict
Posted by Daisy Luther
|Date: May 19, 2017

How to Survive World War 3: Prepping for a US Mainland Conflict
Aside from everyone nuking each other into mutually assured obsolescence, the World War 3 worst-case scen ...
Aside from everyone nuking each other into mutually assured obsolescence, the World War 3 worst-case scenario for Americans would be if the conflict reached the American mainland. An invasion. A massi ...
May 19, 2017
| by Daisy Luther
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You Won’t Believe Why Washington State Isn’t Allowed to Prepare for Nuclear War
Posted by Guest Post
|Date: May 19, 2017

You Won’t Believe Why Washington State Isn’t Allowed to Prepare for Nuclear War
If the government was able to take care of everyone during any foreseeable disaster, there probably would ...
If the government was able to take care of everyone during any foreseeable disaster, there probably wouldn’t be a thriving prepper movement today. So many people have taken it upon themselves to prepa ...
May 19, 2017
| by Guest Post
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Cash After The Collapse: How To Make Moonshine
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 16, 2017

Cash After The Collapse: How To Make Moonshine
Collapse currency is a necessary shtf insurance policy we need to invest in for our long-term longevity. ...
Collapse currency is a necessary shtf insurance policy we need to invest in for our long-term longevity. With this idea in mind, when we look at the concept of investing and wealth preservation for un ...
May 16, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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20 Hurricane Survival Tips From Real-Life Scenarios
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 15, 2017

20 Hurricane Survival Tips From Real-Life Scenarios
Imagine this scenario: It’s the year 2005 and you are living in the heart of New Orleans. A hurricane is ...
Imagine this scenario: It’s the year 2005 and you are living in the heart of New Orleans. A hurricane is threatening to hit and even though the city sits 8 feet below sea level, you choose not to evac ...
May 15, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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How This Nutty Article May Save Your Life (VIDEO)
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 14, 2017

How This Nutty Article May Save Your Life (VIDEO)
In a long-lived emergency, our food stores can quickly be depleted. If this occurs, we must rely on our k ...
In a long-lived emergency, our food stores can quickly be depleted. If this occurs, we must rely on our knowledge of native food sources growing wild in our area. One such wild edible is found in grea ...
May 14, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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50 Mistakes Made By Preppers and What to Do About Them
Posted by Gaye Levy
|Date: May 13, 2017

50 Mistakes Made By Preppers and What to Do About Them
The longer you have been prepping, the more you realize how easy it is to get sidetracked and to prep for ...
The longer you have been prepping, the more you realize how easy it is to get sidetracked and to prep for things, that in the big picture, are of a relatively low priority. It is no wonder that artic ...
May 13, 2017
| by Gaye Levy
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Why I Completely Changed My Family’s Long-Term Survival Plan
Posted by Daisy Luther
|Date: May 11, 2017

Why I Completely Changed My Family’s Long-Term Survival Plan
For the past five years, I’ve lived the prepper’s dream. I’ve lived on secluded acreage out in the boondo ...
For the past five years, I’ve lived the prepper’s dream. I’ve lived on secluded acreage out in the boondocks, with a gate at the driveway to deter those who just wander past. I moved from the Canadian ...
May 11, 2017
| by Daisy Luther
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Shakespeare: Tax Dodger And Food Hoarder?
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 11, 2017

Shakespeare: Tax Dodger And Food Hoarder?
Food has always been a form of currency, especially during times of economic strife. Over the last severa ...
Food has always been a form of currency, especially during times of economic strife. Over the last several years, we have witnessed the drastic shifts of food prices, causing many of us to prepare for ...
May 11, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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Real Life Survival Story: How to Survive When the Grid Goes Down
Posted by Tess Pennington
|Date: May 09, 2017

Real Life Survival Story: How to Survive When the Grid Goes Down
Often times, readers will ask me why I am such a stickler when it comes to preparedness. Well, folks, it’ ...
Often times, readers will ask me why I am such a stickler when it comes to preparedness. Well, folks, it’s because I’ve lived through extended off-grid events and I know first-hand how quickly supplie ...
May 09, 2017
| by Tess Pennington
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Actually, You CAN Afford to Prep: 30 Easy Spending Cuts to Make It Possible
Posted by Daisy Luther
|Date: May 07, 2017

Actually, You CAN Afford to Prep: 30 Easy Spending Cuts to Make It Possible
We can all agree that prepping costs money. It’s hard to imagine buying extra food when you feel like you ...
We can all agree that prepping costs money. It’s hard to imagine buying extra food when you feel like you can barely buy groceries to make it until the next paycheck. Thinking about spending over $100 ...
May 07, 2017
| by Daisy Luther
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Is Your Prepper’s Nightstand Equipped for Survival?
Posted by Daisy Luther
|Date: May 06, 2017

Is Your Prepper’s Nightstand Equipped for Survival?
Some folks keep their nightstand minimalist, with just a lamp and a clock. Others clutter it with pretty ...
Some folks keep their nightstand minimalist, with just a lamp and a clock. Others clutter it with pretty decorative items, sentimental pictures, and the latest book they’re reading. Then there’s the p ...
May 06, 2017
| by Daisy Luther
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