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This Week On Movie Monday Texas Ranch House Episode 1 I chose this series for it’s many similarities to situations relevant to preppers.  It incorporates some issues regarding homesteading as well as hosting a MAG on your property.  The goal is to place a group of people on a defunct ranch and have them live…

Our good friends at Hometown Seeds want us all to have peace of mind for our families! And they have graciously offered to sponsor a contest here at the CPN!!! So how can Hometown Seeds help to provide peace of mind to our lucky winner? How about an awesome package of Emergency Survival Seeds, shipped…

Repairing What Can No Longer Be Replaced During the early stages of a major collapse, stored supplies carry much of the load. Spare parts come off shelves, damaged equipment is replaced with working equipment, and bins of new hardware keep repairs moving. Eventually, those supplies begin to disappear. The last replacement hinge is installed. The…

Passive solar heating and passive cooling—approaches known as natural conditioning—provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved.Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The…

This Week On Movie Monday Supervolcano A flash back to 2005 for this week as we see Supervolcano.  A little less informative and a bit of pure entertainment this week…all within the disaster theme, of course!  These films are presented as an exception to the copyright act as fair dealing for the purpose of research,…

As the news reports an endless array of chaotic events from summers of record-setting wildfires, heat waves and droughts or winter polar vortexes, Hurricane Sandy convinced many that climate change is real and that catastrophic weather events are the new norm. Many people resolved to be better prepared for the next big crisis and to…