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I spent a glorious summer many years ago working in the Waterton National Park. A local family graciously offered me an opportunity to live in a cute little homestead house on their ranch at the base of the mountains. It was a dream come true…. until the second night. I was sitting on the couch…

 Comms Up with John Jacob Schmidt Tonight at 8PM EST John Jacob is the voice behind the microphone at Radio Free Redoubt, a weekly podcast dedicated to promoting the American Redoubt and helping conservative Americans prepare for the coming events and the rebuilding afterward. He is a Desert Storm veteran and a communications specialist who…

Lets take a vote! What is your favorite food storage item? Just leave your vote by a comment below. Tell me what the item is and a little about it, shelf life, how it’s stored, and why it’s your favorite. It can be anything you can buy, make, or produce, as long as you can…

The Canadian Preppers Network is proud to welcome Paul Cobham of Survival School Canada to it’s list of authors.  Through SSC, Paul offers a variety of courses in Survival, First Aid, and Off Grid Living.  However, Paul joins us to discuss a topic that we feel needs more attention here in Canada…Permaculture. The following is…

Yogurt, a household staple, turns out to be pretty easy to make yourself not to mention it costs a fraction of the processed leading brands.  My family of 5 (aka the Garburators) eat yogurt like it’s going out of style.  I have been making it for a few years now and have learned a few things along the way that I would…

I don’t know exactly how they got everyone to agree to this. And I can hardly believe how much they’re giving away for free. But I do know how hard you’re going to be kicking yourself – soon – if you don’t take advantage of it. Look, if you don’t plan on doing anything else…

I was just reading through some of our twitter feed from last year about this time as suburb after suburb of Calgary and many other whole towns were evacuated due to the flooding. It all started with this: Flood Watch Alert Updated Jun20 544AM Take necessary precautions. Parts of Southern… http://t.co/B6uO3E9qa7 #ABemerg #ABflood— AB Emergencyalert…

On my regular transit commute to work this morning with my 4 year old daughter, a fellow passenger fell unconscious after making some horrific noises.  He was a senior man, with minor mobility issues (boarded the bus with a cane).  For the first time in my life I had to dial 911, it was terrifying.  I…

Need an excuse to visit the mountains this weekend? On behalf of the providers of Emergency Services and Mountain Rescue in Kananaskis Country (Alberta), we’d like to invite you to third Kananaskis Emergency Services Showcase. Enjoy a day filled with family fun, interactive activities, a fundraiser BBQ hosted by the Kananaskis Volunteer Fire Fighters, great…

Real quick… Like I told you before, Summer of Survival is 24 top-level survival experts providing over 36 hours of training at no charge. But the only way you can get free access to everything if you haven’t signed up already is to go over and sign up right now. All you need is your…