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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…

The APN will be hosting a free webinar with Paul Munsen from Sun Oven this Thursday May, the 29th at 7:00PM central time.(5PM Pacific/6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern) Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to cook good healthy food for a fraction of the cost of other conventional methods.  In this webinar you will Learn How…

We are one month from the anniversary of the 2013 Alberta Floods. Floods that rocked many lives across a wide swath of Alberta. I know you’ve all seen the pictures – the one of people in High River being rescued on a combine, or those of raging rivers ripping through Canmore. What an experience. I…

After last month’s Earthquake outside Port hardy BC followed by a few conversations about quaky quirks in man’s best friend has lead me to believe that Fido might have a flare for being quake aware.  After doing some digging it turns out that mans best friend isn’t the only prediction expert.  The animal kingdom boasts many prediction…

5 Easy Ways to Start Prepping for Emergencies It seems like you can’t go two days in a row without hearing about some terrifying natural disaster or emergency occurring somewhere in the world. From ice storms to wildfires; from hurricanes and tornados to earthquakes, pandemics, tidal waves, and blackouts—the truth is that there’s a lot…

There are moments in life in which it seems the world has stopped spinning – at least for you. The words coming through the phone seem to echo into your soul… “We are going to send an ambulance right now.” Any parent who has lived through a similar experience can testify of the terror that…

Every so often I hop in the car and head out to a place I call “Down Home”.  Down Home is a good three to three and a half hours away, depending on traffic, so I always make sure I have as many communications possibilities with me when I go.  I took this trip just…

Recently I found some golden nuggets in the form of old civil defense pamphlets put out by the US government in the 50’s. They are archived online and links are below. I will disclaim that though some of the information in these forms has been proven inaccurate in modern studies, the general themes are great…

I don’t post many casting calls here, but this one seems to target those who may want to put their survival skills to the test.

After an insane March full of trade shows and events, we are happy to be back blogging on the network.  There has been some fantastic posts with great content.  I particularly like the Self Sufficient Women post by Prepared Canadian.  Here at Chylan we are all about continuous learning and when ever a free online course…