Size Matters!
While a large food storage pantry is desirable, especially these days, not everything should be stored in large quantities. At least not in the same packaging.
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Communications SOI – Part 1 – Local Comms
There are two pieces of information needed to arrange a conversation. All parties need to know when and where to meet. Local radio communications is limited by line of sight, output power, and obstacles. This means effective comms is limited to a few kilometers, lending itself very well to homestead, prepper retreat, or neighborhood needs….
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Copy Can Like You Never Have Before!
Copy canning is the practice of picking up an extra can or package of whatever you are already buying with your weekly grocery trip. It’s a great way to start a food storage program, especially if you are new to prepping.
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Saving Data For A Disaster
Preppers have all sorts of data they will want to keep safe from disasters. From personal records such as birth certificates, home ownership documents, insurance policies, wills, and the like to preparedness documents such as e-books, and SOPs (standard operating procedures). Lifesaving or life renewing information needs to be kept safe. Here are a few…
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Things Are Getting Worse – Get Your Assets In Gear!
Have you been paying attention to the world around us lately? I mean REALLY paying attention? You should be, and if you are, your prepping should have stepped up in a big way.
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Time To Check Your Preps!
Most preppers need to check up on their bug out bags at least twice a year. Usually this is done to verify battery operated gear, change out clothing for seasonal changes, and refresh food and water. We should however, regularly check up on our other preps to identify weaknesses and get a clear picture of…
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EMP Proof Your Vehicle For Nuclear War!
Lately, I’ve posted quite a bit about vehicles. Many of you may be wondering why bother, because a nuclear strike would create an EMP that will disable your vehicle and have you bugging out by foot. That is no longer the case.
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Storing Meats For The Apocalypse
Just in looking at the state of the world over the past year or so, and you can’t help but notice the instability. Reasons for being prepared are numerous and growing more so by the day. War in Europe threatening to reach into other continents, military posturing by multiple opposing factions, new diseases mutating, economic…
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Get That Dehydrator Running!
Inflation, concerns of war, and drought are all reasons to be concerned about food security. All of these issues can lead to shortages in food, while the threat of war brings back memories of the ration systems we saw in WWII. It’s time, in fact past time, to boost food storage activities. One way to…
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An Update Regarding Chinese HF Radios…
It’s been almost a year since I wrote about the Chinese built HF amateur radios. These radios are showing some signs of having issues, and there’s a pretty good reason for that.