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Helping a Child Adjust After a Disaster
March 8th, 2010Let’s face it, helping a child understand the effects of a major disaster is difficult and requires a great deal of patience. For the most part, children are not going to be able to process and adapt to the major changes as quickly as adults will. Experts say that in a situation where children are faced with too many [...]
Are You Ready Series: The Prepared Pet
February 27th, 2010Pets should not be overlooked when acquiring short and long term emergency supplies. Our furry and feathered friends make their ways into our hearts and become loyal parts of the family. Their well being is important and they will appreciate the supplies.
Plan for Pet Disaster Needs
Identifying shelter. For public health reasons, many emergency shelters cannot accept [...]
Prepping: A Beginner’s Guide – Essential Items Needed for Disaster Preparation (Pt. 2)
February 17th, 2010As humans, we are naturally aware of possible threats around us, and often the way a person neutralizes that threat is to create a story of the worse case scenario and begin to prep around that. Becoming a person who preps for disasters begins with a level of awareness. A prepper knows that there are [...]
Check this out! The Stove-Tec Rocket Stove
February 8th, 2010This article has been contributed by The Survival Mom for your reading pleasure. Visit The Survival Mom Blog for more emergency preparedness information and resources.
Erich, over at Tactical Intelligence, has put together a great video demonstrating a small but powerful stove. One of the basic principles of preparedness is thinking in terms of layers and [...]
Pioneer Living Magazine: Back to the Basics Series
February 4th, 2010Isn’t it funny how the civilization of mankind knew more about surviving on their own half a century ago than we do? Sure, we have all the technological gadgets and modern conveniences, but if it really came down to surviving, who do you think would make it out alive? Yes, I know it is disheartening. But, it seems that some [...]
Can We All Get Along?
February 4th, 2010 The success and productiveness of any survival group depends on how well the members can work together. As many preppers are getting their survival group together, there is a question looming in some of their minds. That important question is: Will we be capable of getting along and coming together cohesively as a group?
In a recent post from the survival blog, [...]
Freedom Through Self Reliance
February 2nd, 2010Due to the fragile state of this country, more Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Each day, more individuals are turning to government organizations to come to their aid. Although some find relief knowing there is assistance available, others would rather take an alternate route. Instead, some individuals are finding ways to become more self reliant. They believe [...]
Techschmeck’s 2010 Reviews on Compact BOB Items
January 30th, 2010Many who have packed a bug-out-bag or even a bag for camping knows how truly mind boggling it can be. Let’s face it, there is a lot of items and not a lot of space to pack everything. The search for well built, compact items can be as disheartening as searching for a needle in a haystack. Thanks [...]
5 Survival Strategies for an Economic Depression
January 28th, 2010Many have finally come to the realization that there is an economic depression staring us right in the face. The coming years will test us like they have never tested us before. The years of consumerism, taking vacations, and spending beyond their means is a thing of the past. The reality of the situation is that many will simply have [...]
Preparing for an Earthquake
January 27th, 2010The sudden strike of an earthquake can catch many off guard. For those that live in earthquake prone areas, preparing ahead of time will keep a person as safe as possible during the turmoil that the earthquake brings.
Develop an Emergency Plan
When an unexpected event happens, many are confused and do not know what to do. Having a [...]




