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Are You Ready Series: Snow Hurricane

February 23rd, 2010

A paralyzing snow system of historical proportions is barrelling towards the northeast and is set to make life hell for the Northeast. This powerful storm system will hit the Northeast causing epic snow blizzards where snow will fall at a rate of over an inch per hour, hurricane-force winds (74 mph), not to mention heavy rain and flooding.
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A BIG MOVE

February 22nd, 2010

This article has been contributed by Mac Slavo of SHTF Plan.
There has been a sense in the gold market through the month of February that gold is going down, a sense of negativity and discouragement. Gold bugs are giving up and pulling out. The U.S. dollar index hit 81 on Friday. The Fed is tightening. [...]

Tess Talks About Prepping on Family Preparedness Guide Talk Show!

February 22nd, 2010

Ready Nutrition’s, Tess Pennington had the pleasure to talk to James T. Stevens on his talk show: Family Preparedness Guide Talk Show over the weekend to discuss the importance of being prepared and how Tess has incorporated preparedness into her personal life.
The message of being prepared is one that all preppers need to get involved in. [...]

Antiviral Germacide Could Be The New Alternative for Flu Shots

February 21st, 2010

This article was orginally published on www.prettysmartnaturalideas.wordpress.com
Herbal lore has it that, while the Plague was raging in France, a rash of burglaries of plague victims’ homes was discovered. No effort was made, however, to apprehend the thieves, as it was assumed that they would soon succumb to the contagion in the homes they had robbed..
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10 Essential Skills Necessary for Survival

February 19th, 2010

This article was originally published on The Survival Mom blog.
Although it is important to be prepared for disaster situations, many are not adequately trained to handle the disaster situations in which they find themselves in. Having the proper skills and training will provide an individual with a well diversified knowledge base on how to survive during [...]

Prepping: A Beginner’s Guide – Essential Items Needed for Disaster Preparation (Pt. 2)

February 17th, 2010

As 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 [...]

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Prepping: Basic Beginners Guide – Why Prep? (Pt. 1)

February 16th, 2010

To those of you who have seen the importance of preparing and have a desire to keep your family safe during a disaster - congratulations. Prepping is for those who are preparing for the unknown future, and for those who see the importance of having necessary items in place before a disaster strikes. This guide is a 2 [...]

Inventory Management for Survival Supplies

February 15th, 2010

A successful prepper knows the importance of managing their survival supplies and keeping everything organized. Many businesses use an inventory management system to store their products because they know the importance of rotating products in a timely manner. Without having a proper organizational system, items will not be found, misplaced and expire past their shelf lives.
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Essential Prepping Calculators

February 13th, 2010

Basic Survival Needs
Food Storage Calculator - How much food does a family need? This nifty calculator can let you know.
Water Intake Calculator - Find out how much water an individual needs based on their specific weight.

Cooking
Cooking Conversion Calculator - Converges different measurements for cooking.
Printable Version of Cooking Conversion Chart

Environmental
Carbon Foot Print Calculator

Gardening/Mirco Farm
Seed Calculator - Find out how many [...]

The Evolution of Preppers

February 12th, 2010

As we are getting back to our “survival roots,” we should learn some lessons from our early ancestors. They evolved due to their adaptability and ingenuity. They made tools from hard stone and pieces of wood. In essence, they were the ancient preppers. They gathered, hunted and lived in extreme situations. Yet they found creative ways to live and survive without [...]