by Ryan Banister | Oct 28, 2016
Did you know that the White House is currently coordinating with Homeland Security to make preparations for a possible solar storm that could bring an end to civilization as we know it? An Executive Order published on October 13, by the Obama administration shows an...
by Contributing Author | May 16, 2015
The Amtrak crash earlier this week that left eight people dead and scores injured remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. According to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter there is no rational reason for why the train would have sped up...
by Lizzie Bennett | Sep 16, 2014
Many people who have succumbed to Ebola have contracted the disease from handling and disposal of the corpses of loved ones. There is much information out there of how to avoid catching Ebola, setting up a sick room etc, but there is little mention of disposal of...
by Jeremiah Johnson | Mar 29, 2015
My wife and I had planned a canoe trip in the late fall of 2003. The location was Chicot State Park, approximately 160 miles (250 km) northwest of New Orleans. We had rented a secluded cabin without a telephone or television to enjoy a quiet, peaceful weekend. The...
by Joshua Krause | Jul 26, 2016
Living in a flood zone is a lot like living next to a time bomb. You have no idea when it’s going to go off. Though some areas are flooded on a routine basis, those communities tend to be more prepared for such events. The real danger lies in living in a 50 year...
by Tess Pennington | Jun 21, 2014
Disintegration of society, nine meals away from anarchy, mob attacks, the Golden Horde, post-disaster diseases, feral dogs, FEMA camps; we have all heard and read about the nightmares surrounding the aftermath of large scale disasters. Over the years when these...
by Joshua Krause | May 12, 2015
Future generations may look back at the times we live in, as the last era of effective hospital care. One of the biggest culprits in the decline of mainstream medicine, will likely be the abuse and misuse of antibiotics. For decades, doctors have been prescribing...
by Chris Carrington | Jan 14, 2015
Although it’s not making the headlines as it was when the epidemic started, Ebola is still killing hundreds of people a week in Africa. With the death toll now heading towards 9,000, and with sporadic cases occurring elsewhere in the world, complacency could...
by Joshua Krause | Nov 20, 2015
As you probably already know, El Niño is on its way. It’s been in the news quite a bit since August, when scientists first announced that we were due for a very wet winter. Since that time they’ve determined that it’s pretty much guaranteed at this...
by Contributing Author | May 14, 2018
A federal EMP commission report warns that even the smallest EMP attack on our grid system would down it for about a year, if not longer. A year-long blackout would certainly be coupled with a massive death toll that would devastate entire populations. The so-called...
by Jeremiah Johnson | Oct 5, 2017
ReadyNutrition Guys and Gals, we have covered the “Go” Bag, aka the “Bugout” Bag on numerous occasions. We’re going to cover three areas: Duplication, Synchronization, and Maintenance. This is to promote efficiency, and also to allow for recovery and use if one of...
by Jeremiah Johnson | Oct 19, 2017
Simply put, urban survival will be quite a bit different from survival in a remote wilderness area or even a sparsely-populated suburban area. Let’s game some options, remembering that these options are general. These actions aren’t specific to the type of breakdown...
