Preparedness

Is your home prepared for life’s emergencies? A disaster of any kind rarely stops with the initial event and has the capacity to last days or longer. Because of this, it is important to have a well-rounded approach to your preparedness efforts. Our research-based resources on emergency scenarios, emergency checklists, and disaster scenarios offer family-based preparedness advice to create a multi-layered approach so your family can be prepared for anything! Learn more about survival food, potable water, safety and security issues, how to live in an off-grid environment with alternative power and how to get your pet prepared for emergencies.

It is vital to be prepared and ready to go in the instance that an evacuation is ordered. This checklist has everything you need to get to safety.

Emergency Evacuation Checklist

Free disaster evacuation checklist to help keep the evacuation process running smoothly.

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Bugging Out: Training Is What Really Prepares You For the Real Thing

No matter what kind of shape you think you’re in, training to bug out on foot and being prepared for the unique stresses it puts on your body is best accomplished practicing often with the actual gear and in the setting you’re most likely to find yourself when the SHTF.

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A Green Beret’s Guide To Relocation and Sustainability: “It Will Take Some Serious Planning”

It will take some serious planning and all of the resources you can muster to strategically relocate to a sustainable area for SHTF planning. Consider these tips from a retired Green Beret.

5 Reasons You Should Be Preparing

5 Reasons You Should Be Preparing

If there is one thing we can say about our current economic, financial, social and political climate it’s that we have entered an era in human history of total unpredictability.

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Toxic Food: 1 in 6 Americans Come Down with This Potential Life-Threatening Illness

CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. This article is part 1 of 2 and will help you identify the common threats of foodborne illnesses and how to prevent them.

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6 Old-Fashioned Ways to Predict the Weather

Whether you’re in a field environment, camping mode, or just trying to figure out whether you can repair the shingles on your barn before the rain hits, it is important to gauge what you see and compare it to what will be.

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Boom: The Deadliest (and Coolest) Slingshot You’ve Ever Seen

In an emergency, this silent weapon can have deadly force.

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7 Jobs That Are Going to Survive the Next Economic Crash

It’s just like any other disaster. If you prepare yourself ahead of time, you stand a better chance of staying above water when everything goes to hell.

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8 Prepper Principles For a Prepared Mind

You can have all the preps in the world, but without a prepared mind, you will not be ready for what may come. These 8 crucial prepper principles can help you prepare your mind for a shtf lifestyle.

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These Aren’t Considered SHTF Survival Skills, But They Really Should Be

There are certain skills that seem essential for surviving a catastrophic event, but these are a little surprising!

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14 Ways to Repurpose Glass Jars

There is something about glass jars being used other than their intending purpose that makes a smile creep across my face.

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Trauma Medicine: How to Use and Apply a Tourniquet

Tourniquets aren’t discussed often when it comes to prepping supplies; the focus seems to be on medical supplies such as antibiotics and simple first aid kit. But a tourniquet should be added to your gear, and there is one big life-saving reason why.

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