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Ebola Spreads in Africa: What Americans Need to Know
Whether they are bacteria-based or viral, infectious diseases pose a threat to every human on earth. And once they become an epidemic, it’s not too long before they can become a global pandemic. The World Health Organization recently declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa, specifically in the Democratic Republic of...
Planned Power Outages: What You Need to Know
We’ve written a lot about the devastating outcomes of the recent California wildfires and the choking smoke those events created across many states. For example, there was a wildfire breakout in 2017 when trees hit PG&E power lines around the Napa area. It burned over 100,000 acres and 1,475 structures....
Living Through the Venezuelan Blackout: One Resident’s Account
Last week, we covered the devastating reality of life in Venezuela while the country suffered through the largest power outage in the country’s history (see that Survival Scout, Surviving Venezuela: Lessons From a Country in Chaos). Looters filled the streets, ATMs were down, and many citizens resorted to drinking polluted...
Surviving Venezuela: Lessons from a Country in Crisis
Imagine your power goes out indefinitely for a week. Maybe longer, with no end in sight. Now, imagine that happening to virtually everyone living in your country. While this may have been a mere nightmare in the past, this was the recent reality in Venezuela. Venezuela lost power around 5...
Gas Shortages: What Current and Past Crises Teach Us
The health of our economy is dependent on a variety of factors, one of which is transportation. And what resource do our transport systems primarily depend on? You guessed it...gasoline. When you stop to think about it, this is unsettling because our access to gas is dependent on additional factors...
3 Cases Where Christmas Had to Fight to Survive
It’s that time of year… When families travel far and wide to get together. When children bake delicious goodies with their parents. When people gather around to exchange gifts and sing carols. That’s right--the Christmas spirit is in the air, and it’s time to celebrate. And on behalf of My...
Giving the Gift of Preparedness & Self-Reliance
If you have a few folks into preparedness or that might need a nudge to be a bit more self-reliant, let us simplify your holiday shopping list with these 5 ideas. #1: Patriot Seeds Gift Set: $108.75Now: not available This kit includes 21 varieties of Patriot Seeds in our best-selling Seed...
Cybersecurity Threats You Should Be Aware Of
Sending an email. Making an online banking transaction. Posting a photo on Instagram or location on Facebook/Twitter. Throughout the day, we use a lot of connected devices. From our phones to our computers, these digital tools are pretty much central to our lives. Unfortunately, along with the increasing use of...
The State of our Nuclear Preparedness
Less Ready, With 3x the Threats? Our Nuclear Vulnerability Today “The United States is probably less prepared for any kind of nuclear detonation than it has been at any time since the Cold War,” said Alex Wellerstein, historian of science and tech at Stevens Institute of Technology. This was one...
Preparedness Lessons from the Lost in Space Reboot
Preparedness Lessons from the Lost in Space Reboot I remember watching very little TV growing up. I know I’m dating myself, but I only distinctly remember three things: the assassination of JFK, the moon landing and watching Lost in Space. I was a little young for the more “adult” space...
Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed
Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed A few years back, a friend who is also a prepper turned me on to a new phrase: Black Swan Events. Shortly after he told me about it, I got to digging. You can read our first write up on these...
Special Report: Building a Culture of Preparedness
Building a Culture of Preparedness In FEMA's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, recently published and outlined in comments to the House Homeland Security Committee – the first strategic goal reads: "building a culture of preparedness." Seeing this intrigued me. As most in the prepper community, I've been skeptical of FEMA for some...