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This is it. This is the day we’ve all lived for, as well as the day we’ve all dreaded. You’ve been prepping for years, knowing that calamity would eventually hit. Now it’s happened and it’s time to put all your plans, strategies and training to the test. You’ve got to shift from prepping mode to survival mode; and you’ve got to do it quick. The biggest question is, will your survival stockpile be enough? Actually, that’s not a question; your survival stockpile has to be enough. Whatever you have, you’ve got to make it work. I can pretty much guarantee...

What is hydroelectric energy? Water is pretty powerful stuff! You know this if you have stood in a flowing stream and felt the water rushing past you. Or, if you have gone whitewater rafting in a raging river. Even ordinary images of a place such as Niagara Falls assist you in appreciating just how strong moving water is. This is not a new observation, and water has been used to produce different forms of energy for a very long time. When electricity is generated from flowing water, this is called hydroelectric energy, and the prefix ‘hydro’ refers to water. Hydroelectric...

I’ve written before on how to train your kids for survival and how to get them “on board” with your survival prepping. But all that’s before a disaster happens. What do we do with them when the brown stuff hits the rotary air movement device and we’re suddenly up to our eyeballs in problems? There’s a Bible verse somewhere that says, “children are a joy and a blessing,” or at least that’s how my mother always quoted it. She didn’t quote it to us kids to tell us that we’re a blessing or that she was happy with us, but...

For many people, prepping just becomes one more thing to try and shoehorn into an already stretched budget. This keeps some from ever starting to prep and slows down the efforts of others. But if money were no object, would those people do more? That remains to be seen. The truth is that finding money for prepping is a problem that many of us face. While there are a few preppers who are in the upper income bracket, the vast majority of us are middle class. That pretty much defines us as fitting into that group that has trouble financing...

Imagine charging your cell phone, tablet or your rechargeable batteries while you were on the move. The idea of bugging out while producing electricity is a new one for some. It opens up the possibility to carry gear that would otherwise be useless without a source of power. There are some really cool body power systems that you can basically wear that will create a little electricity. Maybe you are bugging out at night and need a little light. You can turn on a nice bright LED spotlight directed on your path without worrying about how you will charge it...