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If you have spent countless hours shopping and researching every little piece of gear that has gone into your bug out bag, you are a real prepper. You are doing what you can to ensure you have everything you need to make the most out of a survival situation. You are setting yourself up for success by ensuring you have gear that is durable and will serve you well when you are counting on it to keep you alive. Perfection is a fluid word. Your bug out bag might be perfect as it is right now, but there are always...

Homemade wind power generator for your rooftop – The facts The wind’s energy can be used to produce sustainable electricity that is more than capable of providing power to your home. The lights, appliances, and other electrical devices inside your home can get their power from the stored electricity in your wind power generator. With the significant advancement of technology with regards to wind generators, homeowners nowadays have the option to purchase wind generators or just opt for a homemade wind power generator. Contrary to the common belief, it is actually possible to install a wind power generator on the...

Good medical services are expensive, which can make it a little hard for people to get the services they need, when they need them. But that’s nothing compared to the problem with getting medical services in the wake of a disaster. When that happens, medical services are overwhelmed, supplies are short and even getting to a doctor can become a major problem. If you can’t get to a doctor, what do you do? I suppose that we could just let people die, but that doesn’t seem to me like a very viable alternative. It becomes even less of one when...

If there’s one thing we can count on in any disaster, it’s the loss of electrical power. Our aging electrical grid is highly susceptible to damage, causing disruption of electrical power anytime there’s a major storm, let alone some sort of major disaster. But in today’s society, we are highly dependent on that electrical grid for a number of things, one of which is keeping our home’s warm. On top of the risks caused by natural disasters, our electrical grid is recognized as a prime target for terrorism, cyber-warfare and even direct warfare through the use of an EMP. Any...

There's an ongoing debate among the prepping community about whether to bug out or bug in during a disaster. To be honest, I've straddled that debate myself, changing sides more than once. It's not an easy decision to make and there are a lot of factors that come into play. While I usually say that bugging in is better, there are exceptions. The question is, if we are forced to bug out, can we survive? That's why bugging in is usually the better option. There are just too many things that make it hard to survive when bugging out. Even...