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I don't care how big your food stockpile is, eventually it will run out, assuming that you are faced with a crisis that lasts long enough. With some of the potential disasters facing us as a country, such as an EMP attack that we are totally unprepared for, recovery may mean learning to survive without. In such a case, your stockpile is all that stands between you and starvation. At that point, you're going to need some other source of food. If the coming disaster happens to vaporize 90 percent of the population, before they can clean out the grocery...

Wind power is one of the ‘big three’ in clean energy production in the United States. Along with solar power and biomass, wind energy contains the potential to end our energy dependence on fossil fuels, and make it possible to be completely energy independent. Here are ten facts about wind energy in the United States. 1. It’s only getting cheaper Wind energy is currently at the cheapest price it’s ever been for the United States and the U.K. Wind energy has actually been on a graduated slope, getting cheaper and cheaper every year. As cool as it is to have the...

In a survival situation, you must prioritize what needs to happen first in order for you to survive. This is something that can be difficult for people to process. Folks who are not prepared and informed about what issues are most life-threatening will make poor decisions. A poor decision in a survival situation can cost you your life. One of the biggest problems is relying on what you think is most important and ignoring the facts of life. Life requires water. It is that simple. Every living being needs water to survive. Humans are particularly sensitive in this area. The...

Dressing for the weather is something that can prove problematic for many people. It can be overwhelming to walk into an outdoor store and choose the best clothing to put in your bug out bag or store with your emergency supplies. There are so many choices and the salespeople in the stores always want to sell you the stuff that is high-priced and pretty. When you are thinking about preparing to survive brutal cold or extreme heat for days on end, it doesn’t matter how pretty the gear is. In fact, in most cases the clothing is worn under your...

In many of the survival scenarios we prepare for, we are in some kind of mountainous territory where trees are plentiful. Forests are ideal places to take shelter after a major disaster or some kind of event leaves you fleeing the cities and suburbs in search of somewhere safe to shelter and ride out whatever calamity is happening in the cities. One of the things you are sure to see in any forest are pine trees. Pine trees are a staple in any forested area and can be found growing abundantly almost anywhere there is plenty of water. Heading into the forest is...