News & Articles By Edsel Cook
06/09/2018
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By Edsel Cook
How to read the weather correctly and prepare for it properly
One of the more useful skills for a prepper is reading the weather. Knowing how to predict the weather will let you prepare accordingly. (h/t to PreppersWill.com.) The services of a weather forecaster will not always be available. There are areas and times where you have no access to outside communication. The weather can also diverge from […]
06/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
What most preppers forget: How to disaster-proof your important documents
You may have prepared yourself, your loved ones, and even your home for disasters. But have you taken steps to securing valuable documents like your identification? A Preppers Survive article tackles how you can protect these vulnerable and vital documents when SHTF. Take a leaf out of the playbook of policemen, soldiers, and other people […]
06/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Your preparedness checklist: Have you secured these areas in your shelter?
While it’s vital to have a bug-out plan when SHTF, you should also prepare your home for grid-down scenarios. According to a Smart Prepper Gear article, you can secure seven areas of significant concern in your shelter so that you can “bug in” instead of bug out. Grid-down situations can range from blackouts to an electromagnetic […]
05/23/2018
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By Edsel Cook
A fault in the East Bay deemed more dangerous than San Andreas; geologists call it a “tectonic time bomb”
Federal geologists have recently identified a fault running beneath the East Bay area that could turn out to be more dangerous and deadly than the infamous San Andreas fault. In an L.A. Times report, the Hayward fault is a “tectonic time bomb” that would do more damage than the great 1906 earthquake that destroyed San […]
05/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Here’s why you should start using D size batteries again
Back in the days when flashlights guzzled power, the only battery fit for the job was the massive D size battery. Times have changed and LED flashlights either use smaller batteries or have their own internal battery. But the D size battery has some big advantages that preppers and survivalists can take advantage of, according to an […]
03/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Houston had an approved natural disaster plan on the books, but failed to use it
Harris County had the foresight to adopt an emergency plan for natural disasters ahead of time, but it completely forgot about that plan by the time Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August 2017, revealed a ProPublica article. The Mass Shelter Plan (MSP) was a 17-page disaster-preparation document based on the assumption that the Red Cross […]
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