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01/20/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Do you have a safe source of water for a SHTF situation? Top 5 water purification mistakes

Everybody knows that you need water to live. Without it, you’d be pushing in as little as 72 hours. What isn’t as common, however, is knowing how to purify water properly. If you think making potable water simply involves running it through a filter — you’ve just made one of the most common mistakes in water purification. […]

11/24/2017 / By Derek Henry

4 things you’ll absolutely need when SHTF

If recent months have taught us anything, it’s that a disaster can leave people in an emergency and fragile state for weeks, and even months. As Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria proved, when basic necessities are knocked out or taken away, things can get ugly in a hurry. Keep in mind that natural disasters are […]

09/29/2017 / By JD Heyes

Prepping saves lives: Life is hell in Puerto Rico as food, water remains “scarce” and power is nearly nonexistent

If ever there was a real-life example of why being independently prepared to handle any long-term emergency or crisis, it’s Puerto Rico. It’s been a week since Hurricane Maria ravaged the Caribbean Island nation, and while some help is arriving, “most food stores and restaurants remain closed,” The Associated Press reported, largely because the power […]

09/11/2017 / By JD Heyes

Nightmare scenario for millions in wake of powerful hurricanes as unprepared survivors run out of food and water

There’s an old expression that goes, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” I was reminded of that saying very often observing the situation before and after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma hit Texas and Florida, respectively. And I’m quite certain I’m not the only prepper who was. I’ll explain. […]

08/27/2017 / By Mike Adams

Hurricane Harvey prepper update: Sh#t just hit the fan in South Texas… non-preppers hurting badly as food, water, power and emergency services FAIL

News from inside Hurricane Harvey: Local towns are experiencing so much flooding that some are cutting off municipal water supplies. This is on top of the power grid outages, cell phone outages, store closures and widespread road closures that have taken place here in the last 12 hours. For the time being, everyone is on […]

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