Earthquake fears in the Mid-South are rising following a series of quakes felt throughout the bootheel of Missouri. Locals Concerned With Earthquake One of the major earthquake faults in North America is located around the New Madrid area of Southern… Continue Reading
Hit the trail? In November 2016, my wife and I were both lamenting that we needed more exercise and that we wanted to spend more time doing things we enjoyed. She hit upon the idea of going hiking more… Continue Reading
Air travel is a problem area for preppers in many ways. Conglomerations of thousands of strangers in a big population center. The need to travel light. The uncertainty that whatever you do bring will arrive at the same destination as… Continue Reading
Food Solutions For Preppers With Allergies By Ali Ball Food allergies are an everyday condition in the USA, with one 2019 study conducted by the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, finding that 10.8% of all Americans have a food allergy. That means one in… Continue Reading
Once upon a time, when Salty and I were podcasting, he got me started on the subject of … pants. Technical pants. In my case, hiking pants. Now I am *not* a shopper, at all, so it takes a lot… Continue Reading
People are on the move for the holidays. Many of us are going by car. Congested travel and winter travel both have their own special problems. Is your car properly stocked, in case your trip doesn’t go completely as planned?… Continue Reading
When the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF), what do most people do? Probably, most will sit in front of a TV, or access the internet, to see what is happening around them. While that may help in some instances, it… Continue Reading
Most emergencies — in fact, none of them so far — are a world-ending apocalypse. Many emergencies come in one-family size, in fact. When the situation is medical, one of the surprisingly hard things can be deciding if it *is*… Continue Reading
Preparing vs. improvising One of the topics that generally gets a lot of play in the survival world is improvising. Innovative ways to repurpose items and use them for survival. While the information is interesting and potentially useful, you need… Continue Reading
Pandemics get the headlines. Fair enough; it’s the pandemics often kill millions, potentially billions. But in a sense, pandemic, epidemic, and endemic diseases are equally bad. Why? As they say about all wars being the same size: Death comes one… Continue Reading
My hiking partner and I have been having a running debate. She favors waterproof boots. I hadn’t. This question hits close to home for anyone preparing to travel much by foot, be it for recreation or disaster; so let’s take… Continue Reading
Avoid Stray Cat Syndrome By Jim Cobb A few years ago, my wife and I were out walking one evening, something we do rather regularly when the weather is reasonable. A few blocks from home, we heard the mewing of… Continue Reading
In one sense, pandemic responses are easy to figure out: Don’t come in contact with infected people. In another sense, it can be very difficult. Critical information is hard to come by: How bad is it? What kinds of contacts… Continue Reading
Just in time for fall deer hunting season, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta has issued a report that deer infected with tuberculosis can transmit that disease to humans. Knowing how to avoid infection is important any time you… Continue Reading
Proposed: Echo chambers are dangerous to fairness, rational thinking, and a civil but diverse society. It’s very easy, and very tempting, in this internet age to hear mostly from sources who agree with you and shut out all other voices.… Continue Reading