No matter how much food you store, the fact is that eventually it will go bad or you will run out. What happens then? Will you and your family simply starve and waste away, or will you become dependent upon some government program or someone else for your food? The good news is that you Read more
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One of the excuses used for not prepping is that it takes a lot of time. True enough. Anything that you pursue with passion and intensity is going to take some time. On the other hand, there are… Read more
One of my sons just got a puppy for his birthday, a gorgeous golden retriever that I`ve simply fallen in love with. The first thing I`ve done after he brought it home? Started researching ways to protect the little guy in case of disaster. Read more
The worst is going to happen at some point.
At some point you’re going to have to rely on your food storage to stay alive. It doesn’t take too many meals of white rice and dry cornbread with canned chili… Read more
We all know our vegetables and fruits are safe to eat, but what about other wild edibles? Here are a few common North American goodies that are safe to eat if you find yourself stuck in the wild: Read more
To the individual who is either interested in Prepping or already knee deep into preparing for any number of potential emergencies or disasters, security has to be one of your primary concerns. Read more
When Sandy hit, more than 8 million homes were left in the dark. But with a superstorm of such proportions, that was to be expected. However, no one expected the power to stay down for 3 straight weeks! Read more
I just got an e-mail from one of the MFSP readers asking me to write an article about preparedness for seniors. Thank you for the idea, it`s great that you thought about it. I`ve been meaning to write on this subject for a while now and I was gathering all sorts of information and asking my neighbors around for personal experiences…but now that it`s been Read more
Preparing for people with disabilities is a topic that isn’t covered much, because I feel like the general consensus is that the sick and disabled will, in fact, be the most susceptible and first to go.
I have twins with cerebral palsy. One son is highly functioning, and if something were to disrupt his care, the worse that would come of it is that the bracing we have to continually re adjust would not be done and he could wind up with less than perfect growth, but he could live and survive. Read more
A lot of people were relieved the End of the World eluded Earth again… Many saw this as an opportunity to party hard, hang out with family and friends, share love and positive thoughts and smile more often. Which I strongly recommend. But, without having the intention of being the Grinch here, I feel the need to remind you the world hasn`t changed its color to pink. Just the opposite. Read more
I must have watched this video about 10 times in a row. It terrifies me every single time, but I still watch it. I can`t help it. You don`t get to see people acting like starving wolves every day. It`s shocking, like an exotic disease that us, Americans, can only see on Discovery Channel. Read more
CDC. A family of four is found dead in a two-room tent with the propane heater still running.The cause of death: carbon monoxide poisoning.
A father and son fall asleep in their charcoal-heated tent. They don’t wake up. Read more
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