I was training at The Farm and there were about six inches of snow on the ground. My hands were so numb I could barely feel the rounds in my hand as I loaded my gun for the next shooting drill. Even though it was cold as could be, I successfully took out all the “threats” on the next drill and then went back into the training building to warm up for a few minutes.
This blueprint is a step-by-step guide to help you put together an Escape Bag that could save your life one day. The fact is, a crisis can occur at any moment and those of us who prepare and plan ahead are the ones who are going to survive. It doesn’t matter if you find yourself trapped in a snowstorm, lost in the mountains or in the middle of a riot or terrorist attack.
A 50-foot wall of water is headed your way — what do you do? You’ve got an empty Altoids can — what survival items should you put in it? Your home is a fortress — but how do you fortify your yard? Let’s find out.
Fusion centers are a way for local, state and federal agencies to share intelligence information for analysis. Are these centers useful in thwarting terrorist plots? Or are they invading the privacy of innocent Americans? Let’s take a look.
The fact is, having the right gear in your car, in your laptop bag, or on your person could save your life in an emergency. And even in a non-emergency the right gear makes life a heck of a lot easier. Right now, I’d like to share with you my everyday carry gear — the 11 items I carry with me anytime I leave the house.
In the event of a blackout, the financial component is crucial to both surviving and prospering. If you have your savings in dollars (as most people do), you could watch the value of decades of hard work drop to zero. But there are safe havens — tangible assets that you can use as stores of wealth. The best part? In a crisis, their value goes up, not down.
This week’s selection of articles strikes a pretty even balance between technological threats and the perils of Mother Nature. It just goes to show that in this day and age, you need to be prepared for anything.
Right now, there are only three power grids that bring electricity to the country. All someone needs to do is take down any part of that grid and it would force millions of Americans into darkness. In a snap, we would go from a hyper-connected, information-on-demand country to living back in the mid-19th century. How do you cope with that? Read on to find out… StayingCoolWhile.pdf
When the lights go out for a long time, your cash will be worthless. Most people think in terms of preparing for what they need… they don’t think about what happens when they need to go “shopping” in a society that doesn’t trust the value of cash. Cash would no longer have a value. Which is why you will need a store of items that people NEED in order to survive, which you can pay, trade and barter with. PayingTradingAndBartering.pdf
I bet many of you have considered building some type of survival shelter to keep your family safe in an emergency. And while this may seem crazy, it’s actually not as difficult as most people think.