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03/06/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Why you should prepare immediately rather than “when SHTF”

Being unprepared can get you in big trouble (or worse) when SHTF. Preppers know this, which is why they set up their preps ahead of time, not after receiving warnings about a disaster that’s about to hit their area. (h/t to TheModernSurvivalist.com) Don’t get used to waiting for an official announcement that a disaster will strike […]

03/06/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Kirkland, Washington residents still reeling from coronavirus – stores running out of stock, firefighters remain quarantined

As coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeps across America, residents of all 50 states cope with the spread of the disease in their own ways. In Kirkland, Washington, parents try to protect their children by keeping them at home instead of letting them play outside. Over two dozen firefighters are still in quarantine in the city. Life in Kirkland has […]

03/05/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Would you pay $400 for hand sanitizer? Amazon should stop price gouging amidst coronavirus panic-buying, urges US lawmaker

As of writing, there are 159 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the U.S., and throughout the country, shoppers are hoarding items and leaving store shelves empty to stock up before the infectious disease turns into a full-blown pandemic. Even online stores like Amazon’s Marketplace are running out of stocks, with unscrupulous sellers offering hand sanitizer for exorbitant […]

03/05/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Surviving the first 3 days after SHTF

Around 60 percent of American adults are not prepared for disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said. According to FEMA, this is because they did not participate in preparedness exercises and drills at their schools, offices or homes within the past year. If you are part of this 60 percent, then you need to remedy this because you […]

03/05/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Emergency preparedness: How to prepare for the Yellowstone Caldera eruption

If the Yellowstone Caldera, probably the world’s strongest supervolcano, suddenly erupted, it would be unlike any eruption people have experienced. For comparison, some of the strongest volcanic eruptions ever recorded were the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption and the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption. The Pinatubo eruption was so powerful that it cooled the planet by 1.8 degrees for […]

03/04/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Coronavirus fears continue to spark panic buying of isopropyl alcohol and hand sanitizer across the USA

If you haven’t prepped your survival stockpile ahead of time, you’re out of luck: Mountain Falls’ 91% Isopropyl Alcohol is currently unavailable on the Amazon store. As COVID-19 continues to spread, shoppers become more desperate to get their hands on the product, which is a first aid antiseptic and topical antimicrobial. According to the product’s page […]

03/04/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Coronavirus fears cause panic-buying among shoppers in Brooklyn and Queens in New York

Preppers know that disaster will strike when you least expect it, but they’re probably just as surprised as non-preppers were at how swiftly the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread in America. Unfortunately, not everyone had the foresight to set up preps and a survival stockpile, which was proven when shoppers flocked to several stores in Brooklyn and Queens […]

03/04/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

One mistake is all it takes: 6 Dangerous survival myths, DEBUNKED

There are many beliefs about survival and preparedness that circulate all over the internet. Some of these myths can be dangerous — especially if people continue to believe them– since they can lead people to accidents or even worse. Here are six dangerous survival myths and here’s why they aren’t true. (h/t to Survivopedia.com) Food is your number one […]

03/04/2020 / By Zoey Sky

Should preppers take wilderness survival classes?

When SHTF, a prepper’s best tool is their mind. And with all sorts of things that could go wrong at any moment, from natural disasters and political upheavals to long-term power outages, now is the perfect time to sign up for wilderness survival classes. (h/t to PreppersSurvive.com) If you’re still trying to decide if they’re […]

03/03/2020 / By Darnel Fernandez

Testing survival products: Which items are actually useful when SHTF?

When it comes to survival, any prepper should be ready for any situation. This includes having all the right tools available inside their bug-out bags to help them survive. However, not all tools are as useful as others. As a prepper, you need to be able to determine which items are useful to keep around and […]

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