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Caring for Grandma and Grandpa WTSHTF

April 4th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Maybe your grandma and grandpa have long since passed away, maybe you have parents in their old age, this post also applies to YOU. Do they have SHTF plans? Probably not. Do you have SHTF plans for them? If you want them to live - you’d better. Oh right, they’re very old, huh? They’re in […]

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Learn Primitive Skills BEFORE You Need Them

March 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments

The disease moved quickly around the globe with a kill ratio of 95% (c’mon, work with me - make pretend). It started with runny poop, and quickly moved to liquified intestines falling out your bum. Blech! Holy TEOTWAWKI, Batman. Batman? Nope, he was one of the 95%. What YOU need are primitive skills!
Okay, okay, I’m […]

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Tags: Survival Skills · Preparedness

How to Hoard for the 2008 Recession (or Depression)

March 10th, 2008 · 12 Comments

C’mon everyone - it’s a hoarding party!
So you think we’re heading toward economic collapse, total financial TEOTWAWKI, cash chaos, and dollar dumping. Now you want to stockpile goods, hoard what you can, fill the shelves, and stand smiling in your living room as you watch the sun set on good financial times . . . […]

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Civil Defense - Time to Revive?

March 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Post 9/11 the federal government found new importance to prepare the United States for another domestic attack. We heard the Bush administration preach again and again that we face serious threats, and new funds were made available to cities and towns for preparation purposes. Then Katrina hit and we saw yet again how inept FEMA remained […]

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God vs Satan OR Prepare and Die Anyway

February 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Did y’all read this article on the Arkansas family that placed their home in a “sheltered valley” in order to protect against tornadoes? In the 60 years the extended family had spent living there they saw a few twisters skip right over the valley. But their home placement was in vain.
The 36-year-old letter carrier and mother […]

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So You Didn’t Marry a Survivalist

January 20th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Following up on my SHTF Chics Rule! post, let’s say your spouse isn’t hell bent on bunker building, but you want his/her preparedness support. How does one accomplish that?
(Note that I’m now using gender neutral language on this to address Sena and Anna’s comments on the prior mentioned post. There are SHTF homegirls viewing this site as well.)
Well, this is […]

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Tags: Women · Preparedness