Canadian Preppers Network

Fire, Wind, Blackouts, And Civil Defence

This week’s preparedness picture is not built around one dramatic event. It is built around several reminders that systems fail in different ways, often at the same time.

Canada is moving deeper into wildfire season. Tornadoes have already been confirmed in Manitoba and Quebec. Tropical activity has begun in the Pacific while th...

The hardest prep may not be feeding your own household. It may be dealing with the unprepared family and friends who ignored every warning and still expect refuge when the shelves go bare.

Most preppers have imagined shortages, blackouts, storms, fuel interruptions, broken supply chains, public disorder, and long emergencies. They have thought about food storage, water filtr...

When garbage piles up, toilets stop working, and standing water spreads, sanitation becomes survival.

Most people imagine collapse as a food problem, a power problem, or a security problem.

They picture empty shelves, dark streets, dead phones, dry taps, and maybe a few desperate neighbours knocking on doors.

What they do not picture is the yard.

Bags of ...

Why food storage, cooking discipline, and visible abundance become security issues in a long emergency

Most preppers think about food storage as a private matter. Shelves in the basement. Buckets in the pantry. Jars in the cold room. A freezer full of meat. Maybe a garden out back and a few quiet plans for canning season.

That works fine when society is running.

Why serious preparedness cannot stay locked in the basement forever.

There is a dangerous fantasy that runs through parts of the preparedness world. It says that if you stack enough food, buy enough gear, keep your head down, and stay away from people, you will be fine when everything around you starts to crack.

That idea sounds clean. It sounds controlled. It also fai...