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I have a habit I am not proud of. I buy backup electronics for a grid-down emergency, then leave them on a shelf completely exposed to the same event I bought them for. A spare radio, a backup phone holding documents and photographs, power banks, a GPS, a drive with every family record on it. […]

There is a particular kind of household chaos that starts the moment somebody wakes up with a fever. Nobody can find the thermometer. The children’s medicine expired six months ago, and nobody remembers the right dose anyway. The humidifier has been sitting in a closet since last winter and smells questionable. The sick person is […]

If a major EMP knocked out large parts of the electrical grid tomorrow morning, most Americans would notice within seconds. The lights would go out. Internet service could disappear, card readers could stop working, and cell networks could become unreliable. Gas stations could lose the pumps that move fuel. Refrigerators would start warming. And if […]

There was a time when I gave very little thought to the water coming out of my kitchen faucet. Turn the handle, fill the glass, drink. Most Americans still live that way, and under normal conditions public drinking water is treated and regulated. But preparedness has taught me to look past normal conditions. A flood […]

I count it as a blessing that everyone in my home shares my interest in preparedness and that we all participate in preparedness activities as a family. That hasn’t always been the case, and it can be a tough row to hoe when some or all of the other members of your family don’t share […]