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When The Dust Settles: Part 2

THE 5C’S OF “THE DAY AFTER” There is a general rule of thumb that covers “event” or disasters be they local and generally small, or the “doomsday” type. For an easy way to remember them , I call them the

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Planning For The SHTF Event Parts 2 and 3

PART II     THE 3 OPTIONS     You have now survived whatever the event was. If you have not been scooped up by the authorities, such as police or National Guard, and still have freedom of action you have three basic options

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Planning Part 1: Surviving The Event

Whether it is natural or man-made, you have to survive the initial event or it is game over. In many cases, however, survival comes down to sheer luck or God’s grace, whichever you believe in. A tornado may make a

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Aftermath: After The Dust Settles Part 1

You and some others around you have survived the initial impact of a Level III type event such as a Solar Flare/EMP, government collapse, etc. and have made it through the first three to four weeks. Besides the usual steps

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GETTING OUT OF DODGE  

No matter how good of a safe haven your home is, your prepping should include a plan to quickly “bug out” (Get out of Dodge/ GOOD). This is because a number of after effects of an EVENT could negatively affect

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Surviving with New Skill Sets

If one were to look at Mama Donna and I and compare us to some 30’ish couple in an exclusive gated subdivision, who are a GS whatever federal government paper-shuffler and a mid-level lawyer in a big firm we’d look

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When the Disaster Hits

Whether it is natural or man-made, you have to survive the initial event or it is game over. In many cases, however, survival comes down to God’s grace. A tornado may make a direct hit on you, an earthquake could

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IT’S AS EASY AS 1 (GENERATOR), 2 (COOLERS), AND 3 (CAR BATTERIES)

  Even though I am now surrounded by 20” or so of snow, I am thinking of spring when I do the checks on my prepping gear. One item on the list is to bring out my generator for its

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Too Many Chiefs And Not Enough Indians

There is an old saying in the military that a plan is good until the first shot is fired. If you have ever been involved with creating and executing any kind of large scale plan, military or not, you know

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What do You do After the Dust Settles?

There is a general rule of thumb that covers “events” or disasters be they local and generally small, or the “doomsday” type. For an easy way to remember them, I call them the 5 C’s. These are: CONFUSION: Better known

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