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Posts From Richard Maida

D.A.R.E. to Survive

You took your time and carefully squeezed out your prepping supplies and gear from your budget. You put together your plans based on the knowledge of your local threats and conditions but with an eye towards the possible major “Level

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Why Should Families be Prepping Together?

My wife, Mama Donna, doesn’t really think of herself as a Prepper, but she possesses a lot of the basic ideas and skills. She can crochet outfits and sweaters, cook up a storm and can scratch bake like you wouldn’t

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Booby-traps can help you Survive and “WIN”

A Level III / Apocalypse has come and you need to get your goodies out on your perimeter and around your safe haven to surprise the slime balls, looters and other creatures who want your supplies over your dead body.

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The Mindset of the Average Looter

In a movie from some years back, called Cloverfield, a giant creature is tearing apart NYC while mobs are looting an electronics store. As comical as that seems, it underlines the basic mental state of the looter of living in

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Survival Events and Responses

This is a general guideline I came up with to help my prepping. While you may have a specific event in mind to prep for, such as tornados, there are others that can affect you. They can be minor, such

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Understanding Self Defense: Passive and Active

The Seven Sisters of Urban Survival (Part VII) Passive security is a matter of putting as many layers or barriers between you and your family and the bad guys outside who may want to get in. It is necessary to

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How to Use Money in a Survival Situation

The Seven Sisters of Urban Survival (Part VI) Sooner or later every prepping and urban survivalist discussion gets around to money in general and gold in particular, with silver jingling around in between. With all the hype, confusion can reign.

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Urban Survival For Alternate Power

The Seven Sisters of Urban Survival (Part V) You need some kind of power for: 1. Light2. Cooking3. Heat4. Refrigeration5. Communications LIGHTThis is a must when the power goes out. If you can afford them, the plug-in type flashlights that

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Survival Shelters

The Seven Sisters of Urban Survival (Part IV) A shelter is any structure that provides you and yours with some degree of protection from that which can be harmful as long as the threat exists. It can be as temporary

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First Aid, Hygiene, and General Health

The Seven Sisters of Urban Survival (Part III) First aid, like every other aspect of survival and prepping has two parts: – Knowledge– Equipment “If you just have the kit, it won’t help a bit” Not having the right equipment

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