Survivopedia

Most people think a water emergency begins when the faucet stops working.

I have a habit I am not proud of.

There is a particular kind of household chaos that starts the moment somebody wakes up with a fever.

If a major EMP knocked out large parts of the electrical grid tomorrow morning, most Americans would notice within seconds.

There was a time when I gave very little thought to the water coming out of my kitchen faucet.

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.

There are cameras appearing along American roads that do not issue speeding tickets and do not care whether you ran a red light.

Mushrooms are one of the wild foods I respect most.

Most people never think about the financial condition of farmers while they walk through a grocery store.

There is a mistake I have made often enough that I finally gave myself a deadline for it.

I have heard it said that there is no way you are going to be able to survive a future catastrophe unless you own a home on a large lot in the suburbs, with a safe room, at a bare minimum.

I pay attention to food prices, harvest reports, droughts, and whatever is missing from the grocery shelves.

There used to be a date on the calendar when people knew the year could no longer be left half-finished.

Most people picture a shortage beginning at the store.

There was a stretch of the year our grandmothers understood far better than most of us do now.

One of the easiest mistakes a prepper can make is assuming that because something happens on his own property, he is free to do it.

September 11 has reached a strange place in American memory.

There are certain days that divide life into before and after.

I pay attention to grocery stores differently than I used to.

One thing I have learned about preparedness is that a good system should still work when the person using it is tired, injured, older, or simply unable to do the physical work he once could.