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Editor’s Pick: Build the Perfect Bug-Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit

  Bug-Out Bags: A Good Idea Though the idea of survival in the case of everything from a natural disaster to something as catastrophic as complete, worldwide economic collapse and civil disintegration has gathered speed among the American public recently. Witness the success of television shows like National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers. While there is certainly [...]

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How to Survive a Blizzard

    The Fargo-Moorhead area of northwest Minnesota was hit hard this week by something no one expected in early October: 14 inches of snow. It caught residents completely by surprise. Few had winter survival kits in their cars, putting many stranded motorists at risk. Homes were just as unprepared, as power went out across [...]

Video: Build a Survival Kit in a Metal Mint Box

Video: Build a Survival Kit in a Metal Mint Box

You’d be surprised how much you can fit inside one of those metal mint boxes. Here’s how to build a survival kit inside one.

Your mind is your greatest survival tool. Don't blunt it with panic. Exercise STOP (Sit, Think, Observe, Plan). [image via sxc.hu]

How to Overcome Panic in a Survival Situation

Your mind is the greatest survival tool. Don’t blunt it with panic. Here’s what to do.

The author believes ham radio is the most versatile and effective form of two-way radio for emergency communications. Here, he operates his home-based U.S. Amateur Radio Station, W9NSE. The station operates on all bands and modes, from local and state coverage on VHF/UHF FM, to national and international on HF shortwave using the SSB and AM modes.

The Day the Cell Phones Died – Emergency Radio Part 2

When cellular networks fail due to natural or man-made disaster, two-way radio still works. Find out why.

Video: Full Episode of TV Show About Blackout

Video: Full Episode of TV Show About Blackout

“Revolution” is TV on NBC about a catastrophic blackout. Here’s video of the full pilot episode. How would you react if the power never came back on?

It's easy to shove preparedness down on your list of priorities. Ask yourself, "How much do I value my family's survival during a disaster?" Not so low now, is it?

Top 10 Survival Tips and How to Get Started

Top Survival Tips #1: Don’t Get Caught Unprepared. Have a home survival kit, disaster plan or bug-out bag ready to go. Here’s how to get started.

The CDC's zombie survival guide PDF is titled, "Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic." Click the cover to download it for free.

The CDC’s Zombie Survival Guide PDF Could Cost Real Lives

  On the one hand, the zombie survival guide PDF published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an innovative way to get the word out about preparedness. On the other, it may be the worst thing to have ever happened to disaster preparation. For starters, the zombie survival guide PDF is in comic [...]

Don’t count on your cell phone to work during a disaster. Cellular telephone systems are based on a centralized network, making them susceptible to failure any time traffic exceeds “normal” levels, common during any widespread emergency.

The Day the Cell Phones Died – Part 1

When all else fails, two-way radio still gets through.

5 Things a Bug-Out Bag Packing List Must Include

5 Things a Bug-Out Bag Packing List Must Include

    The bug-out bag; lots of people are talking about it. But what do you really need on that bug-out bag packing list? I’ll start this off by saying without hesitation that I can’t answer that question for you. Any survival kit is a personal thing for your individual circumstances. If I were to [...]