Advantages and Disadvantages to Vacuum Sealing Foods Vacuum sealing foods for long-term storage is an efficient way to preserve a wide-range of items. The trick is to use a good sealer along with the right material in order to minimize the chances of spoilage from air or insects. Let’s take a look at the benefits …
Do You Want to Feast on These Great Depression Foods? We all know that food supplies and options during the great depression were extremely limited. Not only that, but prices for some of the most basic items were beyond the reach of a significant portion of the population. As a result, menu choices were simple …
Getting out Alive: Clearly Understanding Emergency Exits Emergency exits are there for a reason: To provide a fast and alternate way out of a space if the main one is blocked. They are supposed to be lighted, clearly marked and easy to find in adverse conditions. However, getting to the right one and getting out …
How Bad Will a Food Shortage Really Get in America? We have one of the most sophisticated and efficient food distribution systems in the world. In fact, the vast majority of food that we get at the local grocery store comes from far away places. We don’t have warehouses full of supplies, we don’t have …
Why Are Spy Planes With Enhanced Mapping Capabilities Flying Overhead? News reports about the FBI, DHS and other law enforcement agencies flying thousands of surveillance missions over America have generated a lot of controversy. However, all of the attention that has been given to this growing practice has done nothing to curb it whatsoever. If …
Mistakes to Avoid When Bugging In Bugging in may often be the safer and more reasonable approach to dealing with a survival situation for a million and one different reasons. However, it’s important to be mindful of a number of common mistakes that people make when weighing their options. Let’s take a look at what …
How to Free up Some Extra Cash for Prepping Prepping costs money, and we all know that developing a good set of tools, supplies and resources requires a significant investment over the course of time. The good news is that you don’t to spend all of your money now in order to get on the …
What if Someone Wants to Leave Your Shelter? We spend an awful amount of time planning and preparing for bugging-in or out, and rightly so. We need to have supplies, tools and resources on hand to sustain us until whatever threat we are facing passes. However, one of the things that we rarely think or …
Common Sense Advice for Securing Your Home You don’t have to go to extremes to reinforce your home and create a deterrent for potential intruders. In fact, it’s very easy to overlook some very simple things that all of us can do right now to significantly enhance our home security. Let’s look at some suggestions …
California Braces for a Major Earthquake Along the San Andreas Fault The San Andreas fault is getting national media attention as scientists reaffirm their speculation that a big quake is more likely to strike in the near future than previously estimated. This news comes after more in-depth research into the behavior of plate movement, pressure …
