It was Day 3 of the flooding following Hurricane Harvey that I finally told my kids, "Get your emergency kits ready to go by the back door. We may have to leave if the flooding gets any closer." Day by day, hour by hour, floodwaters had crept ... Read More
Flood – Fire – Evacuation
Two of the most common reasons to evacuate your home, workplace, or any other safe area are flood and fire. In the Los Angeles area, nearly 90,000 people were evacuated due to the Blue Cut wildfire that is virtually out of control, still. Where do ... Read More
Don’t Leave Home Without It: The Vehicle 72-Hour Kit
Soccer moms, football moms, cheerleading moms, whatever they call us, "chauffeur" better describes what we, Survival Moms, do every day. In my world, it's not unusual to have a kid's dentist appointment, a field trip, and a swim meet all on the same ... Read More
11 Last Minute, Last Ditch Evacuation Locations
From my book, Emergency Evacuations: Your kits are ready, the pets and kids are bundled up and you’ve remembered to grab their favorite play toys and diversions, but now the big question remains, where do you go? Remember that if your end ... Read More
Carry These 11 Items In Your Car to Survive a Wildfire
I've been watching recent video from the horrific wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Friends of mine owned a home there, now destroyed by wildfire, and many other friends and acquaintances enjoyed the area during family vacations. As of this ... Read More
Designing & Building an Affordable Prepper’s Hideaway
Designing a house should be fun! It's a chance to for your dreams to become real in the form of a home. Most of us don't get to include all the bells and whistles we might like, but we can include the most important ones, leaving the possibility to ... Read More
18 Tips For Buying an Affordable & Usable Property for Getting Out of Dodge
An affordable bug out location or Get Out Of Dodge (GOOD) property is a wish and a dream for many a prepper. Unfortunately, though, few of us can afford those multi-hundred-thousand dollar properties we see on TV with orchards, solar power, stocked ... Read More
Pimp Your Bugout Vehicle on a Budget
A reliable vehicle is a very important part of our preparedness planning. Not only is it transportation out of a bad situation, but your vehicle can provide lighting, heat/air conditioning, electrical power, and shelter. Most of us don't have the ... Read More
How Indecision Can Endanger Your Life
My karate instructor often makes us do "kill me" drills. We, the students, have to stand with our eyes closed, wait to be "attacked" by a partner, and then execute a self-defense technique within one second of being attacked. If, when we open our ... Read More
13 Reasons a Rural Retreat May Not Be the Safe Refuge You Might Think
Way back in 2007, when I first became aware of the need to prepare for an increasingly uncertain future, I was convinced that our family needed to move from the city to a hidey-hole or a cabin in the woods, commonly referred to as "rural survival ... Read More
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