The Grid Down Situation is Now!! This week in the United States, there were a few states that had blackouts. In New York the power was out for a few hours. A few hours without power may seem like a mild inconvenience for some, but if you have medical equipment that runs on electricity, a …
The upcoming VLOG will be on Saturday. We will be discussing Situation Awareness and preparing for the holidays and ways to protect yourself from theft. The following week, November 2nd, we will be on location at the Murrieta Emergency Preparedness Fair. There will be three classes on Situation Awareness: Fire and Flooding. We are also scheduling …
Are you secure in your home? Is your home secure? Is there a difference? When I was young, I was afraid of every shadow and dark corner of the house. When I became a “Latch key kid”, my anxiety of being alone was unbearable. Even though I locked the door behind my mother as she …
Fact vs fiction, when things get real Even though I blog about how to better prepare yourself in an urban environment, I try to educate myself on other aspects of prepping. This week was one of those weeks of training. With some in depth training from Captain Matt Luttmann of InshoreAction Fishing Charters @matt.fish.hunt and …
Don’t get swiped by the swiper When I was young and naïve, I thought that a burglar could be spotted easily. They would have on a beanie, wear a mask, and would be carrying a big black bag. This imaginary burglar would either slide down the chimney; Santa Claus style, or sneak in through a …
In high school, I had a teacher who was a Reverend. One of the quotes he would always say was, “What you gonna do when the world is on fire?” Most of us kids would laugh it off and say something like, “I guess I will find some water.” Growing up Southern Baptist, I knew …
Dey Shut’n off Da Power Y’all On Thursday, May 30, 2019, California regulations were approved to allow the utility companies to cut the power to hundreds of thousands of customers to avoid the wildfires that have been terrorizing California for years. As a prepper, I have a bug-out and bug-in plan ready to implement. For …
As a child going to church was not an option. While sitting on the pew for what seemed like an eternity, I began to get antsy. My Grandma would reach into her purse and pull out a piece of “Puffy Peppermint,” or butterscotch. The preacher wiped the sweat from his brow and talk about the …
