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5 Days Without Power

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Michele In December 2008, I got 2 feet of snow. OK, so some of you are laughing – 2’ – so what? But this area usually only gets 6-8 inches a couple of times a year, which is mostly gone the next day, [...]

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Homemade cleaning products – what you need to know

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Lynn T My first prepping goal was to stock a year’s worthof everything we normally use that has a year plus shelf life. This took a few months but we were able to accomplish the goal. (We did allow for freezer storage for this interim [...]

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Remember the Old Ways and Silk Body Armor…

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Edward R One of the common sayings in my household is, “The more technology advances the less intelligent people become.” This is not meant to be an insult to anyone in particular, but is rather an observation of fact about our society as a [...]

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SHTF not always the scenario you think about

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by John I When I have read about the SHTF scenario in survivalist blogs and articles, I had visions of nuclear attack, virus outbreak, zombie apocalypse, etc. It takes a lot less than that to upset your personal life and put you in a [...]

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Chores, maintenance and being organized when TSHTF

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Lindsey J. from Pa Will you be ready in a moments notice? I have asked myself this question on a daily basis. I just wanted to send along some things that I do, to make sure that if I would have to leave [...]

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Prepping on the cheap with coupons!

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Lindsey in PA I know that everyone is concerned about the economic situation of our country as a whole, along with their own situation. Many people say that they want to prepare, but don’t have the means to. I have the solution, and a [...]

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Things You Will Need But usually never see on lists(only in comments)

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Elaine in TX I have been gathering things that I have and started using them in preparation. I inherited a lot of cast iron cookware from my dad. He used to go camping with the boy scouts – and started seasoning them and storing them [...]

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The Altoids Tin and its Many Uses

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Patton In another article I recently wrote for this forum, I mentioned using an Altoids mint tin used as a mini-Faraday container to place a small Mylar bag covered thumb drive to protect the data from EMP (electromagnetic pulse). Altoids mints come in a [...]

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Post-TSHTF, Everything is conditional

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by HB Okay, we’re all planning on the possibility of some kind of major SHTF event. We don’t know what form it will take but we do know that about 90% of the people are not prepared for any long-term calamity. We also know, with Katrina [...]

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Snowbound ASU Student Survives 10 Days on Candy, Melted Snow

Guest post by Matthew E Recently an ASU student survived being snowbound in her car for a full ten days and survived the freezing temperatures with little more than 2 candy bars and a bottle of water. Thankfully, she was found alive and is doing well, but this is an uncommon occurrence and we can all [...]

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