Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com There are many ways our consumer electronics could be rendered useless during a SHTF situation. EMP scenarios are popular among preppers, but rain or carelessness will break them just as easily. Let’s assume your equipment survives the disaster and you weren’t careless. How will your tech work properly without reliable …
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Entertainment after SHTF
Collage by author using photos sourced from Pixels.com by the following artists/entities: Ylanite Koppens, Jadson Thomas, Recal Media, and Pixabay (3 photos). How have you planned for entertainment after the SHTF? It stands to reason that survivors will spend most of the day working to ensure they can survive, but what we do afterward is …
Alternative SHTF Scenarios
Photo by Renato Danyi on Pexels.com I’ve noticed that many members of the various "prepper" groups seem to have a narrow vision regarding how civilization may end, and some won’t consider or prep for other possible situations. A lot of survivalists have read apocalyptic books or watched similarly-themed movies and sold their souls to those …
Traveling when the SHTF
An apocalyptic disaster can happen at any time, even when traveling. It doesn’t matter if you’re travelling for business or pleasure, you CANNOT assume you can shelter in place and rely on the hotel’s services indefinitely. You must find a way to get home as soon as possible, because tourists are the first people locals …
Air Conditioning after the SHTF
Photo by Tom Fisk on Pexels.com Our modern society lets us maintain our homes and workplaces at comfortable temperatures at all times. There are adults living today, who’ve never had to live without air conditioning for longer than a few hours. We take this modern marvel for granted now, but what if civilization were to …
Hygiene after the SHTF
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com I’ve seen hundreds of articles about how to survive the apocalypse by using specialized skills, and/or living off a hoard of food. However, one of the most important skills most people learn during childhood doesn’t get the attention it deserves… Hygiene! How will you stay healthy to use those …
Survival Pet Bathroom?
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com I’d like to end my recent focus on pet survivalism by mentioning another problem you may face if civilization were to end… waste. How are you going to take care of the natural urge to expel liquid or solid waste? This is easy in today’s world. All we have …
Useful Survival Pets?
Photo by Jonathan Borba on Pexels.com This is the third installment dedicated to pets in survival situations. People have thanked me for my previous articles related to prepping for our pets’ food and healthcare, but I’m sure this one will be more controversial and less popular. I’d like to go over which pet species will …
Survival Petcare
Photo by Sam Lion on Pexels.com The first thing I need to say on this subject is that I'm not a veterinarian[1]. This article isn’t intended to be the animal version of Gray’s Anatomy and won’t discuss every possible ailment to befall pets. The objective is to provide a few examples to serve as reminders …
Survival Dog Food 🐕
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com We love our fur-babies, but they often slip our minds when making plans or stockpiling food and supplies. Just like humans, our pets have the same basic needs for: food, water, and shelter. Most "Preppers" have water and shelter already, but what about petfood? Before moving forward, I’d like to …
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