Prepatude “It was a different world back then and Gen X kids, who were pretty free-range.” Prepping is a subject that has been near and dear to my heart since I was a kid. The Wilder family would frequently go on long hikes and snowmobile trips into the backcountry. Likewise, we’d go hunting…
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FUSA Bulletin: In NC Residents are the First Responders
In mountainous North Carolina, Residents are the First Responders after Hurricane Helene During 12 years as a National Guard member in New York, Tom Ford worked on relief missions to hurricane-hit communities, including when Sandy pummeled the New York area in 2012. But he’s never seen anything as bad as the impact of Hurricane…
Eight Observations On The “Several Unfolding Crises” We’re Seeing
Eight Observations On The “Several Unfolding Crises” We’re Seeing The massive disaster stemming from Hurricane Helene continues to teach us some invaluable lessons not only about preparedness but about the preparedness community. I’m watching the vice presidential debate as I write this, where the first question to the candidates referenced “several unfolding crises” going…
“We’re It”
In the pantheon of WW2 Movies, Fury is not that good of a movie, but for our purposes here today, I want to discuss a theme many fellow martial citizens can relate to: Self-Sufficiency and the realization that you cannot depend on any form of Government or “Higher Chain-of-Command” for you, your team or…
How Helene Affected The People Of Appalachia
How Helene Affected The People Of Appalachia This is why we need to Always be Training, Caching, Stockpiling and Preparing for the WORST.
NERC sounds alarm over winter gas supplies
NERC sounds alarm over winter gas supplies, potential grid impacts Almost two years after Winter Storm Elliott forced the largest recorded manual load shed in the history of the Eastern interconnection, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Friday it “remains concerned about maintaining sufficient natural gas supplies to address extreme winter conditions.” NERC’s…
NATO Poking the Bear is Not Going to End Well for FUSA
All Because NATO Wants To Expand While the mob is being entertained by two court jesters in a rigged “political debate” the U.S. Military has been green lit to assist Ukrainian Armed Forces in striking into Russia Proper with Drone Strikes on Moscow. If I were you, I would be thinking less about…
Herbal Explorations: Lemon Balm
H/T Kensho Homestead Herbal Explorations: Lemon Balm I’m adding another from Gavin’s Newsletter to the Herbal Explorations pages—the very popular Lemon Balm. Gavin does such a thorough job of covering it and I’m excited to start working with it more. I grow it, like mint, mostly for the bees, but like mint, I don’t use it nearly…
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Prepping 101: Off-the-Grid Dental Kit’s
Dental Kits Off The Grid Some folks that consider themselves well-prepared express surprise that we write about dental issues and recommend having a good dental kit as part of their medical storage. Even the few who are otherwise medically prepared don’t devote much time to dental preparedness. Poor dental health, however, can cause issues…