If You Couldn’t Leave Your House, How Long Would Your Family Last? ***Disclaimer- I tried to make this email as spoiler free as I could.*** I watched a movie last night on Netflix called The Last House, and about five minutes into it my preparedness brain kicked in. Here’s the setup: A family of four …
Today’s lesson comes from Sam Jenkins. If you’ve read my books, you already know him. If you haven’t, here’s what you need to know. Sam was military. He had training. He had experience. He understood weapons, danger, discipline, and what it meant to function when circumstances became uncomfortable. That gave him an advantage when his …
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Today’s lesson came about from a conversation with a friend. He was looking into water purification for him and his wife. He wasn’t looking for a whole house system like a big Berkey, but something small for short term emergency use. This lesson is all about Water Purification Needs for Individuals, but you can apply …
Build Your First Vehicle Medical Kit Today’s mission is simple. By the time you’re finished reading this email, I want you to have a basic first aid kit in your vehicle. Not next week. Not “when you have time.” Today. Quick Question Which one sounds most like you? Operator A You’ve got quality first aid …
People often assume I wrote The Midwife and the Medic because I wanted to tell a disaster story.I didn’t. I wrote it because I wanted to tell a story about ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things when the world around them is falling apart. For more than thirty years, I’ve worked in professions where preparation wasn’t …
Why I Started Prepared Today’s briefing is a little different. No lesson. No checklist. No gear recommendations. Before I ask you to trust me with your family’s safety, I think it’s only fair that you know who’s writing these emails. After all, preparedness isn’t something I learned from YouTube. It’s something I’ve lived. For more …
WELCOME TO PREPARED Most people prepare after disaster strikes. Our goal is to prepare before it does. Every week you’ll receive different briefings items that will include some or all of the following: ✓ Practical preparedness lessons ✓ Printable field resources ✓ Real-world case studies ✓ A recommended piece of gear, a book, or a …
I usually teach everyone to build their own Bug Out Bags and such on their own. The main reason is because it’s easier to do buying it piecemeal over time. Not cheaper, but easier to afford. But it’s certainly not the quickest or safest way to do things. That’s why I wanted to mention the …
Why powdered supplements quietly solve a lot of preparedness problems. When most people think about food storage, they picture buckets of rice, stacks of cans, and shelves that scream “prepper.” That’s fine, but it’s not the whole picture. One of the smartest, least obvious ways I’ve found to strengthen food preparedness is something most people already associate …
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There’s a lot we take for granted.Clean waterWorking powerCell serviceAnd the idea that when we dial 911, help will come. But in the last few years, we’ve seen massive 911 outages, from Michigan to Alaska. Some lasted minutes. Others stretched into half a day. Whether it’s a cyberattack, a systems crash, or a local storm that …
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