Truth In Prepping

I came across this article Mythbusting: The “Carrington Event” and Solar Cycle Doom That article is full of innuendos, misdirection, half-truths and downright untruths. First off a CME is not the same as at EMP. Any author that interchanges the two had absolutely no credibility. The main difference between an EMP attack and a CME impact is what is effected. For EMP, both the power grid and electronics are damaged and destroyed. In a CME impact, mainly the power grid is affected, while electronics are untouched The three components of nuclear EMP, as defined by the IEC, they are called E1, E2 and E3: E1– The first component is a very fast, high voltage pulse. It is very brief, but very intense. It is much faster than lightning and common lightning and surge suppressors will not stop this pulse. It induces high voltages in wiring and cables, like power lines, phone lines, etc. This is the component that destroys computers and electronic equipment. E2 pulse is a lot like lightning and is easier to protect against, though if the protection circuit was destroyed or damaged by the E1 pulse, may still do more damage. The E3 pulse is a long…

The worst possible thing would be a financial collapse, all of your debt, tax records, etc will still exist so will people wanting their money. It would be a very slow death for everyone While people may be debt-free i.e. no mortgage, no credit card bills, cars are paid off there still that thing called tax.  even if your stake currently does not have a property tax that does not mean that during financial collapse they won’t institute one if you consider that sales tax will be nonexistent. Now let’s take a look at the Great Depression, here are some facts; The stock market lost almost 90% of its value between 1929 and 1933. Around 11,000 banks failed during the Great Depression, leaving many with no savings. In 1929, unemployment was around 3%. In 1933, it was 25%, with 1 out of every 4 people out of work. The average family income dropped by 40% during the Great Depression. More than $1 billion in bank deposits were lost due to bank closings. The worst years of the Great Depression were 1932 and 1933. Around 300,000 companies went out of business. Hundreds of thousands of families could not pay their mortgages…

Yes, coronal mass injections scare the crap out of me because it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when! The first coronal mass ejection that had any effect on us (as a modern nation) was Carrington Event 1859 Since that time had several glancing blows and near misses. On March 13, 1989 the entire province of Quebec, Canada suffered an electrical power blackout. Hundreds of blackouts occur in some part of North America every year. The Quebec Blackout was different, because this one was caused by a solar storm! NASA Report solar storms coronal mass ejection a near miss 2012 According to a report published in 2012 by physicist Pete Riley of Predictive Science Inc., the chance of Earth being hit by a Carrington-class storm between 2012 and 2022 is 12% The report One more thing is that  CME and a EMP are then the same. A CME can last for several days and a EMP ust a few seconds.  

Buying land is not as simple what state. There is a whole criteria of thing to check for. This is small list to help get you started. Property State [] Live Water []Water Rights []Enough Acres []Defensible [] Gun Laws [] Taxes [] Home Schooling Laws []Population Density [] Prisons County Environment [] Sheriff []Building Codes []Jobs []Prisons []  Flooding []  Fires []  Volcano []  Snow Fall Lets not forget about all of the NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS The the further east you go the more trouble your in. Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels

Are you lost? Don’t know where to start? The LDS preparedness manual v8 2012 edition pdf is a very good place to start I am not trying to promote the religion but the PDF has over 200 pages of info. Take a look and let me know what you think

I know you’ve seen them, we all have. Websites that offer a weekend full of courses to take. Everything from tooth extraction to gunshot wound first aid.. And the weekend only cost you $250. Really think about it how much can they actually teach you about tooth extraction much less treating a gunshot wound. In a two-hour block of instruction. The vast majority of them are fear mongers. Do your own thinking! Well here’s the course I highly recommend it’s free and is a good place to start prepping! Disaster Preparedness offered by Coursera. They provides universal access to the world’s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online. About this course: Have you ever viewed a news report depicting the aftermath of a devastating natural disaster? The damage to human life and property are both staggering and heartbreaking. All parts of the world face the possibility of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural phenomena. Are you prepared if disaster would strike you? This course will help you prepare! The course is appropriate for any learner who is proactive about developing the core competencies of disaster readiness and survival planning. It is…

ARMCHAIR PREPPING. I have read some incredibly ridiculous things online such as. One guy posted that in the book Patriots a couple of members of the party hiked a couple thousand miles so you can to. Is this guy nuts or what? The author could’ve killed the people off a block from home. You need to be able to separate fantasy and fiction from reality! I also saw where somebody was asking where to start. The advice given to him was just get the Ranger handbook that’s all you need. What about canning, farming, animal care and the list goes on. All I’m saying is do your own thinking! [AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B003ODHO8G”]

This is what I prep for: To thrive not just survive! The event that triggers EOTWAWKI could be one of many things an EMP, CME, financial collapse or even ebola. But whatever triggers it, is going to cause a long duration event, I believe 10 years or more. And that 10 years is going to be a very bumpy ride. If you don’t have it you won’t get it. Meaning that if you don’t have the canning lids, enough that will last 10 years, then you’re going to be very hungry. Yes there’s 1000’s of skill sets that would be beneficial to a group medic, ham operator, beekeeper the list goes on. But the single most important skill set will be the farmer! They can teach you to be a basic infantryman in 12 weeks. But you can’t learn to be a farmer in 12 weeks much less 12 months. And unless your name is Jack or Johnny you just can’t throw seeds on the ground and think they’re going to grow. You have to have the tools to plant them. You also have to tools to harvest. You also have to have the tools to process them, dehydrating, smoking…