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Pros and Cons of Freeze-Dried, Dehydrated, MRE, Canned, Food-Bars, Grains-Beans
January 28th, 2014 
Ken Jorgustin 
Posted in Food & Water, What Do You Need? 
Comments Off on Pros and Cons of Freeze-Dried, Dehydrated, MRE, Canned, Food-Bars, Grains-BeansHow To Choose The Best Foods For A 72-Hour Survival Kit
January 6th, 2014 Ken Jorgustin When a disaster occurs, it is too late to shop or search for the supplies you need. A 72-hour survival kit with a 3-day supply of food is the bare minimum that is recommended for EVERYONE, regardless of where or how you live. The most important aspect of this kit is its food and water. […]
Posted in Food & Water, What Do You Need? Comments Off on How To Choose The Best Foods For A 72-Hour Survival Kit37 Prep Items People Are Buying
December 1st, 2013 Ken Jorgustin During the past year, this list of 37 items that people were buying may provide an idea for your own preparedness supplies… Be aware that this list of items is not representative of what we believe ‘should’ be the top 37 preps, but is based and influenced by the following things… These are items which […]
6 Cooking Staples For SHTF
November 20th, 2013 Ken Jorgustin If the $hit hits the fan, there are many, many supplies (and know-how) that you will need to survive. In addition to all that, here is a list of six supplemental ‘staples’ for your kitchen after TSHTF… Like I said, there are MANY supplies (and foods) that you will need for your kitchen, but these […]
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Bug-In Or Bug-Out?
November 6th, 2013 Ken Jorgustin Disaster strikes. Perhaps even a collapse event, or an evacuation order. You must decide FIRST if you need to prepare where you are (Bug-in), or attempt evacuation (Bug-out). Here are some considerations while making that decision… You must VERY SERIOUSLY CONSIDER the nature-magnitude-implications of the threat or disaster that is unfolding. Information — THE RIGHT […]
The Post Disaster Security Timeline
October 11th, 2013 Ken Jorgustin It is very important to know, that there is a security timeline of events which will follow a disaster, and the resulting human behavior can be predictably used to your advantage in the hours, days and weeks into a disaster… The post-disaster security timeline can be split into five segments of time (the event, search-and-rescue, […]
Posted in Maintaining Rested-ness, Where and When to Go Comments Off on The Post Disaster Security TimelineThe 10 C’s Of Survivability
July 9th, 2013 Ken Jorgustin Dave Canterbury is the owner and instructor of “The Pathfinder School” in Jackson Ohio (which provides training in wilderness and survival techniques) and a former co-host of Discovery Channel’s “Dual Survival”. He promotes what he calls the 5 C’s (and the 10 C’s) of survivability. These elements of survival basics are well worth remembering (and […]