Discussing the two lists I have which identify the common and mundane things that we do everyday, that we would still need to do in an disaster or emergency scenario. These are the Common Daily Tasks and the Common Survival Tasks.

Continuing our Back to Basics Series, we look at the basic survival kit. As so much of our preparedness relies on having the right gear, we should look at what constitutes a basic survival kit. The reason I call this, "basic," is because the items in it our for general survival situation. It doesn't make any pretense for what the disaster or event will be, and thus needs to provide you with the basics that would be needed in order to get through most events.

Continuing our Back to Basics Series, we look at the basic survival kit. As so much of our preparedness relies on having the right gear, we should look at what constitutes a basic survival kit. The reason I call this, "basic," is because the items in it our for general survival situation. It doesn't make any pretense for what the disaster or event will be, and thus needs to provide you with the basics that would be needed in order to get through most events.

In this second part of the EMP series, we cover some myths, what you can do to prepare for an EMP attack, things that you should store, and how to tell if the power outage is normal, CME or EMP induced.

In this second part of the EMP series, we cover some myths, what you can do to prepare for an EMP attack, things that you should store, and how to tell if the power outage is normal, CME or EMP induced.

There is a very real possibility that the US could suffer from a prolong power outage caused by either an EMP attack or a large solar storm. Both of these events could happen at any time, but unlike most disasters, the effects from either of these could cause the power grid to be down for years.

There is a very real possibility that the US could suffer from a prolong power outage caused by either an EMP attack or a large solar storm. Both of these events could happen at any time, but unlike most disasters, the effects from either of these could cause the power grid to be down for years.

Back in October 2009, Podcast Episode 44, I posed a series of questions that you can ask yourself which should give an indication on how the economy is trending. In this podcast, I review these questions, along with my answers for what I see going on with the economy (the questions are below, check out the podcast for my current answers).

Back in October 2009, Podcast Episode 44, I posed a series of questions that you can ask yourself which should give an indication on how the economy is trending. In this podcast, I review these questions, along with my answers for what I see going on with the economy (the questions are below, check out the podcast for my current answers).

There are a lot of different ways that you can make a threat assessment. Some are very complicated, but they don't need to be. A basic assessment of the threats that are in your area can be as simple as figuring out which of possible events are more likely to happen and which would affect you more if they did.