When it’s dark and the power goes out, you hopefully have some flashlights or lanterns handy (or at least a smartphone, which usually has a flashlight built-in). But what if you need more light sources than you have in your emergency kit? Or, what if you’re like one of our editors in a recent outage,
The world has over 49 million cases. The world has added over 4 million cases since last Thursday. Case growth is climbing precipitously. There have been over 1.2 million deaths in total. The US has nearly 10 million cases. Over 240,000 Americans have died—over 1,000 in the last 24 hours. The US has gained over
I used to be able to reassure myself by saying, “I might own guns, but at least I’m not one of those LARPers who walk around in body armor.” But as 2020 has broken so many of us, it made me break down and become “that guy.” I spotted a good deal on the (unfortunately
There are over 47.8 million global cases. The world has gained 3.6 million cases since last week, and case growth continues to increase. There have been over 1.2 million deaths. There are over 9.6 million cases in the US. There have been over 238,000 deaths in the US. Over 1,100 have died in the US
I have a confession to make: despite the fact that prepping is my day job, I didn’t really have my go-bag in good working order until this past April. Yeah, I had a go-bag, but it was more aspirational than operational — more “Jon’s bag of survival stuff” than the kind of well-planned and painstakingly
The world has nearly 42 million cases. The world has added over 3.2 million cases since last Thursday. Case growth continues to climb. There have been nearly 1.2 million deaths. The US has over 9.2 million cases. Over 234,000 Americans have died—almost 1,000 in the last 24 hours. The US has gained over 82,000 new
We’re seeing a big increase in traffic to our food-related content, and hearing reports of low stocks in grocery stores in different places. All of this points to one thing: Americans are running out and doing a bunch of last minute food shopping in advance of what may be a contentious election day. There’s also
There are over 44.2 million global cases. The world has gained 3.3 million cases since last week, and case growth continues to increase. There have been nearly 1.2 million deaths. There are over 9 million cases in the US. There have been over 232,000 deaths in the US. Over 964 have died in the US
We don’t know what will happen next week with the election, and we’re not about to make any big predictions. But everyone else is certainly making predictions — mainstream media outlets are openly speculating about Civil War 2.0, businesses are preparing for massive unrest, and citizens are arming up. We’ve been tracking all of these
Let’s say things have hit the fan and you dust off the seed vault you tucked away in the back of your pantry. Assuming your seeds haven’t gone bad, how would you dig a garden bed to plant them? Fire up a tractor or tiller? What if you couldn’t get gas? The traditional way to
The world has nearly 42 million cases. The world has added 2.8 million cases since last Thursday. Case growth continues to climb. There have been over 1.1 million deaths. The US has over 8.6 million cases. Over 228,000 Americans have died—over 860 in the last 24 hours. The US has gained over 67,000 new cases
Fats and proteins are a bigger challenge when putting together your food preps than other categories like grains and veggies. These critical nutrient families tend to have a terrible shelf life, so if you want either of them in a form that’ll last for years, there are two main options: canned or freeze-dried products like
There are over 40.9 million global cases. 2.6 million cases have been added to the tally over the last week as growth ramps up. There have been over 1.1 million deaths. There are over 8.5 million cases in the US. There have been over 226,000 deaths in the US. Over 825 have died in the
If we had another hiccup in the food chain as we did in the spring, you’d probably keep up with it via the internet — by monitoring sites like The Prepared, or by checking social media. But what if the supply chain problems were combined with a cyberattack or other disruption to the internet or
Doomshopping — a vicious cycle of doomscrolling, fear-fueled impulse buying (of preps and supplies), guilt at overspending, and then back around to doomscrolling to justify the purchases and silence the guilt. So may Americans are doing it right now in the run-up to the November election, and in a previous post I suggested some ways
