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Today we present another article in our non-fiction writing contest – By Prepper Doc

EMP is just a super-duper version of regular old radio frequency interference. With enough signal strength to blast past the reverse voltage limits of most semiconductors, an EMP attack is expected to destroy many solid-state radios, computers, controllers, etc. I *may* have had my own small “EMP” caused by my own ham radio station, and this article explains what I learned.

My solar power system is based on Outback inverters & charge controllers, so I had their computerized Mate3 monitor…

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If you’ve bought and read my book The Prepper’s Guide to Surviving the End of the World, as We Know It: Gear, Skills, and Related Know-How: A practical low-cost prepping blueprint that will teach you how to survive the end of the world, as we know it, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions to guide you every step of the way.please take a moment and go to Amazon.com and leave a rating and a short blurb about the book. Ratings and product blurbs help others make

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Before we get started with this weeks segment, I’d like to thank and give a shout out to Mr. B Dunn, Victoria S, Tonya V, and Melody H for their generous contributions this week. It is appreciated. If you feel that this site has helped you in some way and would like to give a little something back then you can do that here.

I would also like to thank R.U.T. KYDEX for sending me two of their awesome holsters for my Glock 42 (my concealed carry choice), the holsters are well made and work perfectly.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get a lot done this week as far as the…

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This is a guest post by Orange Jeep Dad

Anyone paying attention to the news today can decifer the urgency to prepare for a coming crisis. If you think there is no chance of any crisis ever reaching your doorstep, I doubt you would be reading this survival blog. If you ARE aware of the possibilities of natural disasters, financial meltdowns, and partial societal collapse but you know others who are disbelievers, the best thing to do at this point is preparing to have a little extra on hand for them. If they haven’t figured it out by now, odds are…they aren’t going to.

Thankfully we…

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guest post by Kim B

For months, I have been wondering, just how in the world am I going to put meat on the table if, at some point, I have no attractants for deer or other creatures. I spent hours trying to figure out how I was going to do it and I thought that it was going to be impossible.

That is until I was in the garden the other day and I began to think about the deer that, when I do not put out Irish Spring and other soaps to repel them, come through my land. My mind kept focusing on the fact that when they are not repelled and therefore find a reason to hang around, such as foraging…

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1.) Earthquake swarm in NW Arizona keeps rolling on: There has been a swarm of 21 quakes in an area along the Arizona-Nevada line south-southwest of Littlefield, AZ, which is also close to southwestern Utah and the frequency and span puzzles geologists.

2.) Ecuador quake death toll rises to nearly 650: The death toll from Ecuador’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 646 people.

3.) Your One Way Ticket To The Red List: For social media users, platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and others are online sites to stay in touch with family, friends, share pictures and…

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Before we get started with this weeks segment, I’d like to thank and give a shout out to Jana M, Williford, Peter W, Sherry S, Charles P and to the sender who sent the contribution via snail mail but who asked to remain anonymous.

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guest post by By MsgtHug

Ask yourself, why am I busy storing, planning and preparing while most of my neighbors and friends continue with their casual, routine lifestyles? The answer can be explained with one simple word: AWARENESS.

Does that mean we are living under constant fear, awaiting the next SHTF event? Because of our increased awareness we have a greater understanding, and the knowledge to be able to respond properly to these events. The more you know about a potentially fearful encounter, the more aware you become; the more likely you will survive. If we live under fear we often…

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1.) Donald Trump Comes Out Against North Carolina’s ‘Very Strong’ Bathroom Bill: Donald Trump says transgender people should be able to “use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate.” On NBC’s Today show Thursday morning, the GOP front-runner said he opposes North Carolina’s “very strong” bathroom bill, which prohibits transgender residents from doing just that.

2.) Saudi Arabia funded the attacks of 9/11?: This has become an issue when US leaders want to explore Saudi royal family members possibly funding terrorist networks. The FBI and CIA have…

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by JimShyWolf

Let’s clear the air first. I’m not a professional archer or survival bow hunter. I’ve never published an article in BowHunter or Archery magazine, nor have I ever competed in the Olympics in any venue, let alone archery. (Regardless what you may have heard to the contrary.) Nor have I ever traveled out-of-state to hunt any animal with a bow (and only did it once with a rifle, so am no expert there, either). Nor have I any formal education beyond what a college phy-ed class attempted to teach me after I’d been shooting and studying archery for twenty…

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You might be able to make it on your own… but having a well-organized group will increase your chances, comfort leval. Below is everything that you need to know to start or join a prepper group.

The Survival Group Handbook: How to Plan, Organize and Lead People For a Short or Long Term Survival Situation

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1.) Why Are The Chinese Stockpiling Silver?: It looks like something big may happen to the silver market and the Chinese are preparing for it.

2.) China’s New Gold Fix First Step In Moving The Price Of Gold To $10,000 – $20,000: What China has essentially done is introduced their own gold fix priced in yuan. Once the world views gold in terms of yuan per grams of gold as the way of measuring and trading gold, that will mean that China is officially controlling the world’s gold market. You have to also remember that China has already acknowledged that they want gold to play a much more…

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Contributed by Charles T

Have you ever imagined being stranded far from home with no transportation available to carry you back quickly? What would you do if you were at work and something prevented you from getting back home the normal way? Or your car got stuck during a blizzard and you had to stay in a stranger’s house while you waited for the plows to clear the roads? Would you have what you needed to walk home or stay in place for a few days?

These are the questions that get you thinking about the concept of a Get Home Bag (GHB).

A Get Home Bag is similar to a bug out bag, except…

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By Mr. Bam Bam

This morning I was in the mood for pancakes and suggested to my wife (aka Bam Bam) that we head for Waffle House. Instead, she pulled out a can of Augason Farms Pancake Mix that she’d won in the writing contest and proceeded to whip up giant stacks of fluffy pancakes. We sat down and poured hot maple syrup and butter over our servings. They were absolutely the best pancakes we’ve ever had. She prepared the entire 15-ounce can of pancake mix and we cleared our plates. (Yes, we are stuffed little piggies right now.) All she had to do was add water, stir the mix-up and throw…

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1.) NASA Discovers 72 New Asteroids Near Earth: The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. 11The name of the star is called Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters because they were made bitter. The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way.… –…

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Well, here we are again… another week closer to the balloon going up, the big one, the collapse, TEOTWAWKI. What will be the cause… economic collapse, plague and or super bugs, EMP, coronal mass ejection, Yellowstone eruption, cyber attack on the power grid, nuclear war, natural disaster, NWO police state, pole shift, asteroid strike, etc…

All we can do is take an educated guess as to what will be the cause of the next EOTWAWKI event, but one thing is certain and that is that it is coming and we get closer every day, the government will save us (maybe if you go to the FEMA…

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Below are the winners in our most recent non-fiction writing contest… If you are on this list then please email me your shipping info (using the same email address that you used when you submitted your article), and I’ll get that information out to the sponsors and they will ship directly to you.

1. First place winner “How Do You Handle Emergency Food Storage?” by Moira M will receive a gift certificate for $150 off of  rifle ammo at Lucky Gunner, an Urban Survival Kit a $109 value courtesy of  TEOTWAWKI supplies, a WonderMix Deluxe Kitchen Mixer a $299 value…

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