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Storms Without Warnings: Preparing for a Turbulent 2025 Hurricane Season

Storms Without Warnings: Preparing for a Turbulent 2025 Hurricane Season

July 13, 2025

Expectation for 2025 hurricane season couldn't be more ominous. AccuWeather forecasts between 13 and 18 named storms, 7 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes, and 3 to 6 likely making direct U.S. landfall. Despite this heightened risk, recent budget cuts have reduced NOAA’s capabilities by up to 30% an...

Mainstream Prepping: Why More Ordinary People Are Building Bunkers and Skills

Mainstream Prepping: Why More Ordinary People Are Building Bunkers and Skills

July 7, 2025

There was a time, not long ago, when the word “prepper” conjured up images of camouflage, gas masks, and off-grid bunkers hidden in the hills. It was a label that mainstream society viewed with skepticism—if not outright mockery. But today, the tide has turned. Prepping has slipped quietly into the ...

How GridEx & EARTH EX Prepare Us for Cataclysmic Grid Failure

How GridEx & EARTH EX Prepare Us for Cataclysmic Grid Failure

July 11, 2025

As our interconnected world grows increasingly fragile, exercises like GridEx and EARTH EX are no longer "nice to have" scenarios—they’re urgent reality checks. These large-scale “grid failure” drills engage a cross-section of critical systems—from power to water, communications to food—to test ...

Cyber Polygon & Cyber Storm: Global Cyber War Games We Should All Care About

Cyber Polygon & Cyber Storm: Global Cyber War Games We Should All Care About

July 5, 2025

When society buckles under cyber attacks—grid blackouts, water contamination, hospital shutdowns—these aren't sci-fi nightmares. They're the scenarios being actively simulated right now through international cyber war games like Cyber Polygon and Cyber Storm . And knowing how they prepare (or fai...

The Fungus Among Us: Could 'The Last of Us' Become Reality?

The Fungus Among Us: Could 'The Last of Us' Become Reality?

May 31, 2025

In HBO’s The Last of Us , a mutated fungus transforms humans into mindless, violent hosts, leading to the collapse of civilization. While this scenario is fictional, it draws inspiration from real fungi like Ophiocordyceps unilateralis , known for its ability to control insect behavior . Understan...

The Forgotten Edge: 7 Survival Skills Most People Have Never Learned

The Forgotten Edge: 7 Survival Skills Most People Have Never Learned

June 6, 2025

Everyone talks about building a fire or purifying water, and while those basics matter, there’s a whole world of survival knowledge quietly slipping through humanity’s fingers. We’ve traded resilience for convenience, intuition for algorithms. In the comfort of modern life, ancient instincts atrophy...

The Collapse Compass: What to Do in the First 48 Hours After Society Falls

The Collapse Compass: What to Do in the First 48 Hours After Society Falls

June 4, 2025

It doesn’t start with explosions. There’s no announcement. No headline saying “It’s Over.” Collapse is quieter. Slower. Then suddenly, it’s everywhere. Power goes out. Phones go dead. Supermarkets empty. Sirens scream in the distance—and then fade. You look outside, and what you once called “normal”...

Why 96% of People Won’t Survive the First 10 Days of Total Collapse

Why 96% of People Won’t Survive the First 10 Days of Total Collapse

May 5, 2025

When it all goes down, it won’t be slow. One minute, the power’s out. The next, the news is gone. The phones stop working. Water slows to a trickle. Police don’t answer. Stores empty in hours. Gas stations go dry. Within 10 days, 96% of people will be desperate, sick, starving, or dead. It sounds e...

Bugging Out to AI-Powered Homesteads: The Future of Off-Grid Survival Is Here

Bugging Out to AI-Powered Homesteads: The Future of Off-Grid Survival Is Here

April 30, 2025

Bugging out used to mean disappearing into the woods with a backpack, a knife, and a prayer. But that image is rapidly becoming outdated. In 2025, the smartest preppers are trading in their tarp shelters and MREs for something entirely different: AI-powered, off-grid homesteads . This is not surviv...

Cyber War and Blackout Survival: When the Digital World Turns Against You

Cyber War and Blackout Survival: When the Digital World Turns Against You

April 4, 2025

It won’t start with bombs. It won’t even start with soldiers. It’ll begin with flickering lights. A frozen bank screen. Cell phones stuck on “no signal.” Traffic lights blinking useless red in the morning rush. Then the silence. No internet. No power. No credit card transactions. No 911. No news. Ju...

The New Preppers: How Geopolitical Tension and Tech Are Reshaping Survivalism

The New Preppers: How Geopolitical Tension and Tech Are Reshaping Survivalism

March 29, 2025

Not long ago, preppers were seen as paranoid outsiders—people living on the edge, hoarding cans, and building bunkers in their backyards. But that world is gone now. In its place is a new reality, one where everyday people are waking up to a single uncomfortable truth: civilization is not as stable...

The Day the Water Stops: Surviving When the Taps Run Dry

The Day the Water Stops: Surviving When the Taps Run Dry

March 17, 2025

When society collapses, most people worry about food, security, and fuel. But the real killer comes faster—and quieter. It’s thirst. Water has always been a background utility. You turn the faucet and it flows. Toilets flush. Showers run. You never think about the complexity behind that convenience....

The Collapse Economy: How Barter, Trade, and Black Markets Replace Money

The Collapse Economy: How Barter, Trade, and Black Markets Replace Money

March 26, 2025

When the lights go out and the dollar dies, people still need to eat, drink, heal, and survive. Civilization may crumble, but trade doesn’t. It adapts. Cash won’t be king anymore. It’ll be kindling. In a true collapse—whether caused by economic implosion, EMP, war, or systemic failure— money loses t...

No More Rule of Law: What Justice Looks Like After the Collapse

No More Rule of Law: What Justice Looks Like After the Collapse

April 5, 2025

The sirens have gone silent. The courts are empty. The police are gone, or worse, they've become just another gang in uniform. In the wake of collapse, when the last remnants of government crumble, so too does the concept of law and order. At first, it's subtle. The rules start slipping. People loot...

Why 90% of the Population Would Die Without Electricity - And How to Be Among the 10% Who Survive

Why 90% of the Population Would Die Without Electricity - And How to Be Among the 10% Who Survive

March 11, 2025

Electricity is the backbone of modern civilization. It powers our homes, fuels industry, keeps food fresh, purifies water, and enables communication. Almost everything people rely on—from medical care to transportation—depends on a steady flow of electricity. But what if, one day, it all stopped? Ma...

How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener

How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener

March 1, 2025

In a survival situation, every bit of food matters. If you come across a sealed can but don’t have a can opener, you’re faced with a challenge—how do you get to the food inside without spilling it everywhere or cutting yourself? Most people are so used to can openers that they’ve never considered al...

13 Lost Survival Skills Your Ancestors Knew (But Most People Have Forgotten)

13 Lost Survival Skills Your Ancestors Knew (But Most People Have Forgotten)

March 4, 2025

Modern life has made things incredibly convenient. We can turn on a faucet for clean water, buy food that lasts for weeks, and stay warm with the push of a button. But what happens when disaster strikes and those conveniences disappear? Our ancestors lived without electricity, grocery stores, and mo...