Communications is an essential aspect of any preparation plan. Whether you are preparing for a natural disaster, civil unrest, or simply backpacking into the woods, having the means to communicate can be a life saver.
Whether you have a BOB (Bug Out Bag), INCH Bag (I’m Never Coming Home), or any other type of preparedness bag, consider modularity as part of your design principle.
If you haven’t been reading up on the Ebola outbreak happening in Africa, you should know that this is the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Some quick facts before we begin: Ebola is a virus that is often characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense...
Thanks to one of On Point’s members for the build design! The build plans for this Faraday Cage are thumbnailed below. The metal interior of the cage consists of six pieces of sheet metal. Pages 3 and 4 shows two pieces of 10′ by...
There are many things to worry about in today’s world…the global economy, cold war revival between the US and Russia, nature disasters rising, etc. One additional scenario that people are aware about but rarely prepare for is electromagnetic radiation that can fry our power grids...
“Real” unemployment figures in the United States are approximately 25% as opposed to the “official” government projection of approximately 7%. While those individuals are now unfortunately dependent on government assistance to survive, those that have a job are not doing any better. The definition of stagflation...
Why is it that we see a militarization trend of the police? Why is it that we see a trend of police abusing their power and dehumanizing those under their authority? It’s difficult for us to understand as we cannot fathom that every police officer...
Whether you believe in global warming or global cooling, we must acknowledge that there is a trend of weather change occurring. With these weather changes come ecological changes spanning bacteria/viruses, to bugs, to larger mammals. This post will focus on recent changes in mosquitoes...
The Cold War of ~1946-1991 was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others such as Japan ) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in Warsaw Pact). Once again, over the last two years, we have seen a...
Buying containers for water storage should not break the bank and should also not clutter your home. The key to water storage is laying out a simple plan based on your needs, and then proceed to finding the right container at the right price. In this...