Preparedness & Survival Blog

5 Survival Uses for Coffee Grounds

We all know the value of coffee during a crisis situation. If you drink it, coffee can help keep you awake and alert when you need to stand guard. If you don’t drink it, it can be used as a...

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Giving Veterans What They Crave Most – A New Mission

When Americans serve in the armed forces, they are given a mission. They develop a sense of duty and purpose, and they benefit from a committed network of support. Michael Paul describes it as “camaraderie” and “fellowship with like-minded individuals.”...

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A Dozen Ways to Give on Giving Tuesday

Will you participate in Giving Tuesday today? If so, you're among the 62 percent who will. That's according to a survey from Piplsay, a company that provides businesses with consumer opinions. The survey involved 28,730 Americans. That's a pretty high...

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Cade's Corner: Information Will Keep You Alive

In the SEAL Teams there was nothing more important for mission success – and everyone returning alive – than the current and constant flow of intel (information). Where was our target, where were they going? What was the size of...

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Feel-Good Stories to Carry Into the Holidays

Studies show that bad news overload can negatively affect us. Physically, mentally and emotionally. 2020 has been one bad news announcement after another. What with COVID-19, extreme weather events, civil unrest, election stress and more. Psychologists are having a field...

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How the Pandemic Has Evolved and How the President Will Handle It

The long-anticipated 2020 Election Day is finally over. Major news sources including Fox News, CNN and the Associated Press have declared Democrat challenger and former vice president Joe Biden the 46th president of the United States. It was an incredibly...

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Can the 4Patriots Sun Kettle Pass the Field Test?

I can sit here all day and tell you that the 4Patriots Sun Kettle is a great product. That it’s an easy, convenient and effective way to boil water in the outdoors. So you can heat water for cooking and...

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5 Popular Grocery Shopping Apps of 2020

Just about everybody has had it up to here with 2020. With COVID-19, record-breaking extreme weather and wildfires, the presidential election, civil unrest… We’re all ready to start a new year. However, some businesses and certain jobs have seen growth...

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Food Banks Will Feed People This Thanksgiving… But for How Much Longer?

Many Thanksgiving gatherings are likely to be different this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We may not be meeting in groups as large as in the past. Some older and other at-risk folks may decide to sit this one...

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