Category: Disaster

The End – Post-Apocalypse!

The Gun Show    guest G. Michael Hopf After his departure from the Marines, Mr. Hopf was recruited by a private security firm to operate as an Executive Protection Agent. He spent 9 years providing close protection to celebrities, corporate executives and the Saudi Royal Family. He operated around the world and was a detail leader…
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June 17, 2013 0

Gardening and Drought on “Preparing to Provide”

Gardening in a Drought on Preparing to provide! … With the crazy spring weather, a lot of gardens are late this year, putting them right in the middle of summer when it’s often hot and dry. Dealing with drought can be a real challenge. But it doesn’t have to be. There are many ways to…
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June 11, 2013 1

EMP and The Faraday Cage

Is an EMP coming?  What if an EMP, or solar storm happened?  Would your electronic equipment be safe?  These events can destroy electronic equipment, or even wipe out the electrical grid for an extended time.  Preppers have long known that the only way to protect your critical electronic preps is to use what’s called a…
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June 5, 2013 0

The Carrington Event on A Preppers Path!

Imagine this very moment, the power goes out. Cell phones disconnect. Radio is static, internet dead. All you have to guide you is your direct observations and people you meet on the streets. No outside news, only rumors, then hysteria. Now imagine weeks pass as essentials—food, gas, medicine—runs out everywhere. You can’t even draw water…
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June 2, 2013 0

Breaker 1-9 for a copy! on The Prepared Canadian

This week on The Prepared Canadian, we take a look back to the times of Smokey and the Bandit. Yup, you guessed it…CB radios. We look at the benefits as well as the pitfalls of using CB’s as a source of communications as well as how to get set up. Also, why and how to…
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June 1, 2013 0

Hurricane season is on the horizon! Are you prepared?

For The Prepared Canadian hurricane season is on the horizon!  Every year, Canada experiences the effects of several storms that many of us consider hurricanes.  In fact, there are many terms used to describe these storms such as tropical cyclones, tropical storms, and extra tropical storms.  This week, we will take a look at these…
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May 25, 2013 0

What would it be like to fight after SHTF?

Ever wonder what it’d be like to fight after SHTF? What if it was triggered by a grid down due to economic collapse, or worse yet, an EMP? Would you be ready to fight without the use of modern equipment and communications? In a way, it’d be like getting teleported back in time to the…
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May 20, 2013 0

The effects of EMPs on a society!

On this episode of the Doom and Bloom ™ Hour we welcome EMP Expert G Michael Hopf, author of “The End, A Post-apocalyptic Novel.  We’ll discuss his book,  the effects of EMPs on a society, and the likely fallout from this type of scenario.  We’ll also talk about the upcoming Self-Sustainable Expo in San Diego…
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May 12, 2013 1

Boston, what did the Government already know?

This week on Charlie in the Box I’m going to talk about the Boston bombing. In the news they painted a picture for people to see as if they have done it before. The stage was set and all they had to do was say “action”. That’s saying that our government and the media are doing this or…
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April 26, 2013 0

Bombings, manhunts, shoot-outs, devastating explosion and even ricin attacks. What a week!

“The Prepper’s Poitin Hour”, What a week! Bombings, manhunts, and shoot-outs in  the Boston area in one of the the most leftist and liberty infringed states of the union. Devastating explosion near the site of the 1993 Branch Davidian massacre by federal agents. Ricin attacks upon the president and congress. Reports of bombs, threats, and…
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April 22, 2013 0

First responders, spider bites, and some medicinal herbs.

In this episode of The Doom and Bloom Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss the recent tragedies in the world and how to be an effective first responder at a mass casualty incident.  Dr. Bones also talks about spider bites, treatments, effects and Nurse Amy reviews some medicinal herbs. Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones…
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April 21, 2013 0

Is that a train you hear? Well, unless you live beside a railway line, it just may be a tornado!

One might think that preparing for tornadoes in Canada would be pretty low on the priority list.  After all, isn’t tornado alley in the US?  The number of tornadoes in Canada as well as the breadth of the danger zone may surprise you.  On this Episode of The Prepared Canadian I’ll give you a few…
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April 20, 2013 0

Boston Marathon, Complacency, and then the Bombs, are you prepared yet?

What happened today at the finish of the Boston Marathon while horrific I found was not really much of a surprise. What does surprise me is that something like this has not happened sooner. While the vast majority of Americans have become complacent with their trust in government to thwart another attack such as this…
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April 15, 2013 4