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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Prepping - How To

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS  |  BASIC Prepping 101  |  Water Storage, Filtering, Purification  |  Shallow Water Wells  |  Prepping Books
Radio Communications  |  Prepping Technology  |  Prepping Videos

 UPDATED: Aug 15, 2025 

Without Electricity... Can You Live Like It's 1880!? 

THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT WE FACE IS...
The Power Grid being hacked/disabled if at war.

“If the grid went down for a long enough time…
  90 percent of the U.S. population would die  from starvation, lack of water, and social disruption.  We are talking about total devastation.”
-- Ambassador Henry Cooper, Former Director of U.S. Strategic Defense

SPECIAL REPORT ON THE POWER GRID

COMMON TERMS:   a SHTF event (Shit Hits The Fan, i.e. a major disaster), HOMESTEADING (backyard garden/farm to a full family farm/ranch)

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THE BASICS:

  • WHAT TO PLAN FOR: The Initial Chaos Period

  • Food, Water, Cash, Cooking Equipment

  • Starting a Long-Term Storage Pantry

  • Water Storage, Filtering, Purification

  • YouTube Channels - WE RECOMMENDED

  • Learn from History: World War 2 Victory Gardens

INSIGHTS:

  • Keep It Lite, Keep It Mobile

  • Living Off Your Body Fat

  • Prepping Books

  • Radio Communications

  • Home and Personal Defense

  • Directory of Gun Ranges

VIDEOS:

  • Preparedness Videos

  • Grid DOWN, Power UP Documentary

  • When the Power Grid Goes Down - What to Expect

  • Understanding the Power Grid

Unique Insights  by Citizen Dave

This entire page was written by me, Citizen Dave. I've been heavily involved in prepping for over 4 years. I grew up fishing, farming, wilderness hiking and camping.

Below are a few very unique prepping insights I've not seen anywhere that could be critical for survival, especially for new preppers.

Live Off Your Own Body Fat

Surprise! Every Prepper has built-in food storage: their own Body Fat.  Even the skinniest of persons has a few months of fat fuel on their bodies. The catch is, you will die if you don't keep getting water and new electrolytes and certain vitamins and minerals.

Keep It Lite, Keep It Mobile

Main Survival Equipment Should Always be... Small & Portable!

Prepping Technology

  • Computer and Electronics Use in a Grid-Down Situation

  • Power Systems: Batteries, Solar, Wind, Water, Wood

  • Mechanical Replacements of Daily Use Equipment

Unique Prepping Items

  • Scott-E-Vest - Clothing line with a whole lot of pockets. 
    on Facebook, on YouTube

  • Free State Maps (from State Travel Bureaus)

© Copyright 2025 Citizen Dave, Project Manager

Covering Backyard Projects related to Food Gardening, Self-Sustainability, Homesteading, and Energy Generation. Investigating leading-edge science, new and new-old ways of thinking about nature, health, farming - including a focus on soil regeneration using no-till farming and permaculture methods. Getting the best out of ourselves and our production by discovering how God designed things to work. Exploring whole body and whole environmental systems and cycles.

RESIDENTIAL FOOD GARDENS are know by many names: Kitchen Gardens, Backyard Gardens, Vegetable Gardens, and during World War 2 as Victory Gardens.

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