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Christmas is a good time to introduce those you love to the world of prepping and self reliance, getting someone a cool gift that they can use may just be the conversation starter to get your loved one to ask questions about self-reliance. Even if it...

THE WORLD FOOD CRISIS The World Food Program’s description of the global food crisis raises the specter of a natural disaster surging over an unaware populace that is helpless in the face of massive destruction. With billions of people at risk of hunger...

December is a busy month when it is difficult to focus on emergency preparedness, but I still remember the Great Wind Storm in Farmington, Utah on December 1, 2011, the Indian Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004 which killed 230,000 people, and the...

We never know when a disaster is going to hit or even what kind of disaster could happen — natural, terror,  or even a financial crisis (such as losing a job.) While it’s easy to say, “Oh that would never happen to us,” the...

As a recurring feature, we share some amazing Amazon deals we’ve turned up. These items were the ones that were the most popular with our readers this week, and they’re still available. Mental Floss has affiliate relationships with certain retailers...