BIG WEAPON/BIG TARGET. Simpler, safer, secure. In 1980, I had a big idea: I wanted to make the world safer. My epiphany was that we needed to look at how …
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It was the mid-’80s, and I was deep in what I now call my incubator period. I was still in the lab — testing, breaking things, trying to figure out …
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The Threat That Wasn’t: Real-World Self-Defense Starts With You A lesson in navigating conflict, this morning at breakfast. My daughter sat down across from me and, instead of saying anything, …
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by Ellie Gabel Households never know when they will have to provide their own form of heating. Any disaster or emergency could shut off critical utilities, and families need to …
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by Ellie Gabel Root cellars are critical in emergencies, delivering a reliable method for preserving fresh food without electricity. Whether a particular area is prone to power outages, natural …
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Threat Assessment: Black Starts and Why it Could Take Weeks to Restore Power
by Ellie Gabel When a massive power outage strikes, most people assume electricity will return within a few hours. For small-scale blackouts, that’s usually true. However, when the entire grid …
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by Ellie Gabel When large-scale power failures stretch into days or weeks, survival narrows down to what still works without electricity. Refrigerators stop. Pumps stall. The silence of unusable generators …
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Did you know the way you practice could determine how effective you are in a real violent encounter? Most martial artists don’t train for full contact. In fact, most of …
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by Ellie Gabel Humans can’t survive very long without water — that’s why preparation is key in an emergency. During a crisis, drinking water can become contaminated, making people and …
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by Ellie Gabel Water is something that humans can’t live without. Therefore, it’s critical to follow safety measures and learn how to spot unsafe water to survive natural disasters and …