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Recent Urban Tensions

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on July 22, 2013 by Rob HanusJuly 22, 2013

Some thoughts on the recent urban tensions that we’ve been experiencing lately. There are many ugly realities that we need to face in order to talk about this. Urban tensions: What is urban tension? In short, this is just another … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense (Safety and Security), Economic, Information, Entertainment and Plans | Tagged Current Events, Riots, Safety, What-If Scenarios, Why We Prepare | 1 Reply

What Can We Expect in a Disaster or Major Emergency

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on July 11, 2013 by Rob HanusJuly 11, 2013

When I was in EmComm (Emergency Communications), there was a list that was passed around as a way of helping emergency coordinators make better plans for disasters. I originally found the information online here: http://www.races.org/docs/msg002.htm, though now it seems this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Communications, Information, Entertainment and Plans | Tagged Amateur Radio, Communications, Disaster, Emergencies, Ham Radio, Logistics, Training, Why We Prepare | 1 Reply

Getting Ready for the Coming Wild Economic Ride – Part 2

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on July 2, 2013 by Rob HanusJuly 2, 2013

In part one, we just finished talking about reducing your material footprint, so that you start to wean yourself from the “luxury must-haves” that you consume now. This also goes for any vices you have. The sudden withdrawal from nicotine, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economic | Tagged Bank Failures, Bank Runs, Depression, Economic, Economic Crash, Financial Issues, Inflation, Money, Potential Disasters, Preparedness Plan, Shortage, What to do before a disaster, Why We Prepare | Leave a reply

Getting Ready for the Coming Wild Economic Ride – Part 1

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on June 25, 2013 by Rob HanusJuly 2, 2013

Undoubtedly, you’ve seen the recent shakeup in the news on how the Fed is thinking about tightening up the free money they’ve been handing out to bankers. The purpose of all this printed money, we were told, was to give … Continue reading →

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Surviving EMP – Faraday Box Testing – Part 3

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on November 12, 2012 by Rob HanusNovember 14, 2012

This is part three of my three-part video series on testing Faraday shielding. In this video, I show how many layers of aluminum foil it takes to successfully shield a 50,000 watt AM signal, while standing at the base of … Continue reading →

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Posted in EMP, Preparedness Podcast | Tagged Coronal Mass Ejection, EMP, EMP Attack, Grid Down, How-To, Mini-Guide, Nuclear Detonation, Nuclear Fallout, Nuclear Weapons, Potential Disasters, Power Grid, Tech Review, Terrorism, Testing Preps, Threat Analysis, What to do before a disaster, What-If Scenarios, Why We Prepare | 16 Replies

Surviving EMP – Faraday Box Testing – Part 2

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on November 12, 2012 by Rob HanusNovember 13, 2012

This is part two of my three-part video series on testing Faraday shielding. In this video, I show how many layers of aluminum foil it takes to successfully shield a 50,000 watt AM signal, while standing at the base of … Continue reading →

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Posted in EMP, Preparedness Podcast | Tagged Coronal Mass Ejection, Electrical Grid, EMP, EMP Attack, Faraday Cages, Grid Down, Mini-Guide, Nuclear Detonation, Nuclear Weapons, Potential Disasters, Power Grid, Power Outage, Testing Preps, Threat Analysis, What to do before a disaster, What-If Scenarios, Why We Prepare | 13 Replies

Surviving EMP – Faraday Box Testing – Part 1

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on November 12, 2012 by Rob HanusNovember 12, 2012

When I was testing different Faraday containers, I took three videos of what worked and demonstrated it shielding 50,000 watts of AM radio signal. A strong AM radio signal, is a good test of EM/RF shielding, because the properties of … Continue reading →

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Posted in EMP, Preparedness Podcast | Tagged Coronal Mass Ejection, EMP, EMP Attack, Faraday Cages, Mini-Guide, Nuclear Detonation, Nuclear Weapons, Potential Disasters, Power Grid, Power Outage, Solar Flare, Terrorism, Testing Preps, What to do before a disaster, What-If Scenarios, Why We Prepare | 17 Replies

Report: People Trading Gas For Sex On Craigslist

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on November 9, 2012 by Rob HanusNovember 9, 2012

How far would go to get gas?  Would you trade sex for it?  Apparently, some people think that it’s a worthwhile trade.  This shouldn’t really be a surprise, as when resources – food, clean water, fuel, security – are in short … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economic, Natural Disasters, Transportation | Tagged Current Events, Disaster, Fuel Storage, Power Outage, Preparedness Plan, Preparedness Supplies, Why We Prepare | 9 Replies

California Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on October 5, 2012 by Rob HanusOctober 5, 2012

Refineries outages are causing gasoline shortages at the pumps in California. [From California Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies- Bloomberg – ] Gasoline station owners in the Los Angeles area including Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) are beginning to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economic, Transportation | Tagged Fuel Storage, Potential Disasters, Price Hikes, Shortage, Why We Prepare | 1 Reply

Dollar No Longer Primary Oil Currency As China Begins To Sell Oil Using Yuan

The Preparedness Podcast Posted on October 4, 2012 by Rob HanusOctober 4, 2012

This is one of those “shoes” that we have been waiting to drop. The rest of the world is fed up with our monetary policies and the inflation that we’re exporting. While small countries can’t do much about it, the … Continue reading →

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