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Thursday Zoom Rally #43, February 25, 2021, 7 PM EST - Guest Speakers
Fellow Patriots, Good day to you all. Hope your week is going awesome. This weeks Zoom rally #43 will include two guest speakers. The...

Butch Erskine
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Thursday Zoom Rally #36, Jan 7, 2021, 7 PM EST (Agenda Enclosed)
Fellow Patriots, We are now in week #36 of the Hope for Survival Virtual Zoom Preparedness series. As we move through January, we...

Butch Erskine
Jan 6, 20211 min read


Thursday Zoom Rally #35, Dec 17, 7 PM EST (Agenda Enclosed)
Fellow Patriots, We are now in week #35 of the Hope for Survival Virtual Zoom Preparedness series. As we move through December, we...

Butch Erskine
Dec 16, 20201 min read


Thursday Zoom Rally #26 - October 8, 2020 - 7 PM EST
The weekly Zoom #25 meeting will discuss current events, key open source intelligence information needed when building your preparedness pla

Butch Erskine
Oct 7, 20201 min read


Defensive Landscape Bushes or Plants to Consider
An often forgotten resource when planning exterior security is the use of natural resources for barriers.

Butch Erskine
Oct 6, 20207 min read


Books, Podcast and Websites
The HFS Author recommends Books, Podcast, and Websites for Preparedness News, Training and Information.

Butch Erskine
Sep 29, 20203 min read


Preparer vs Prepper = Capability vs Capacity by Bravo Echo
Fellow Patriots, This is an article I posted back in July 2019. I felt the need to readdress this again based on things I'm hearing,...

Butch Erskine
May 7, 20207 min read


Drop the seeds and they may come
Drop the seeds and they may come by Bravo Echo As we work our way through the Covid 19 – Coronavirus pandemic we are seeing a lot of...

Butch Erskine
Apr 2, 20204 min read


The CW2 Cube -- Mapping The Meta-Terrain Of Civil War Two
Fellow Patriots, I wanted to share this article with you that was authored in 2010 but is very applicable today. In my opinion, this may...

Butch Erskine
Mar 12, 20208 min read


Could You Really Turn Family Away During A Disaster?
Could you Really Turn Family Away During a Disaster? by Bravo Echo One of the most asked questions and/or looming questions on the mind...

Butch Erskine
Feb 27, 20207 min read


Does Germicidal UV Lights Work in a Heat Pump
Fellow Patriots, With the Coronavirus spreading across the globe and so many unknowns remain, one of our Patriot sisters emailed me to...

Butch Erskine
Feb 27, 20204 min read


Could You Survive TEOTWAWKI in Your State?
Fellow Patriots, I found this article very interesting. I'm pretty certain the author lives in the Northwestern US of A or may have...

Butch Erskine
Feb 6, 20208 min read


Portable Solar Generators
Best Portable Solar Generators For Survival Emergencies 2020 By Just In Case Jack Man, there’s an awful lot of confusion (and...

Butch Erskine
Feb 3, 202014 min read


What To Do In A Boil Water Advisory Order
What To Do In A Boil Water Advisory Order: By Dan C. – a contributing author of Survival Cache & SHTF Blog I am a camper, hunter, hiker...

Butch Erskine
Jan 30, 20209 min read


Propane vs Gas Generator: Which is best?
Fellow Patriots, You may have noticed I have been posting a lot of information on different types of generators. I have had several...

Butch Erskine
Jan 30, 20206 min read


Remember the Livestock by Gypsy Trailblazer
Remember the Livestock By Gypsy Trailblazer As I transitioned from city girl, to suburbanite, and finally to a...

Butch Erskine
Jan 27, 20203 min read


Old Grey and the Chipmunks
The Old Grey Squirrel and Young Chipmunks - Bravo Echo There was a young squirrel who few knew around the acreage. He lived in the urban...

Butch Erskine
Jan 16, 20207 min read


Solar Generators - Patriot vs Titan
I don't know how much time you have spent diving in to the topic of solar generators. It is an often asked question....."what kind of...

Butch Erskine
Jan 16, 202010 min read


Major Blackouts - Understanding Them
Fellow Patriots, One of the most spoken topics in the Preparedness world is "what if we suffer from an EMP" or "EMPS will shut down...

Butch Erskine
Dec 16, 20195 min read


Bang-Bang - Realism vs Reality
Fellow Patriots, For some time I have had a deep concern regarding what I believe to be a false sense of security and a deep sense of...

Butch Erskine
Dec 12, 201911 min read
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