Posts by Brian Duff
Dehydration Facts: Everything You Need to Know
Dehydration Facts: What is Dehydration? One of the most important dehydration facts is that it is a state in which your body has water and fluid imbalance. Dehydration happens for many reasons but ultimately occurs when your body cannot retain enough water and other fluids (Mayo Clinic, 2018). Not having adequate fluid levels in your…
Read MoreM4S 081: Safe Online Shopping Tips to Avoid Scams
These safe online shopping tips can help you to avoid scams. Online shopping frauds are becoming more and more common. Imagine how you’d feel if you bought something on the internet, only to find out after forking over your hard-earned money that the whole thing was a scam? I know I’d be steamed! Safe Online…
Read MoreCalculating Your Daily Water Consumption Needs
Today’s question about daily water consumption comes to us from Jason in VA. Jason writes: Hi Brian, I listened to the Water Storage podcast yesterday. It was really good. I wanted to get your opinion on my water storage. We have a household of 5. I have built up to 20 cases of water along…
Read MoreWhat Does Safety Third Mean?
What would you say if I asked you, “What does safety third mean?” After all, shouldn’t it be the number one thing for all of us? It seems like that is common sense, right? The answer to those questions and the meaning of putting safety in third is yes, no, and it depends. What is Meant by…
Read More77: Long-Term Water Storage for Emergencies
Long-term water storage isn’t a glamorous topic. It’s sure not as interesting as debates on gun calibers and freeze-dried foods. But long-term water storage should actually be one of your number one preparedness concerns. Why Should You Think About Long-Term Water Storage? Without clean drinking water, human life expectancy drops to around three days. Most…
Read MoreM4S 076: How Does Phishing Work? How to Identify a Scam
Have you ever gotten an email, and you weren’t sure whether it was real or a scam? Maybe you’ve heard about the scams to get people’s passwords and wondered, “How does phishing work?” Do you know how to identify phishing emails? I have, and as a matter of fact, I received one today. I…
Read MoreInventions of World War 1 That Influenced the World
Have you ever looked at an item that you use almost daily and wondered about its history? It turns out, a lot of things we use every day were inventions of World War 1. The Inventions of World War 1 Here are six inventions of World War 1 in particular that have had a significant…
Read MoreThe History of Disaster Prepping
Disaster prepping is nothing new. Did you know that disaster prepping and getting ready for potential hard times date back to the beginning of human history? Disaster Prepping from Ancient Times to 1900 All we need to do to see the importance of preparedness is to look to the story of Noah and his family…
Read More071: The Fundamentals of Realistic Prepping
Do you ever get frustrated trying to explain the fundamentals of preparedness to people? Shows like Doomsday Preppers have done us a bit of a disservice because it shows the extremes, rather than realistic prepping for everyday people like you and me. What Is Emergency Preparedness When working to understand something, it’s usually best, to…
Read More70: What Are Your Personal Risk Assessment Components?
Often one of the first steps to becoming more safe and secure includes performing an evaluation of your risk assessment components, which consists of assessing both your home and personal risk. This sets the stage for managing any potential threats to your safety. The truth is, at some point, many of us have had it…
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