Author: Richard Duarte

Members of the preparedness community often remind people to be prepared, and to focus on the survival basics; and nothing is more basic than food, water, first aid, security/self-defense and hygiene/sanitation. If you have considered these things, and secured the proper supplies as part of your preparations and planning, then you are far ahead of 99% of the population. No it’s not a typo, and I’m not exaggerating. According to the U.S. Census there are an estimated 315.9 million people in the U.S. Of those, less than 1%, or about 3 million, are prepared for a natural or man-made disaster.…