These days, it seems like everyone is into emergency preparedness, or at least wants to think they are. Whether it’s a fear of natural disasters, the communists, the fascists, or even the space aliens, there is no shortage of content these days on social media, blogs, and YouTube. But, we … [continued]
Sharp has just unveiled a new electric vehicle concept that recasts the humble minivan as a home-away-from-home for busy families and evacuees, too.
Whether responding to a massive hurricane in Florida or grid disruptions from wildfires in California, more and more homeowners need energy backup solutions and smart software that deploys it seamlessly.
In Part 1, I covered some basic emergency management concepts and discussed how modern connected EVs help with preventing accidents and mitigating the consequences. Now, I’m going to finish the discussion with preparedness, response, and recovery of car accidents and other events. Preparedness There are some accidents that simply can’t … [continued]
I recently started a new project called Beyond Preparedness. My goal with the project is to get people (especially “preppers” who tend to come from the political right) to understand that safety and preparedness goes far beyond just having the right toys and some limited training on fighting and maybe … [continued]
This article is the third part in a three-part series. You can find Part 1 here. This All Sounds Pretty Scary. I’ll Probably Just Die, Right? Solar storms, EMP, hackers, sabotage — yeah, those are frightening things. Going for years without power is even more frightening when you think about … [continued]
This article is the second part in a three-part series. You can find Part 1 here. A Beautiful Disaster After this aurora event, a journalist in Baltimore, Maryland, wrote, “The light was greater than that of the moon at its full, but had an indescribable softness and delicacy that seemed … [continued]
With recent news that California intends to ban small off-road combustion engines (leaf blowers, chainsaws, portable gas generators), I’m already seeing hysterics in the preparedness community (including “doomsday preppers”). Here are a few of the gems I found: While I wouldn’t recommend wasting time typing out detailed rebuttals to every … [continued]
In Part 1, I covered the reasons that home solar+storage isn’t the answer for all disasters, and got into the importance of covering the basics first. Once you have those basics out of the way, it’s time to start finding ways to keep yourself out of the nineteenth century with … [continued]
A couple weeks ago, Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana, leaving power outages, broken roofs, and death in its wake. Our own Johnna Crider lives there, and went without electricity for days in the sweltering heat and humidity. Her neighbors and friends were all in the same boat, both literally without power … [continued]
