Author: Capt. William E. Simpson

There’s a very old and astute adage by George Santayana stating: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. How many times in the past have people condemned or criticized people that they didn’t understand for their beliefs or practices? Let’s quickly look at just a few examples of what I mean: In the colonial days predating our United States of America, there were women who were practiced healers, who used various extracts and potions made from various natural sources (plants and animals) to heal sick and injured people. The masses of ignorant people around them were…

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I am going to date myself with some of what I have written herein, but I don’t mind doing that if it may help a few people or families to have a better shot at disaster survival. When I was growing up and for the most part of my adult life there was no Internet and no Bloggers. We learned things the old fashioned way; from others with experience teaching us in person. And when you learn something in-person, it’s much better than trying to learn something ’virtually’. In the case of Prepping and outdoor survival techniques, most of those…

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It’s a fact that energy makes our lives far more comfortable and in some cases, even safer. Preppers who are able to have a reliable source of energy during and after an unexpected event will fare much better than those without. It may be worth considering how hydroelectricity could fit into your prepping plans. Being a Nautical Prepper myself, when I am at sea and at remote locations onboard our ship, we utilize several sources of energy; Wind (to propel the boat and to drive the wind-generator), Solar (panels), and Diesel (diesel-powered generators). But there is one source of energy…

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Surveillance and counter-surveillance skills are important for all Preppers, and in fact are the logical extensions of situational awareness… The military and other agencies utilize many advanced technologies, the costs of which are beyond the budgets of the majority of Preppers. Examples of some of these technologies may be found at these links: http://www.armedforces-int.com/article/capabiliities-surveillance-countersurveillance-roles.html http://www.sae-ltd.com/ucos.htm http://www.global-security-solutions.com/GovSurveillance.html Of course in the course of a disaster and/or post disaster operations related to EMP, CME or a grid-down situation, much of this gear may become inoperable or impractical in the field. One problem will be related to powering some of these systems, which…

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Whenever I read through posts and articles on the Internet, I am surprised to see that many people don’t seem to realize or understand that the paradigm of civilian OPSEC is dead… So what do I mean by that? OPSEC Example One: Let’s examine a family that is acquiring a bunker, for instance, which they intend to have buried in a semi-remote location. Let’s assume they have acquired a small piece of land off the grid somewhere and that location is where the bunker will be buried in the ground. The logistics of building the bunker involve money changing hands…

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Today’s article is courtesy of guest blogger Captain William E. Simpson II – USMM. Captain Bill was featured on National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers episode “Fortress At Sea”. Bill has other articles that may be of interest to you on his website.  Greetings Everyone! Many readers may already know that my wife and I recently appeared on National Geographic’s hit TV show ‘Doomsday Preppers’ (Season 2 – Episode 15 – ‘A Fortress At Sea’). One question that keeps circling back around to us, and I am sure other Preppers who have appeared on the show, is; ‘Why Did You Do The Show’?…

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Today’s review is courtesy of guest blogger Captain William E. Simpson II – USMM. Captain Bill was featured on National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers episode “Fortress At Sea”. Bill has other articles that may be of interest to you on his website.  All too often I read posts on the Prepper and Survival threads where people are asking questions about Bug-Out Bags…where can I find one? How can I make one? What should be in the bag? And many other related questions. From my chair, the critical questions in these considerations are; 1. How much time and money do you want to…

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Captain William E. Simpson II – USMM. We are doubly fortunate because the good Captain will be featured on the next installment of Doomsday Preppers premiering March 5th. We will of course be watching with great anticipation and will follow with our nearly famous Doomsday Preppers Diary. Stay Tuned! Captain Simpson’s story shows the importance of redundancy. In this case it is communication equipment that could save your life. It was another beautiful day in the anchorage at El Cardonal on Partida Island. Well protected and nearly surrounded by mountains, it is about…

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