What To Do If An EMP Takes Out The Electrical Power Grid

Whether you are a prepper or survivalist, preparing for an economic collapse, or merely a fan of the TV show "Doomsday Preppers" you have probably thought about a major power outage. An EMP attack, where a rogue nation or terrorist entity takes out the electrical power grid, is really one of the 'worst case scenarios' for our country, as we would be plunged into darkness, worse than the 19th century.

The reason it would be worse than the 19th century is because people back then were accustomed to a life without electricity; we are not. Not having electricity in your home is one thing, but if all of society lacked lighting, it would be utter chaos.

The first thing you would want to do is to stay home, as the streets would not be safe for a variety of reasons. If it was merely the power grid that failed, then streetlights and traffic signals would be out. If the EMP fried all electrical circuitry, then your vehicle wouldn't even start.

Either way, the safety of your home would be the best place to be. Hopefully you have had the foresight to put together a family emergency communications plan and anyone who was caught away from home knows exactly what to do.

The first thing you would want to do is immediately fill the bathtub and all available containers with water, since the tap will be dry as soon as the water towers are emptied.

The second thing you'd want to do is to ready your emergency lighting, and prepare blackout curtains for your windows so that all of the neighbors don't see how much light you have. The problem with being prepared is that it attracts the attention, and jealousy, of those who have chosen not to prepare.

Since the neighborhood will be very dark, any homes that have any lighting will be very obvious, and without blackout curtains someone could easily be spying in your window to see if they want to come and help themselves to your supplies.

The third thing to do after the power grid goes down is to make a plan for using up your perishable goods from your refrigerator and freezer. Cooking on a barbecue grill, either yours or a neighbors, may be your only option.

Rehearsing what to do if an EMP takes out the electrical power grid can be a fun way to spend a weekend, if you are committed to shutting off the electricity and really sticking with it. You don't have to be a prepper or a survivalist to appreciate the confidence that comes from having taken steps toward emergency preparedness.

By the way, do you want to discover the 3 steps you can take RIGHT NOW to prepare for a power outage? If so, download my free MP3 HERE.
And to learn what 5 things you should always have in your car, you can go HERE.
Mike Kuykendall, Prepping Consultant

Byron's Prepper Humor and Survival Guide

Byron's Prepper Humor and Survival Guide was a free Kindle book when this post was written.

Do you consider lead a precious metal? Do your favorite numbers include 5.56 or 7.62? Do you chop down trees with your survival knife? Then you might be a prepper.

Byron’s Prepper Humor and Survival Guide takes a strategic and positive approach to prepping. It provides specific short-term and long-term goals for your Personal Prepping Plan. It promotes physical fitness, learning new skills, creating community, and reconnecting with nature. It covers the basics of Kalashnikovs and armored cars too.

Byron’s Prepper Humor and Survival Guide is for people who want to enjoy a couple laughs with their prepping hobby. 

Cooking with Home Canned Foods

Cooking with Home Canned Foods (Frugal Living Academy) was a free kindle book when this post was written.

How To Save Money and Time By Cooking With Pantry Items Canned at Home

Are you on the search for canning recipes? How about recipes to cook with the foods you've canned?

Each of the 30 recipes in this cookbook provides you with an interesting and tasty way to use up those canned goods in your cupboard. Whether you use goods you've canned yourself in the pressure canner, or name brand canned goods purchased at the grocery store, there is something here for everyone. From Soups to Cobbler, all of these recipes are made with easy to find, inexpensive ingredients you can keep on hand and ready for even your busiest weeknight dinner.

Preparing For Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide Book

Preparing For Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide Book was a free book when this post was written for the kindle. DLP Press presents: "Preparing for Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide". This simple family survival guide book explains the dangers of natural disasters and how you should prepared for them.
This book has been carefully written so that the entire family can read and understand emergency dangers and how to survive them as individually and on their own.
  Children will learn and understand how to and when not to depend on their parents in a crisis situation while the parents will learn why and how to make the kids part of the entire survival process.
You Will Learn:
• What to do to prepare your family for disasters
  • What to do if there is a flood
  • What to do if there is a wild fire
• What to do if there is an earthquake
  • What to do if there an incoming tornado
  • What to do if you have to leave your home because of a flood
  • What to do before you returned to you home And that’s that just the beginning.
  Note: This book is suitable for the entire family and survivalist alike. SPECIAL PRICING: This book is exclusive to the Amazon store and currently set at a low promotional price. Read "Preparing for Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide". You, your family and any avid survivalist will benefit from this book.

Food Storage Secrets

Food Storage Secrets: How To Stock and Organize Your Kitchen with Delicious and Nutritious Ingredients was a free book for the kindle or the free kindle reading app when this post was written.

Are you ready to stock your kitchen cupboards with healthy ingredients, and have extra food on hand in case of emergency? It can be tricky to build a healthy food storage with ingredients that you will use, and many people feel overwhelmed by just thinking about the process of putting together a food storage for their family.

This book is designed to give you an overview of options that are available to store healthy ingredients in your home, so that you always have the supplies needed to cook your family healthy meals that they will love. It is a short book, with tips and tricks to help you get started down the path of having a healthy food storage you will love!