Power & Communication

Power & Communication teaches seniors how to stay connected and powered during emergencies. Learn backup power options, radios, communication plans, and senior-safe tools for outages and crises.

Preparedness | Disasters & Emergency Events | Homesteading | Power & Communication | Solar | Survival Gear | Survival Prepping with Seniors | Survival Skills

The Emergency Power and Energy Challenge: Month 8
ByTeri Rehkopf October 2, 2025December 5, 2025

Modern life is deeply reliant on a consistent flow of electricity. From lighting our homes to powering communication devices and preserving food, energy keeps our lives running smoothly. What electrical devices or magic will you miss the most if you lose power? We Baby Boomers are accustomed to having electricity. We grew up with black…

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Preparedness | Disasters & Emergency Events | Power & Communication | Security and Defense | Survival Gear | Survival Skills

Power and Light Prep Gaps: Section 2
ByTeri Rehkopf May 28, 2025June 8, 2025

When the power goes out, panic sets in faster than most people expect. The first few minutes feel surreal. You flip a switch and nothing happens. The fridge hum dies. The familiar glow from screens, lights, and appliances disappears. This is the second section associated with Key Items Many Survival Preppers Forget. At night, darkness…

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Power & Communication | Disasters & Emergency Events | Nuclear & Large-Scale Warfare | Preparedness | Solar | Survival Skills

How to Plan for an EMP/CME Disaster: Your Pulse Against the Blackout
ByTeri Rehkopf March 23, 2025April 8, 2025

EMP/CME disasters are silent tech-killers—electromagnetic pulses from bombs or coronal mass ejections from the sun fry circuits, grids, and gadgets in a flash. Power’s gone, cars stall, and comms die, hurling you back to the stone age. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of…

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Preparedness | Disasters & Emergency Events | Homesteading | Power & Communication | Solar | Survival Skills

How to Plan for a Power Outage: Your Edge in the Dark
ByTeri Rehkopf March 22, 2025April 13, 2025

Power outages are modern cripplers—lights die, heat fades, and tech goes black, whether from storms or sabotage. Days stretch to weeks with no juice. We have all experienced power outages. It’s inevitable. We have storms. We have generators, flashlights, and candles. The worst outages have been during and after hurricanes, lasting only a few days….

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Preparedness | Disasters & Emergency Events | Medical & First Aid | Power & Communication | Resilience & Group Survival | Survival Skills

How to Plan for a Heatwave: Your Shield Against the Blaze
ByTeri Rehkopf March 22, 2025March 25, 2025

Heatwaves are slow broilers—temps soar past 90°F for days, frying you without relief. Power strains, bodies wilt, and dehydration ambushes fast. Every Summer, we have what feels like a heatwave in Florida. August can get to the high 90s and more. We have enough ocean winds to keep it from getting hotter, so it’s not…

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Food & Water Security | Medical & First Aid | Power & Communication | Self-Defense & Weaponry | Urban Survival & Civil Unrest

Learning Advanced Survival Skills – eBook
ByTeri Rehkopf January 1, 2025October 15, 2025

When the World Pushes You to Your Limits Basic survival skills might relieve a few days of discomfort, but they won’t sustain you during a prolonged crisis. You need to read this eBook on Advanced Survival Skills. A brief power outage or temporary supply chain disruption may seem inconvenient, but these pale compared to the…

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