MamasGotAGun – Radical Survivalism

Mama (Catherine) believes in preparedness as a way of life. Special emphasis on health as well as preparedness for women, families and communities. You can follow her on Twitter @MamasGotAGun.

Drop The Rose Colored Glasses

On March 19, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

I find some of the ideas people have of a post-SHTF world as an idyllic pastoral life quite worrisome. Although basically an optimist myself, I am also a realist. While I do believe that a rebuilding of society will occur once the…

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Prepping: It’s About Responsibility

On March 12, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

Responsibility is a value which has been severely eroded in modern life. Our society has moved from the ideals of self determination that settlers treasured to an abdication of all pretense of responsibility for the self. When something bad happens to us,…

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Thoughts On Gun Stories In The News

On March 9, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

There have been many stories in the news recently involving the use of a firearm by civilians. Some have resulted in praise of knowledgeable citizens employing their firearms in emergency situations. Others have resulted in arrests of the citizens for various firearm-related…

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Preppers As Parents

On March 7, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

Have you watched a television show or a report on the internet about the people prepping for “Doomsday,” “The End Of The World As We Know It,” or some terrible catastrophe and asked yourself how these crazies can be allowed to raise…

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You Don’t Have To Be Crazy To Be A Prepper

On March 6, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

If your first exposure to prepping is through the media, you are probably thinking all preppers are extreme or kooks. I once thought of preppers and survivalists were some kind of crazy Rambo-Grizzly Adams hybrids. At best, I thought they were like…

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Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer

On March 3, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

Washing hands well with good old fashioned soap and water is the best preventative there is against infection. But hand washing is not always convenient. Enter hand sanitizers. They are available in stores everywhere and just about everybody has some of the…

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What About Psych Patients When SHTF?

On February 28, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

As a professional, I have often come in contact with people in my medical career as well as my personal life that have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness. Fears abound in the general public regarding people “coming off their…

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Diabetes Prep: What Every Diabetic Needs To Know

On February 2, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

One segment of the population that is extremely vulnerable in a disaster is those who have insulin dependent diabetes. One thing that was gravely concerning in William Forschen’s book “One Second After” was the prominence diabetes was given in the plot with…

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Teaching Kids Preparedness Without Fear

On January 31, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

Every prepper parent thinks first and foremost of their children. We want them to be prepared, But, we don’t want to terrify them. The nightmares of what may be ahead is a burden for parents to carry for their children. If we…

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Disease: What You Don’t Know Really Can Kill You

On January 20, 2012 by MamasGotAGun

Among the hazards we try to prepare for is epidemic/pandemic disease. I would like to offer a little information from my perspective as a healthcare professional. First, you must understand a little about how disease spreads. Many diseases are spread chiefly by…

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