“We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.” Thomas Edison “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin Neither of these great American men could have predicted the kind of threats we face today. But these ideals remind us not to rely on good luck to save our asses and that most people’s successes aren’t the result of “luck”, but of...

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Pale Blue Dot #9: Fabian Illanes is “Seeking a Kit for the End of the World.” Our Founder and Chief Technologist, Fabian Illanes joins Ben Jackson on Episode 9 of the Pale Blue Dot Podcast. The setting is at Fabian’s home on a casual afternoon in Austin TX. They discuss business, personal interests and the events that lead to the birth of Ready To Go Survival. In the picture...

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Are you one of the millions of people who got yet ANOTHER pair of socks for Christmas? While socks might not be as glamorous as a new big screen TV, don’t be so quick to roll your eyes and toss them into the sock pile black hole. Add them to your emergency kit! When TSHTF, you have to be creative, and having items in your kit, like socks, that...

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Perhaps you’ve heard that lovely little bit of poetry which says that “food, clothing, and shelter are the basic necessities for survival.” If you have, I hope you haven’t paid too much attention to it. While I’ll have to agree that all three of those are necessary for survival, if you base any survival strategy on that short list, you’ll die. Whoever came up with that actually left the...

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