Home Defense HQ is dedicated to helping you to prepare your family to survive many of the multitude of disaster situations that may threaten lives or livelihood.
We cover critical issues, such as emergency preparedness to help you to survive natural disasters.
We show you ways to protect your family from many of the almost endless number of scams that threaten your financial freedom, such as identity theft and malicious web sites.
If you are not already a disaster prepper, perhaps you should consider becoming one. No matter where you live, disasters can strike without warning. Continue reading
Many car enthusiasts always change their engine oil at 3,000 miles. That has always worked well to preserve an engine if you want to keep a car or truck for 100,000 miles or more. But do you really need to change oil that often with today’s cars? It may be getting to the point where changing oil unnecessarily is a waste of oil and precious energy resources. Continue reading
There is something important that most USA consumers do not know about imported seafood: most of it is untested and much of it is unfit to eat. Continue reading
Whether you are storing water for everyday use or for a potential disaster, it is important to know the facts about bottled water and water storage to assure the safety of your family. Continue reading
The figure 4 trap has been used for hundreds of years and is one of the easiest traps to build and one of the easiest to remember how to build. Continue reading
We found this interesting video while cruising through You Tube. It demonstrates a new type of scam that is pretty ingenious. I could see a lot of people falling for thing one–unless you know about it before you get hit. Continue reading
Some simple wilderness survival rules should be followed when hiking or camping in wilderness areas where wild animals, such as bears, cougars, mountain lions and other potentially dangerous animals live. Continue reading
While most of us are aware of contractor scam and mechanic scams where someone charges you for work you never authorized or they perform shoddy work and then disappear, we just heard about a new scam that could hit anyone in any city. Continue reading
Continuous Chest Compression (CCC) CPR is an easy form of CPR to administer if you see an adult collapse and you suspect that the person’s heart has stopped beating. With CCC there is no mouth-to-mouth contact with the victim. Continue reading
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) elevated the swine flu alert from phase 5 to phase 6. This means that the current swine flu epidemic is freely spreading around the world.
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