Ted Koppel, award-winning journalist, television presenter and author, has recently written a book that highlights how vulnerable the US electrical grid is.

In his scenario, those wishing harm, could shut off the power for entire swaths of the country and as a nation, we are utterly unprepared for subsequent weeks, maybe even months of no electricity.

Unfortunately, that is just one scenario of many that could lead to a prolonged survival situation.

In that event, no matter how prepared you are, if the survival situation is dire enough and long enough, you will run out of your preparation stocks.

That is why you must pay attention to everyday items and purchase them when they go on sale or in bulk to the greatest extent you can afford.

To see a list of common items that will disappear in a severe survival scenario, check out the next page.

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