We are a diverse group of local Ohioans with an interest in Survival, Self-Reliance and Disaster Preparedness. We are committed to forming statewide and local networks to train in these these necessary skills, share our individual knowledge and experience, and provide mutual support, in times of crisis.

This group is for the Pittsburgh and Southwest PA citizen "Preppers" - we strive to have backups to critical support systems in place in case the comforts of modern society disappear for any reason. To start off, I'd like to share some resources to get everyone on the same page. First, I've written an article that hopefully can get us all in apples-to-apples discussions.  I wrote it because you'll see some people talking about food storage or whatever, then the Mad Max crew comes in with 'you j …