Between an expected bitter government funding battle coming up in December 2026, and some Winter surprises predicted by the Farmer's Almanac for 2026-27, as well as the state of unrest we see with political protests from the violent left, it amazes me to see the statistics on the state of, or lack of, to put it more accurately, preparedness across American households.
According to the Farmer's Almanac, this Winter will have some issues from one end of the country to the other, as show in the key points below.
• El Niño is expected to remain an important influence through the heart of the season, favoring wetter-than-normal conditions across much of the southern United States.
An active storm track may extend from Southern California and the Desert Southwest through Texas, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast. These areas should watch for frequent storm systems, muddy fields, and occasional surges of cold air.
• Fast-moving clippers, sudden cold snaps, and brief snowy periods are likely, although milder breaks may frequently interrupt the wintry weather. Farther north, the Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes could experience sudden snow squalls, blustery winds, and bursts of bitter cold.
The middle of the country may also see frequent swings between thawing and freezing, creating rapidly changing road and field conditions.
• The Northeast may face one of the season’s most complicated winter patterns.
Coastal communities could receive more rain or mixed precipitation, while inland areas may be hit by several rounds of heavy, wet snow—particularly during January and February.
Small shifts in storm tracks and temperatures could make the difference between rain, sleet, freezing rain, and accumulating snow. Residents should be prepared for forecasts to change quickly as storms approach.
A zone by zone extended forecast for each region and individual states can be found at this link.
As we have witnessed over the past decade, liberal/Democrat protests have quite often turned violent and ugly, and a recent protest at Elon Musk's home had Fox News noting that "The demonstration reflected growing coordination among leftist networks worldwide, from Paris to Portland, Ore., supplying organizers, transportation, coalition partners, event platforms, messaging and other logistical support for actions presented as "grassroots." As Democratic politicians threaten investigations into Trump's corporate backers, including Musk, the street protests help create the appearance of bottom-up support."
This weekend's organizers helped lead the "Tesla Takedown" protests that sometimes turned ugly last year. According to a Fox News Digital investigation, 258 organizations with combined annual revenues of an estimated $2.6 billion were behind those protests.
Recent reports show that these are the same groups fueling the very violent protests that we have been reading about and seeing via video in France, so media claims that these protests are "mostly peaceful," is nothing more than the MSM covering up for violent leftists and lying about who is behind them.
As can be seen at the Global Incident Tracker, which tracks the last 24 hours of incidents, there are protests, demonstrations and "rallies," being held from one end of the nation to the other, daily. As we have all seen, many of them turn violent once liberal groups become involved, whether Antifa, or Democratic Socialists of America, or any of the hundreds in between.
Breitbart recently reported "Sales of prepping staples like tinned meat and water has soared in Britain since the government told the public they have to be ready for an unspecified coming crisis," yet in the U.S., many continue to be woefully unprepared for any type of emergency or disaster, whether natural or man-made.
ANP recently suggested we get back into the survival mindset, listing and linking to emergency survival foods, water, and first aid kits, but there is far more involved in getting prepared as much as possible before any type of crisis hits than just food and water.
I recently ran across a report from Survival Lab that highlighted how unprepared most Americans are for even a severe weather event that could leave them in the dark for days or even weeks.
Some key points:
• Only 22% of U.S. households own a portable generator, and there is three times higher generator ownership in rural areas vs. urban areas.
• Only 5.6% of U.S. households have a permanently installed standby generator.
• Roughly 55% of U.S. households do NOT own any form of backup power, portable or standby.
No surprise that people in rural areas are far better prepared for severe weather, or any type of disaster than those in urban areas, but is also indicative of where unrest is most likely to occur should a wide-spread electricity outage, or cyber attack, or any other type event that would cause a power outage, were to hit unexpectedly.
Whether you live in a rural area or a big city, a simple thing like a back up power source should top the list of must-haves.
Since any type of longer-than-normal power outage will almost certainly affect ones ability to get gas, today we'll be suggesting mostly solar generators, given they generally do not require gas, unless they have both gas and solar functionality.
GENERATORS - BEST BY PRICE AND REVIEWS...
After researching different brands, as well as the customer reviews, as well as price comparisons, here are some of the best found, from smaller ones for apartments or small homes, RV's or trailers, to ones that can sustain larger homes with more appliances, which of course are more expensive, but worth the money after just the first power outage, whether it lasts hours or days.
Whether it is a weather related event such as the Snowmageddon events in 2010, 2015 and others, a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, physical or cyber, or just a regular power outage lasting longer than your perishables will, being prepared guarantees you will be better off than anyone that is not prepared.
Below the video, is a list of links to food, water and first aid kits from the previous survival piece , for those that want to refresh their stocks and either didn't see it or haven't ordered yet.
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