About Ken Jorgustin
Ken Jorgustin is the founder and editor of Modern Survival Blog, a practical preparedness website established in 2010.
Since 2010, Ken has written about emergency readiness from the perspective of modern everyday life, from common disruptions and power outages to longer and more serious emergencies. His articles focus on practical preparedness, sensible redundancies, and self-reliance, including food storage, backup power, water and sanitation, home security, emergency communications, practical skills, and resilient living.
Why I Write
Modern Survival Blog was created to help everyday people become better prepared for real-world disruptions without fear, hype, or unrealistic advice. The goal is practical readiness: useful information that can help readers make better decisions before an emergency happens.
Practical Experience and Perspective
Ken’s preparedness perspective is shaped by hands-on experience, rural living, product research, reader feedback, and years of publishing on emergency preparedness topics.
Living in northern New Hampshire for more than a decade adds practical context to many subjects covered on Modern Survival Blog, including food gardening, backup power and energy, food storage and preservation, practical skills, everyday self-reliance, and rural resilience.
Ken also brings experience from urban and suburban living, where preparedness concerns and challenges can be very different. Earlier in his career, while working in the tech field, he remained preparedness-minded while adapting to the realities of modern suburban and urban life. That combination of rural, suburban, and technical experience helps bring a practical, well-rounded perspective to Modern Survival Blog.
Editorial Approach
Articles on Modern Survival Blog are written with a practical, reader-first approach. Depending on the topic, articles may include personal experience, manufacturer documentation, official sources, product research, hands-on testing when applicable, reader comments, and community feedback.
When a topic involves safety, health, food storage, equipment use, or other areas where official guidance matters, MSB aims to distinguish practical opinion and personal experience from manufacturer information, official guidance, and documented sources.
Updates
Articles on Modern Survival Blog are reviewed and updated over time as better information, product changes, reader feedback, or updated guidance becomes available.
Affiliate Disclosure
Modern Survival Blog participates in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Associates Program. Some links may earn a commission at no extra cost to the reader. Product mentions are selected for practical relevance to the topic and the likely needs of the reader.
Contact / Reader Feedback
Reader discussion has been an important part of Modern Survival Blog since its early years. Comments, questions, corrections, and practical experience from readers often help improve articles, clarify important details, and inspire future topics. Reader feedback also brings real-world perspectives from people living in different regions, situations, and levels of preparedness.