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Disaster Preparedness
Coghlan’s Pocket Stove & Stanley’s Camp Cup Video Review
In our bug out bag we (My husband and I) both had a mess kit which as you know, takes up a lot of room in a bug out bag. I set out looking for something a little better that didn’t cost an arm and a leg, but would work for all of us. We […]
Building Emergency Food Supply in Five Simple Steps
If an emergency or disaster occurs, don’t expect any help over the next 72 hours, which means you need to be totally independent and self-supportive for three entire days. It’s also likely you’ll be missing electricity and/or gas, which means no refrigeration or cooking is available. Therefore, it’s crucial that you’re adequately prepared by storing […]
Bugging In; Whats the Plan?
Comprehensive lists for necessary items to store when Bugging In your home, during an emergency!
Emergency Basics For Winter: East Coast
With the current winter weather, (and recent past) upon you and so many people in danger, it is time to become seriously prepared. Your life may very well depend on it. Below I am going to list a few items that could save your, or your families life when the next blizzard hits. We of […]
Emergency Essentials to Weather a Winter Storm
Emergency Essentials to Weather a Winter Storm – JK Mechanical
How to perform CPR on an adult
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Home Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness
We all want to feel safe in our homes. We don’t like to think about disasters happening to us. We hope that they never will, but being prepared will help if they do. The best way to handle a disaster is to have a plan in place. Being prepared gives your family an advantage in […]
How to Protect Your Home from the Most Common Natural Disasters
At any given time during the course of each year, thousands of individuals in the U.S. fall victim to some type of natural disaster. Fires, flash floods, hurricanes, twisters, and earthquakes often leave devastation in their wake. Experts believe that making preparations before disaster strikes can significantly reduce their impact in most cases. Assessing Your […]
2000 Homes Threatened by Wildfire In California
Sept.18,2014: More than 2,000 homes and up to 1,500 other smaller structures are threatened by wild fires that are spreading out of control near Sacramento California. With 2,500 brave firefighters involved, the fire has already consumed 44 square miles of trees and brush and is just 5 % contained. Most of the homes in danger […]
Preparing For a Volcano Eruption
With all the hype lately about Yellow Stone’s Volcano and how it could “possibly” erupt a lot sooner than expected, I thought I would put together this article for you on preparing for the aftermath and some things to consider adding to your preparedness supplies. In all honesty, I had never considered preparing for a […]
How to Prepare for a Volcanic Eruption
Preparing for a volcanic eruption basically boils down to prepping for evacuation at a movement’s notice if you live in a blast, lava flow or lahar zone or prepping for volcanic ash if you live in an ash fall zone. There is also the possibility of volcano related earthquakes, but earthquakes are covered in […]
SMOKE BOMBS IN YOUR SURVIVAL PACK
Survival Smoke There are times in an emergency where being very visible is good and other times when being invisible is a must. In both cases smoke bombs can be a real lifesaver. A few small colored (red, yellow) smoke bombs carried in your field (e.g. hunting, hiking, fishing, etc.) survival kit can bring help […]
How To Orient Yourself In The Wild
For the person who has never spent any significant time in the wild, it can be quite overwhelming to find yourself in a situation in which you had to engage the wild for the sake of survival. There are some simple methods that you can use that will allow you to acclimate to the elements […]
Going Native With Fire and Prescribed Burning
One area of interest that is almost completely ignored by preppers is the role of fire in nature. This tool is largely ignored for it’s potential benefit, and only acknowledged when “wild” fire becomes a threat. Prescribed burning On the nightly news you hear a pattern each year with a small space of time […]
Top 3 Reasons You Should Prepare for Nuclear War
These are frightening times. Of course, every prepper knows this – which is precisely why the individual in question is a prepper in the first place. However, one of the biggest reasons for the fear is the fact that the world is a place full of uncertainty. This is a big problem for preppers. Why? […]
10 Things We Can Learn From the West Virginia Chemical Spill
If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you are aware that there was a massive chemical spill in West Virginia. Over 300,000 people along the Elk River were told not to drink their water, brush their teeth or take showers. This was a serious incident that could happen anywhere at any time, […]
Does Bear Spray or Wasp Spay work for Self-Defense?
There are positives and negatives to all tools of self-defense, if there was the perfect self-defense tool available where all you had to do was push a button and the attacker would vanish into thin air and materialize inside a jail cell, it STILL would not do you any good if an attacker has snuck […]
Rocket Stoves Compared
On a recent winter camp outing we had the opportunity to test three different types of “rocket stoves” under winter cold and wet conditions. Rocket stoves offer big advantages over campfires and traditional camping stoves in many ways. While some of these stoves are a bit more bulky and heavy than the compact camping stoves […]
Fire or No Fire?
Written By: Jim Jones, EMT/CHCM The very definition of ‘survival” is someone starting a fire without matches. What survival class goes without a fire starting class? So to suggest that a fire is not always an essential survival need is near heresy. But all the other mammals do survive without the benefit of fire. Even […]
Smoke Bombs For Survival
There are times in an emergency where being very visible is good and other times when being invisible are a must. In both cases smoke bombs can be a real lifesaver. A few small colored (red, yellow) smoke bombs carried in your field (e.g. hunting, hiking, fishing, etc.) survival kit can bring help to you […]
Machetes In Your Preps
Written By: James C. Jones I have always considered the machete to be a jungle survival tool. They are generally seen being used to hack trails through tropical rain forests and jungles. Most North American forests are more open and have plenty of trails and game trails for passage. I was recently scouting a site […]
WHAT’S IN YOUR BEDSIDE DRAWER?
We spend about one-third of our lives in bed so there is a thirty-percent chance that the life or death emergency will strike while we are in bed. In that moment everything will depend on what you can reach right now. Think about it. You wake up in the dark and the house is shaking […]
Get Ready to ShakeOut October 17, 2013
On October 17, 2013 at 10:17 a.m. (local time) millions of people across the U.S., Canada and around the world will participate in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. The ShakeOut began in California in 2008 and has been organized in many other states, regions and countries since then. Official ShakeOut Regions require significant local or […]
Home Security Before, During and After a Disaster
Written by: Naomi Broderick Nature has a way of making an entrance, sometimes announced and sometimes without so much as a whisper of her arrival. That’s why when push comes to shove, it’s good to know you’ve done everything you can to protect yourself, your family and your belongings. We probably will never be able […]
It’s A Disaster!..and what are you gonna do about it?- Book Review
By Stephanie Dayle What are YOU going to do about it? A very important question that is not often directly addressed. You have your supplies, food, and water, then a disaster happens. What are the very first things you should do? “It’s A Disaster!….and what are you gonna do about it?” By Bill Liebsch , Janet Liebsch (both […]
Flood Safety
We frequently discuss the risks associated with storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes, but not as much about the complications that occur as a result. Just about any storm can cause a deluge of water, and this can cause a deluge in the biblical sense. In Boulder, Colorado, it happened when 6 months of […]
Home Safety For You and Your Kids – Guest Post
Written by: Amanda Daniels
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(Editors Note: This article can be taken into consideration for bug out locations as well as bug in locations.)
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Whether your baby is starting to crawl or you have young nieces, nephews or grandchildren who visit often, you quickly realize how many household items can actually be quite dangerous. That glass coffee table in the living room begins to look like an accident waiting to happen, and suddenly you notice how many harsh cleaning products are stored in low cabinets within a toddler’s reach.
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Install Extra Latch for Doors
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As soon as kids are tall enough, they quickly learn how to open doors and nothing looks quite as attractive as exploring the yard outside. Quash a potential flight risk by installing an additional latch high out of reach on all exterior doors. A slide lock is sufficient and affordable. You can find them at your local hardware store for just under $10.
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Food Storage Basics Part 1; Preparing to Store
We all know our basic cost of living is increasing. Despite the increase and the knowledge that at some point, we are going to be stuck at home with no way to get to the grocery store, we keep spending. We just assume tomorrow will take care of itself, right?
Early Warning System Guaranteed To Get Your Attention
An unusual Home Security Alert System you may not have thought about.
How To Start a Fire With a Snowmobile
What would happen if you went snowmobiling, broke down, and forgot your survival pack? This article gives great advice on how to use your snowmobile to start a fire.
The Importance of Decontamination AFTER a Flood; Am I Ready & What Should I Store?
Useful information on decontamination.
Winter Gear For Your BOB or Camping
Great starter list of life-saving items for winter camping and a Bug Out Bag!
Hurricane Isabel
Important observations and notes about surviving a natural disaster. Hurricane Isabel taught me many important things!
The Fright of Bugging In for Hurricane Alicia
Frightening Experiences from Hurricane Alicia in Texas!
Hurricane Rita: Collateral Damage 100 Miles Away
You don’t have to be in the eye of the storm to have a disaster!
Grand Ole Opry Hotel Flood
Real experiences with the flooding of the Grand Ole Opre hotel! Good reasons why to prepare!
Hurricane Wilma Was a Prepper Learning Experience for Florida Residents
On October 24th, 2005, my cousin, Dave, bugged in and rode out Hurricane Wilma. He told his story to me so that we could use it as a teaching tool to help preppers who are living on the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines.
The top five reasons to include a ferro rod firestarter in your survival kit/bug out bag
Great reasons for keeping a Ferro Rod firestarting kit with you always!
Would Your Home Be Safe During Civil Unrest?
Important factors about home safety and survival! Detailed, and informative.
Phil Burns from Meet the Preppers on Animal Planet Discusses the Show
It has been an interesting 48 hours for all of us who were in Meet the Preppers, namely my family, watching the responses has been educational and enlightening – and frustrating and unsettling. Phil Burns Intro But let’s start with an introduction – I’m Phil Burns, the father of 8 on Meet the Preppers. I’m […]
Get out of the Way Government!
Joplin, Missouri bore the brunt of it. But the results broke the hearts of millions of Americans, and not just those in the heartland. In May 2011, one of the most deadly twisters in U.S. history tore through Joplin. Residents there will never forget it. It also serves as a classic reminder of the need […]