Preparedness Plans for Animals
If you own animals, you need to have an emergency plan for them too. Leaving your animals at home with extra food and water is NOT A PLAN. Not only does it put them in danger but it endangers the...
View ArticleThe New Madrid Fault – Overdue for Another Quake?
Earthquak By kappydell The historic earthquakes of the New Madrid Fault in 1811 and 1812 were widely reported. Striking with a magnitude of around 8, they rang church bells in Boston, caused the...
View ArticleOff Grid Power
Do you like the idea of reducing if not eliminating your electric bill? There are ways to do this, but of course the electric companies don't want you to know because then it digs into their pockets....
View ArticleLessons learned from a recent storm.
This past weekend was…er…enlightening. (Pun intentional). We had been having some pretty hot weather for the east coast, and this past Friday was no different. The weather report called for a chance...
View ArticleHow to Handle the Heat if the Electricity Fails
This was our theme for discussions at the Central Florida Preppers meeting in July. The information seems timely and valuable considering the grid failure in India and some of the US in the middle of...
View ArticleWinter in Washington State
Although my experience does not come anywhere near the seriousness of the tragic events like in Colorado, but it did provide at least a small test of my families resources. In January of this year,...
View ArticleBook Review: Don’t be afraid of your food storage… just Dutch It!
This is very rare for me, to rate a book so high. I rate this a 5 Stars out of 5 !!! Now I need to back that up with why it deserves such a rating. The authors, Archie and Linda Dixon, have amassed a...
View ArticleTen Items to Help You Gear Up For Stay-Put Urban Disasters and Emergencies
If you are a New Yorker, you probably know what things you should have had to deal with Hurricane Sandy. But what if the storms were a wake-up call? You live in an apartment with limited storage space...
View ArticlePet Food – What to Store and How
The best way to protect your household from the effects of a disaster is to be prepared. If you own pets you are responsible to prepare for them as well. Many disasters could cut off your access to...
View ArticleSix Scenarios in Which You Will Need Food Storage
Guest article by Lee FlynnIf you've ever thought about people who have emergency food storage, the chances are that you picture paranoid people with emergency bomb shelters and bunkers full of food and...
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