When it comes to emergency planning, many households struggle to know where to begin. Unknowns are hard to plan for, especially creating a food stockpile with limited information. Number 10 cans, also written #10 cans, are really useful to you. There’s no telling what the problem will be. Is it an earthquake? Is it a […]
The Best Emergency Food to Have in Your Storage
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.There are almost a countless number of worst-case scenarios that can occur. From war with a foreign power to an EMP, to natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes, there are many reasons we might need the best emergency food to be on hand. Ready.gov recommends that families have at least three days of non-perishable food […]
The Best Survival Tent to Have in Case of an Emergency
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.“Prepping” is a term used by a lot of survival experts that basically means being prepared in case of an emergency. While there are many factors to prepping in general, survival is the ultimate goal. For the purposes of this article, we will be discussing a survival tent. Want to know which survival tent would […]
Bugging Out: What You Should Have In Your Bag
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.When building a bug out bag for your family, remember that you should stock it with supplies with the assumption that you won’t be returning home or will be away for a very long time. Essentially bugging out is leaving your home when it is no longer safe to be there. When preparing for a […]
Everything You Need to Know About How To Make Pemmican
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.Survival is a fundamental human instinct. For thousands of years, people have adapted to a changing environment: withstanding changing climates, mutating diseases, and declining food sources. With food being essential to life, it has been one of the top topics of survivalists and the most important element, along with water, you can have in your […]
Create a 72-Hour Emergency Kit: FREE DOWNLOADABLE CHECKLIST
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.Picture this: A local emergency of some sort has emergency personnel knocking on your door telling you that you have 5 minutes to evacuate your house (fire, gas leak, railroad collision, earthquake). What will you grab in those 5 minutes? Hopefully, you’ll get your children and your 72-hour kit (and then whatever else you think […]
Dad’s Get-Home Bag: So He Can Get Home to Us!
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.If you work and travel within a few walking hours of home, consider a get-home bag instead of hauling a massive survival bag in the back of your car. With a get-home bag, there’s not quite as much to pack, it’s convenient to carry, and it makes traveling back home to your family fast! Why […]
25+ Favorite Preparedness Items at The Dollar Tree
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.It can be daunting to see whole lists of things to do, things to make, things to learn, and things to buy when you’re first beginning to prepare your home and family. I’ll share some of my favorite finds at Dollar Tree to help you get started! Dollar stores are definitely places to be aware of […]
DIY Period Emergency Kit for Girls You Need to Pack
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.Emergencies aren’t just about localized weather events or job losses but can be much more personal. And what’s more personal to a girl than her period? Consider a DIY Period Emergency Kit for your preteens to have stored in her locker or backpack for just such times. I bet many of us can say that […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #50: It’s Not About Emergencies
This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon.com. Using links to these sites means I may earn a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you.PREPAREDNESS IS NOT ABOUT EMERGENCIES, IT’S ABOUT A LIFESTYLE. But not necessarily the lifestyle you think …. Scenario 1 Take the scenario of my friend who is highly focused on being prepared for an earthquake. He lives in the middle of earthquake country in California. He has bags at the ready, his family does routine […]