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 […]
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 […]
Emergency Water in a Bag for Your Emergency Kits
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.Goodbye Plastic Bottles – there’s emergency water in a bag now! What will they think of next? Awhile back I won a little emergency kit that was the size of a large paperback book. Inside were some essentials for survival – an emergency blanket, some weird food bars, a few bits of first aid, and 2 […]
Create an Office Emergency Preparedness Kit
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.Consider this scenario: You arrive at work to find that a German madman has taken over your building, has all of the employees held hostage on the Lido deck, and the other bad guys are busy downstairs trying to rob the vault. What if you find yourself in a situation where you are crawling across […]
My Favorite Personal Flashlight! Cree Mini LED Personal Flashlight
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.Hi. I’m Jane. And I’m a flashlight junkie. I fully admit my addiction to all things flashlight, from big chunky flashlights for the back of the car to wee itty bitty things to fit onto my keychain. Why are flashlights so important? Light. Truly, simply, light. Not only for the convenience of being able to […]
Using Paracord in Everyday Objects
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.Paracord is an essential survival material to have. Not only can it serve to pull you out of a bad situation, but taken apart, can be used as tinder, as fish bait/hooks, and so much more! But who wants to walk around with a large blog of it hanging off of their toolbelt, or a […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #19 – Save Your Computer Files on Your Thumb!
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 had a short or long term local disaster, would you be able to access your computer files? Do you have your emergency documents available somewhere else other than your own personal computer? Make a plan to back them up to a secondary source! Here are some options: This week’s Preparedness Quick Tip is […]
Aquamira Water Bottle Filter Review
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.Having clean, safe, affordable drinking water is one of the cornerstone of survival in an emergency situation. Sure, you need to get yourself out of harm’s way, treat any immergent first aid issue, but for prolonged survival – water is your number one concern. You have about three days before the body begins to shut […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #13: Pack a Bandana
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.Bandanas aren’t just for hip, young, fashionistas any more. There are many uses for a bandana in your preparedness gear. Head covering to protect from sun Cooling rag – get it wet and wrap around head or neck Dust Mask – wrap around face to help protect from debris First Aid – use to pack […]