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 […]
Emergency Water in a Bag for Your Emergency Kits
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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 […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #28: Create a Home Inventory
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Preparedness isn’t just about getting your survival gear, packing up your MREs and hitting the road. It’s about being prepared for everyday life, regardless of what it throws at you. In the event of a local disaster or even an emergency at your own home, having a documentation of your valuables is a huge help […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #25: Know Your Phone Numbers
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If you’re like me, you rarely actually have to recite the phone numbers you need the most because they’re so conveniently programmed in your cell phone. I even have to look up my own number when handing it out because I frequently forget it (since, you know, I never call myself). It’s just so easy […]
How to get started in Food Storage with Wendy DeWitt
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Wendy DeWitt is known all over for her Food Storage Seminar – and it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re just beginning to get interested in long-term food storage. This is the updated version filmed last year. Sensible Food Storage with Wendy DeWitt In this system, you’ll cover 10 Reasons I Don’t Want to have […]
Top 5 Preparedness Pinners on Pinterest – an update!
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(This is an updated post from February of 2013. I wanted to pass along the wealth of knowledge to other folks who are awesome, as well!) I was truly honored to be named one of the Top 5 Pinners for Prepping by Simply Preparing! I can’t say it was all me, because the entire prepping, […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #16: Take a First Aid Class
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In almost every emergency situation you are in, whether it is a car wreck, a scraped knee on the playground, an active shooter, or a natural or man-made disaster, YOU are most likely going to be the first responder. Help from emergency responders may take awhile to arrive. Having some background in basic first aid […]
How to Get Emergency Lighting With Crayons
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I’m sure you’ve all seen the emergency crayons light idea floating over Pinterest and Facebook at some point. We decided to test it out during one of our Preparedness Friday classes, and give you an idea of how it worked for us – and if it’s something you’d even want to do for you! Instead, […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #14: Where’s the Exit?
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PREPAREDNESS QUICK TIP #14: KNOW YOUR EXITS Typically, you hear this kind of talk from those in the military, police or some guy on the run from the mob. You know, that guy who always sits alone in a restaurant, back to the wall, facing the exit? But it’s an important Preparedness Quick Tip you […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #12: Let There Be Lots of Light – Lighting in an Emergency
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When the power goes out at your house, do you find yourself scrambling for that flashlight you just knew you put in the drawer two years ago, just in case? Or can you put your hands directly on a fully charged flashlight in 3 steps, or a box of matches and emergency candles, or other […]