Emergency Preparedness

Setting Up A Getaway Cabin On A Budget

If you have already begun putting food storage aside for the tough times that lay ahead, then it’s likely you have thought about a getaway cabin. This is especially true if you live in a city, or a heavily populated suburb or town. Many of us have experienced financial set backs over the past few years, and the dream of a cabin with a well and enough property to grow a garden may appear to be an impossibility at first blush. The good news is that’s not always the case. A basic, no frills cabin is all you need. In fact, a no frills cabin is preferable over a showpiece that will draw the attention of looters. (Read more....)

Don’t Forget Spare Clothing When Preparing Your Survival Kit

When you think of items to pack in a survival kit, what comes to mind? You probably think of things like water, energy bars, batteries, a first aid kit and blankets. When most people think of packing a survival kit, they think of basics that are necessary to keep their families alive. Things like spare clothes and shoes seem like dead weight when you are thinking in terms of a life and death scenario. Spare clothing is not a luxury in an emergency, however. Clothing and shoes are necessary to keep your family warm, dry and protected from things like debris and hazardous waste that can be spilled during emergency situations. Dry, clean clothing and shoes that fit can also make the difference between a comfortable stay in a temporary shelter and a week spent wearing someone's old golf clothes. (Read more....)

Survival Tips: Five Things Every American Should Do, But Won’t

The following is a guest post by Dennis Evers, the author of an upcoming book entitled "How to Handle a Crisis". In this article, Evers gives us some basic disaster and emergency survival tips that all Americans should be putting into practice but are not. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Americans always leave things until the last minute. But unfortunately, in the economic hard times that are coming "preparing at the last minute" is just not going to cut it. Right now Americans need to be storing up food, medical supplies and emergency equipment. There are millions of Americans that have become "preppers" and more are joining the movement every day. Hopefully what Evers has to say will inspire all of us to ramp up our preparations for the hard times that are coming.... (Read more....)

8 Emergency Survival Lessons That We Have Learned From The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster in all of U.S. history. It has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage (at least) and it has permanently altered the Gulf of Mexico for the remainder of our lifetimes. The loss of wildlife and habitats is incalculable. The survival of hundreds of species is now in question. This is a national nightmare that is going to stay with us for decades. It would be incredibly difficult to understate the scope of this tragedy. Let us hope that authorities can find a way to keep this kind of massive oil spill from ever happening again. (Read more....)

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