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....)

One of the things that you and your family will not be able to survive any disaster or emergency without for long is water.  You are your family may be able to last weeks without food, but without drinking water you will only last a matter of days. (Read more....)