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James Rawles: Salt Will Be The #1 Bartering Item
March 5th, 2010Salt is a valuable commodity that could become hard to come by in a long term disaster situation. In Ancient Rome, salt was used as a form of currency because of it’s importance in preserving food. In fact, it is still used today as a form of currency in some parts of Africa.
The Re-Purposed Coffee Can
March 2nd, 2010Coffee cans are one of those overlooked everyday items that we see sitting on our counters. But if a person is in a pinch, that coffee can can serve a multitude of purposes. Preppers should start collecting their old coffee cans to use in the Bug out Bags, in their home as well as around their homestead.
After the Apocalypse – Watch It Here
March 1st, 2010Many do not realize how fragile this country really is. Because of our cushy society that we find ourselves living in, many have failed to prepare for any type of disaster larger than the lights going off for a few hours. If a sudden disaster were to occur, many would have nothing to survive off of. Some do [...]
Are You Ready Series: The Prepared Pet
February 27th, 2010Pets should not be overlooked when acquiring short and long term emergency supplies. Our furry and feathered friends make their ways into our hearts and become loyal parts of the family. Their well being is important and they will appreciate the supplies.
Plan for Pet Disaster Needs
Identifying shelter. For public health reasons, many emergency shelters cannot accept [...]
Are You Ready Series: Snow Hurricane
February 23rd, 2010A paralyzing snow system of historical proportions is barrelling towards the northeast and is set to make life hell for the Northeast. This powerful storm system will hit the Northeast causing epic snow blizzards where snow will fall at a rate of over an inch per hour, hurricane-force winds (74 mph), not to mention heavy rain and flooding.
Weather [...]
10 Essential Skills Necessary for Survival
February 19th, 2010This article was originally published on The Survival Mom blog.
Although it is important to be prepared for disaster situations, many are not adequately trained to handle the disaster situations in which they find themselves in. Having the proper skills and training will provide an individual with a well diversified knowledge base on how to survive during [...]
Prepping: A Beginner’s Guide – Essential Items Needed for Disaster Preparation (Pt. 2)
February 17th, 2010As humans, we are naturally aware of possible threats around us, and often the way a person neutralizes that threat is to create a story of the worse case scenario and begin to prep around that. Becoming a person who preps for disasters begins with a level of awareness. A prepper knows that there are [...]
Prepping: Basic Beginners Guide – Why Prep? (Pt. 1)
February 16th, 2010To those of you who have seen the importance of preparing and have a desire to keep your family safe during a disaster - congratulations. Prepping is for those who are preparing for the unknown future, and for those who see the importance of having necessary items in place before a disaster strikes. This guide is a 2 [...]
Inventory Management for Survival Supplies
February 15th, 2010A successful prepper knows the importance of managing their survival supplies and keeping everything organized. Many businesses use an inventory management system to store their products because they know the importance of rotating products in a timely manner. Without having a proper organizational system, items will not be found, misplaced and expire past their shelf lives.
How [...]
Essential Prepping Calculators
February 13th, 2010Basic Survival Needs
Food Storage Calculator - How much food does a family need? This nifty calculator can let you know.
Water Intake Calculator - Find out how much water an individual needs based on their specific weight.
Cooking
Cooking Conversion Calculator - Converges different measurements for cooking.
Printable Version of Cooking Conversion Chart
Environmental
Carbon Foot Print Calculator
Gardening/Mirco Farm
Seed Calculator - Find out how many [...]
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