Every day when you turn on the television and watch the news you see calamity after calamity. Some storm hit here, another storm hit there. This hurricane spanned several countries with effects spanning one-third of the country. This crop failed because of drought. That crop failed because of floods. You literally don’t know what tomorrow […]
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Gardening for the First Time
This is part of Prepping One Week at a Time series. As you can see I haven’t been diligent in updating you, but I have been learning a lot. Earlier this year I went to visit a friend to show her the handmade cards I had begun to make. Before leaving she asked me if […]
Surviving A Disaster — Using Core Skills — Prepper Survival
With nature being so destructive now it is imperative to learn how to survive in the aftermath of these disasters. Yet, sometimes it seems overwhelming with so much information out there about prepping or being prepared – even our own government tells us to prepare. They know they can’t help everyone after a disaster so […]
Weather Preparedness
The United States experiences more flood damage than any other weather-related event. Stocking food for the family is one of the most important things to do. Dehydrated food or freeze-dried food such as Wise Food Storage products would be ideal because it is light and is easy to prepare. As an added bonus, Wise Food […]
Introducing WiseFire: The Ideal Source of Emergency Fuel
If your disaster has caused you to be exposed to nature’s fury and you need to make a fire then this may be your answer. WiseFire, the ideal source of fuel for emergency preparedness and outdoor use, comes in lightweight grab-and-go buckets and burns in rain, sleet or snow without releasing any harmful chemicals or […]
Prepping One Week at a Time
After Hurricane Sandy came through I realized I had slacked off on my preparedness activities. To get back into the spirit of prepping I decided to do something new every week. This could involve adding more food to my storage, making something useful by hand, or learning a new skill. I knew there was a […]
Homemade Laundry Soap
A couple of weeks ago I decided to try my hand at making laundry soap at home. I usually use liquid soap when washing my clothes, but all I could find was a recipe for making powder soap. So I kept searching and finally I found one. However, after looking at the directions I decided […]
Hurricane Sandy Serves as an Example
Hurricane Sandy is being called the worst hurricane to date. Last year Hurricane Irene came through and caused massive damage, but it will not compare to what Hurricane Sandy will do as some have reported. If you are in the path of this storm, you can Get Hurricane Sandy updates at the National Hurricane Center. While this storm […]
Seismic Alert (Shakeout Drill)
Being prepared for disasters is just plain, good old, fashion common sense. Today’s post comes from “Common Sense Preparedness” website, in which you can read the full article there. FEMA is conducting a Great Shakeout drill for the US Southeast on October 18th at 10:18 am. This is an earthquake drill for everyone to take […]
22 Water Tips to Use During a Drought
According to the EPA, the average person unknowingly wastes up to 30 gallons of water every day. In a disaster situation they recommend that you store 1-3 gallons a day for each person. Now if you could actually store that 30 gallons being wasted in one day, you would have enough water for 10-30 days. […]
