Fire is a real risk practically everywhere in the modern world. However, the danger of a fire can be minimized if people pay close attention and include a few fire safety tips in their day to day lives. Have an Escape The most important thing when it comes to fire safety is knowing how to get …
Category: Emergency Preparedness
A Look at Different Firestarters For Everyday and Survival Use
Firestarters Fire starting has always been one of those subjects of common interest at home or wilderness survival. Lets start with listing a few commonly used fire starting tools firesteel, charcoal, knife, tinder, cloth, Instafire, and many other great options. Charcoal Lighting your fire with charcoal is a common option. However it is commonly used …
Survival: It Takes a Lot of Heart
Survivalbased Editor’s note: This article was written by Van Becker and originally ran on Survival Life. So you are planning for surviving disasters, manmade or acts of God. You have food, shelter, weapons and transportation. You have watched hundreds of survivor videos on YouTube. You have the means to purify water, breathe safe air, and …
Packing list for your bug out bag
Bug out Bag Packing Checklist. For those of you who have never heard the term bug out bag, it is a transportable kit that is used in emergencies and contains the items that a person will need to have to survive for about 72 hours. In order for it to be effective, you must stock …
Prepping for the Top 7 Disasters that Will End the World
Everyone has their own opinion on how the world will end. “Doomsday Preppers” used Twitter to see what disasters will shake up society and end human civilization. Through the Doomsday Dashboard, here are the results they found: 1. 29% – Flu Pandemic 2. 18% – Cataclysm (2012) 3. 13% – Economic Collapse 4. 11% – …
Food Supply Depot 1 Week Food Kit Review
I’m a dad. It’s still a little crazy to think about it sometimes. That means I have responsibility. I have someone to take care of beside myself. Someone who relies on me for their safety, their health and their nourishment. Recent events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods make me think about my family and …
Essentials for any 72 hour kit
Do not rely on others or the government to meet your family’s basic needs, especially in the first 72 hours following an emergency. It will take at least that amount of time before you can receive any kind of aid. Therefore, it is necessary to carry a 72 hour emergency kit with you at all …
Emergency Preparedness: Inspiration From “The Walking Dead” TV Series
The 2nd half of “The Walking Dead” returns Sunday February 10th. As one of the more popular TV shows we thought we would do an article on some of the lessons we can learn from the show. While getting prepared for any sort of emergency we tend to think of immediate needs like do I …