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Rethinking the Car Emergency Kit

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | auto auto kit be prepared car car kit emergency kit emergency supplies survival 1 comment

Rethinking the Car Emergency Kit In the last blog post we made brief mention of how winter storms had unexpected and significant impacts in Georgia and North Carolina this year. Many of us watched as stranded commuters waited in their cars for hours, ran out of gas and either walked...

Emergency Communication: Phonetic Alphabet and Morse code

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | alphabet be prepared emergency preparedness morse code phonetic survival survival skills

Whiskey, Tango, Bravo If you’re not in the military you probably only hear people use the phonetic alphabet in movies. The phonetic alphabet may seem like useless knowledge, but it’s not - everyone concerned about being prepared in an emergency situation should know it. Technically it’s called the “International Radiotelephony...

Pickling 101

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | emergency food emergency preparedness food food storage pickling prepper

Pickling 101 Most people think of “pickles” as pickled cucumbers and only as a garnish. Did you know you can pickle a wide variety of fruits and vegetables? Pickles of one kind or another have been made for more than 4000 years and are so popular in the United States...

A Guide to Vegetarian Emergency Food Storage

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | emergency food emergency kit emergency preparedness prepper vegetarian

A Guide to Vegetarian Emergency Food Storage If you are a vegetarian, chances are you are already quite resourceful about obtaining adequate nutrition from non-meat sources. Preparing for emergencies requires the same kind of savvy, but with extra effort because fresh vegetables and fruits have a short shelf life. The...

U.S. Earthquake Facts – What You Need to Know

By Brody Danielson February 19, 2020 | disaster disaster preparedness earthquake natural disasters

U.S. Earthquake Facts – What You Need to Know The 7.8 magnitude quake that ravaged part of Ecuador's Pacific coast on April 16 injured about 12,500 people and more than 650 people lost their lives. The power of that earthquake is a stark reminder of the dangers in the U.S....

Long Shelf Life Foods to Keep in Your Pantry

By Brody Danielson February 19, 2020 | emergency food emergency supplies food food storage shelf life storage 1 comment

Long Shelf Life Foods to Keep in Your Pantry If you are thinking about setting up an emergency pantry in your house, that is a laudable goal. However, you need to keep in mind that selecting the right foods is just part of what it takes to be a...

12 Campfire Critters: Harmless or Harmful?

By Brody Danielson February 19, 2020 | animals camping critters insects outdoors

12 Campfire Critters: Harmless or Harmful? If you are going camping or having a picnic in your local forest preserve, chances are you will encounter some pesky critters who call these environments home. In some cases, getting stung by an insect puts you at risk of insect-borne diseases or simply...

Top 5 Modern Prepper Movies

By Brody Danielson February 19, 2020 | be prepared emergency preparedness movie movies prepper 1 comment

Top 5 Modern Prepper Movies Survival. It's on the short list of moviemakers' top topics. Whether it's post-apocalyptic, natural disaster or pandemic-related, or even the over-plagued zombie thriller, Prepper movies make for great story telling and good reminders as to why survival preparedness is key. Here's our (totally subjective!) list...

What You Need to Know About Emergency Food Preparation

By Brody Danielson February 19, 2020 | be prepared emergency preparedness freeze dried food prepper supplies survival kit

What You Need to Know About Emergency Food Preparation If you are putting together an emergency-preparedness kit, it is important to remember that you need to have more than just freeze-dried food and other food items packed away in storage. After all, the food won’t do you much good if...

12 Essentials in Your Survival Kit

By Brody Danielson February 18, 2020 | be prepared disaster preparedness emergency preparedness emergency supplies survival kit

Whether it’s an earthquake, a storm, or a flood; having a survival kit ready can get you a long way towards surviving a disaster. You’ll need solutions for food, shelter, and sanitation because you’ll never know to what extent the disaster can affect the facilities around you. So make sure...

How Many Daily Calories Will I Need?

By Brody Danielson February 18, 2020 | be prepared emergency emergency prep emergency preparedness make a plan plan survival

How Many Daily Calories Will I Need? The average American says it’s easier to do their own taxes than it is to figure out what to eat and how many calories per day they need. Whether you’re planning your emergency food strategy or you’re reviewing an existing plan, now is...

Bug-Out-Bag Food: Everything You Need to Know

By Brody Danielson February 18, 2020 | BOB bug out bag emergency emergency preparedness emergency supplies survival 1 comment

If you ever find yourself in an emergency situation and need to evacuate, you’ll need a bug-out-bag (BOB) to survive. A BOB should help you survive for up to 72 hours, so it’s important to pack it with any bug-out bag essentials you might need while out in the wild...