A fire evacuation plan is so important! Have you considered the top five things you’d save in an emergency? Saving loved ones takes priority over everything else, but what if you had 3 minutes to grab five things? My sister didn’t have the luxury of time to think […]
There are several pieces of gear that are needed when you take your gun out for target practice. If you go to an indoor range, you can purchase any item you may have forgotten, running up a hefty tab. More gear is needed if you go to an […]
My nephew Kiel, who is eight years old, loves fishing. We took a family trip to Yellowstone and saw people using their fishing rods all along the way. Since we were going on a long trip, I brought my Get Home Bag which seemed to have everything in it […]
Building a fire may look easy but for most people, it takes some practice. The quickest way to start a fire is a fire starter! Fire starters are designed to start quickly, burn hot, and last for a couple of minutes. This allows tree branches that are placed over […]
Sometimes, it’s just not practical to carry around a fully loaded bug out bag for a long period of time. There’s a point when your body gets so tired you’ll eventually abandon most items, not caring what you leave behind. It may be hard to believe that a […]
Choosing the best food for your bug out bag can be challenging. There are several things to consider: shelf life, calories, taste, weight, bulk, fragility, and prep time. Here are several bug out bag food ideas that I have used in my emergency kits over the years that […]
My husband & I travel a lot and with each trip, we usually use at least one item from our Emergency Car Kit. One time it was helping stranded strangers get off the busy highway by providing water for an empty radiator. Another time it was finding a gas […]
I’ve noticed that on several Prepper discussion boards, people are looking for an extensive prepper supplies checklist, a way to organize their preps, wishlist, and survival goals. If you are one of the many looking for a way to organize your preps, then I hope this article and […]
I bought an MRE seven years ago but never tried it or even opened it to see what was inside, it simply sat in my bug out bag until now. While reading One Second After (a fictional doomsday story) I learned that there were goodies inside the pouches and […]
Have you ever researched how to deliver a baby in an emergency situation? My brother and his pregnant wife, who is eight months along, are making a 14-hour trip through the desert wasteland known as Nevada to come to visit me. I also have a niece, seven months […]