The odds of an earthquake happening today is 100 percent. Though millions of people may never experience an earthquake, they are a very common occurrence on this planet. Today, somewhere on the Earth, an earthquake will occur. In fact, several million earthquakes occur annually, so, there will actually be thousands of earthquakes today. Fortunately, most […]
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You Never Know What Tomorrow Holds
A few weeks ago, we shipped a huge box of our freeze-dried foods to my daughter and grandkids who were right in the path of Hurricane Florence. Even though most of us have moved on and the hurricanes are old news already, people in the hard-hit areas are still putting lives back together. My daughter […]
Peace of Mind
October brings an end to Emergency Preparedness month. This is a good time to think about what you have accomplished, and what you can focus on between now and this time next year. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what the federal or state governments, or your church, or even your community do. It is YOU. If […]
New Leather on an Old Shoe
Our grandparents were preppers. Have you ever thought about that? All the buzz in the last generation over people who see a need to be ready for what life throws at them has culminated in an attitude that this is something new, trendy, or noticeable. The only thing new is a word; “Prepper”. As a […]
September is National Preparedness Month
National Preparedness Month serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, not only during the month of September, but throughout the year, for different types of disasters and emergencies that can happen throughout the world. There are key steps that every household can take to be better prepared. Plan for the emergencies […]
It’s One Less Thing To Worry About
As a writer, I seldom write in first person, but this blog has a purpose. As I drove to work this morning, I was thinking about the day, and what it would bring. When I teach basic preparedness, I point out the fact that each thing you can do during normal times is one less […]
Hurricane Irma: One Year Later
“It’s been one year since Hurricane Irma and I can honesty say that this has been the most trying year of our lives.” (Read our previous post about the Smiths losing nearly everything they owned in Hurricane Irma, here.) Update from Karen: We were able to completely move back into our house after 8 months. […]
Packing Your Bug Out Bag
Do you have a Bug Out Bag? You should. A Bug Out Bag, affectionately knows as BOB, is a bag that contains everything you’d need to survive for three days (72 hours) in case you need to evacuate for a disaster. The term likely comes from World War II pilots who had “bail out bags” […]
Freeze Drying Peas and Beans for Extra Protein
In our last post we wrote about building an emergency food plan, and all of the good reasons you should get started. The first thing we mentioned is you’ll want to save some comfort food, because studies show that in a disaster you’re going to want pie. (Okay, that’s not a real study but it’s […]
Building an Emergency Food Plan
The start of 2018 has been as interesting as the whole of last year. We haven’t talked about emergency food plans much these days, but reflecting on 2017 now seems like a good time to start. Just a quick run through of what we endured – hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma, and the mind-blowing wildfires […]
