This is a list of some skills that might come in handy in a long term emergency scenario: Plant Identification Foraging is important. There are plants that are edible and plants that aren’t. Knowing the difference could be life or death. Did you know you can make Dandelion Jelly? That is one ‘plant’ that is…
Should you bug in or bug out? This is a question you have to answer as the emergency arises. In the case of a forest fire we would most likely bug out. At the last minute, I am sure, because we’d try to save our house. Having a wildland firefighter for a son would help…
This is above and beyond band-aids and Tums. Most of this you probably already have on hand. It would be a good idea to put it all in one location. While those things are great, we have prepped items, that 18 months ago, I would have said you crazzzeeee…. A few things I recommend for basic…
Best case scenario you want to shelter in place. Meaning you don’t leave home. The only thing I could see us leaving for is a forest fire or if the house is unsafe due to an earthquake. That said we would do what we could to stay on our property. Sheltering in Place is an…
*this post contains affiliate links* Hygiene and Sanitation are so important! If you are without power for a few days then your toilets may flush, but have nowhere for the waste to go. This is when diseases and such start happening. There is also the possibility of a pandemic. Flu or the like. You want…
Water ranks up there in the Top 3 of important preps. Behind shelter and food. 3 minutes without air – 3 hours without shelter 3 days without water – 3 weeks without food. The recommendation is one gallon per person per day for drinking and sanitation. A family of four needs 270 gallons of water,…
Here are some acronyms that you may see when learning about preparedness on sites other than FEMA or Red Cross. I found this list of emergency preparedness acronyms to be especially useful when reading books on the subject, wether fiction or non fiction. BI: Bug In BO: Bug Out BOB: Bug Out Bag BOL: Bug…
*this post contains affiliate links* Welcome to my series 31 Days of Preparedness. Some of you may already know that we are Preppers. Not the Doomsday kind. Not the Tin Foil Hat wearing kind. We are actually quite normal. Well. Mostly. Our journey to emergency preparedness started after watching a series called The Colony…
I wanted to let you all know two things #1 In case you hadn’t heard, I am going to participate in the 31 Days Series hosted by The Nester #2 Until Midnight on October 6th you can get an additional $9 off your registration by entering TTD9OFF I ask that you use the link below…
I was so excited to read this book by Terry Blackstock. I got my cup of coffee, my cozy slippers, and the fire blazing on a rainy day. PERFECT setting to read the Post Apocalyptic book. To my dismay I had already read it! All four books in this series actually, in a matter of…