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emergency preparedness, survival gear - August 23, 2011

Creating Affordable Solar Energy

You don’t have to wait for an emergency situation to use all of your survival gear. Certain types of emergency preparedness materials and gear are quite useful for everyday use. Food storage can be used when you are in a pinch for time and solar energy can be used to reduce energy costs, even when we are not in times of crisis. Solar energy technology is becoming more commonly integrated into large buildings, government and school buildings and individual homes. The energy costs saved by this technology are outstanding, but the initial investment can be quite hefty averaging between $30,000-$100,000...

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emergency preparedness, Jared Matkin - August 12, 2011

Basic Ways to Keep Cool When the Power is Out

The dog days of summer have definitely been bearing down on a lot us over the past few months. In this kind of intense heat you won’t see many people out having a run or even working in the garden unless the sun has disappeared or hasn’t emerged yet. It’s true that when it gets this hot it’s hard to do much of anything, let alone think about what you might try and do to stay cool if you had no power, and thus, no air conditioning. But it’s also a great time for this emergency preparedness reminder.Thinking about days...

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emergency preparedness, Jared Markin, survival gear - August 09, 2011

Thoughts on Emergency Shelters and Bedding

Unlike the days of the cold war and the Cuban Missile crisis, the popular emergence of bomb and fallout shelters in recent decades has slowed dramatically. But just because the fears of a past generation have subsided doesn’t mean that the concept of planning and preparing for the use of a temporary shelter and an adequate amount of comfortable bedding should be abandoned. Now it’s highly unlikely that after reading this post you’ll head directly to the yard to start construction on an emergency bunker, but there are a few basic emergency preparedness precautions you can make, and a solid...

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emergency preparedness, Jared Markin - August 04, 2011

Stress Relief & Distractions for Emergency Preparedness

When it comes to emergency preparedness it’s important to have a means to stay hydrated and well fed along with an alternate way to maintain power. But being prepared with the essentials isn’t all there is to think about, and anyone who’s been in a situation of extreme duress knows that stress can have a negative impact on our ability to maintain calm or even rational thinking. Regardless of your capacity to deal with stress and how you relay your mannerisms in stressful situations, everyone tends to need a distraction from time to time in order to help shift their...

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emergency preparedness, natural disasters, survival gear - August 02, 2011

Bomb Shelter Series: Deluxe Amenities

The business of bomb shelter production is booming with a large percentage of the public becoming more aware of present emergency situation risks. Many of these new builders are creating amenities that outreach the necessary quality bomb shelter needs such as air filtration systems and blast proof, heavy doors. These needs on their own can be quite expensive, but when you see what others are adding to their bomb shelters, far beyond traditional survival gear items, you may be surprised.There are a few well-known players in the current bomb shelter production business. One of these is TerraVivos. They are known...

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