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emergency preparedness, survival gear - June 09, 2011

The Necessity of a Pre-Planned Bug Out Location

If you are new to emergency preparedness, you may have not yet heard about bug out locations. Although, chances are you have thought about having one. A bug out location refers to two types of living situations. Bug out location type 1 is a remote location, usually in the wilderness, where you and your family can live away from a crisis currently affecting your primary home. Bug out location 2 is a family member or friend’s home, far enough away that it is not in danger of the disaster affecting your home. A bug out location can offer a temporary...

Emergency Food Storage in 84 Servings

Every once in a while I like to choose a product offered by Legacy Premium and offer a little perspective on the benefits it may instill into a well drawn up emergency preparedness plan. In previous posts I’ve covered great power and water products, so today I thought I’d hit on a simple, yet sustainable solution from the emergency food section of the site.The 90 Serving Entree bucket from Wise Food Insurance is compact, affordable, and includes enough food in one safe and durable bucket to provide an adult with three servings of food a day for an entire month,...

Every Day Calories as a Part of Emergency Food Storage

You may or may not have thought about his, but it’s important to consider how many calories are in the products you keep in your emergency food storage.The side of many packaged foods will identify calorie intake against a diet of 2,000 calories per day. While that’s a nice median number, it shouldn’t necessarily be the gauge for everyone since we all have different bodies and pursue different levels of activity. That’s why it’s important to determine the true number of calories you should be consuming every day depending on your body type and how active you are. In fact,...

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emergency preparedness, survival gear - June 01, 2011

Making a Family Emergency Preparedness Plan

There are countless emergencies and natural disasters that can occur without warning. These range from disasters such as snowstorms that may keep families inside of a home without power for days or disasters such as hurricanes or flooding that will create the need for a family to evacuate their home. In all emergency situations a family must be prepared with a shared evacuation plan. In an emergency plan it is crucial that everyone understands the plan and their own responsibilities including the elderly and children. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a great program for teaching children the necessities...

Worst Case Scenarios for Emergency Preparedness? Tell us what you think.

While I was in the bookstore the other day I happened to stumble upon The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook. Although I’d seen the text before I‘d never taken the time to actually thumb through the pages. As I scanned the content I determined almost immediately that the great thing about this little guide is its insight on a mix of practical, preposterous and highly unlikely situations. Then again, you never know when you might have to evade being sucked up by quicksand or utilize a specialized set of skills required to escape a killer bee attack.I left the bookstore...