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The Toiletry Kit

26 April 2011

If you’ve ever done any major traveling you know a good toiletry kit can be a life saver. It isn’t just about keeping clean, but also basic first aid. Really it is almost a third of the basics right there.
Quite frankly a good toiletry kit is a great foundation for any emergency kit.
You would never [...]

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Earthquake Preparedness

11 March 2011

With the recent earthquake in Japan it is time to check your earthquake preparedness, if you live on the West coast of North America, along the Wasatch Fault in Utah and Idaho, or near the New Madrid fault along the Mississippi River in the Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas border region.
The worst thing about an [...]

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Coughs, Colds and Pandemics

17 January 2011

Every home should have a first aid kit. Most commercial ones are just fine, though not all are designed for dealing with cold and flu. Some are just a collection of bandages, which is good but not always what you need.
So ignoring the antiseptic and bandages part of a first aid kit this will be [...]

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Home Preparedness Map

12 January 2011

Do you know where to shutoff the water, gas and electricity? How about your spouse and children? The babysitter?
Where should everyone go if you have to evacuate because of a fire or gas leak?
Do you have safety equipment like fire extinguishers? Where are they?
A simple answer to these questions is making a map of your [...]

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Survival Upgrades To You Car

11 January 2011

A car is a powerful survival tool. While it has fuel it gives you mobility, heat and/or cooling, light and electricity.
Just about any car is a survival asset and with a few inexpensive additions can make dealing with an emergency much easier.
The best thing is the ability to communicate, having a charged cellphone on hand [...]

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The Most Important Preparation

27 October 2010

The most important prep
Having the determination and will to survive.
Making the decision to survive.
The first and most important preparation you need to make is to decide to live.
You can have all the things you need to survive yet still die because you have not decided that you want to live.
I met a guy in the [...]

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The Visitor’s Kit

18 October 2010

If you have had family come to stay for a few days for a holiday or something, you begin to realize that having some things organized for them would be handy just to make your life easier and theirs too. It is particularly bad around holidays, when you are trying to get the food ready [...]

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Getting Ready for Flu Season: The Sick Box

15 October 2010

It’s almost cold and flu season, so now is a good time to make a Cold & Flu Box. A Cold & Flu Box is a simple box of medicines and easy foods and some distractions to help you ride out the symptoms of the flu.
The flu is a virus and we don’t have much to [...]

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The Top 10 Things For Your Bug Out Bag

10 September 2010

The San Bruno, CA gas explosion and fire has really showed how important it is to have a Go Bag ready at all times. Some residents had no time at all but most had several minutes to get their stuff and go.
Gas lines are everywhere. Just about every neighborhood is plumbed for gas whether your home [...]

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Making Getting Organized Worth the Time

2 September 2010

There are a few things that you know you should do, but you really have no intention of doing anytime soon.
Things like:

Getting organized
Decluttering
Finding all your tools and useful things you know you have somewhere, but are scattered throughout the house.
Inventorying your home for insurance purposes
Deep clean the house
Fixing all those little “things” that need fixing
Listing the [...]

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