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07 Dec 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Mental Preparedness
“Do you believe in an EMP?” questioned an older woman in one of my classes this weekend. Until she asked me this question, I suppose I never considered whether or not an EMP was to be “believed in” or not. None of my readers will be shocked to hear that I responded “Of course I believe in EMPs.” My follow-up question to her should have been “What’s not to believe?”
In a previous article I cover the logistics of an Electromagnetic Pulse. But I want to remind you that an EMP is the most...
24 Nov 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
Do Mylar bags have a place in your preparedness efforts? Absolutely. While I store a lot of food and non-food items in four gallon square buckets, #10 cans, Mason jars, and five gallon round buckets, there’s still plenty of tinsel in my pantry in the form of Mylar bags. Why?
Mylar bags make your food access more convenient.
Mylar Bags are easy to use-and lighter than a bucket!
Rather than bug my hubby to carry up a large bucket of white rice, I can simply get a Mylar bag of rice, heft it...
20 Aug 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
Every once in a while it’s good to bring the “what if” scenarios a little closer to home. Sometimes an emergency doesn’t need to be brought on by Mother Nature, or a major financial collapse. Sometimes it can be brought to the forefront by a lack of common sense. So today I thought I’d share this clip with you regarding a very real, man-made water crisis in California. This is indeed a man-made disaster. But it is real nonetheless, with real consequences, dire in nature. It gives us just one...
01 May 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
Get the most from your water in an emergency by observing the following tips:
A Vegetable Water Bin: When you open a can of vegetables, (peas, corn, etc), instead of draining the liquid and throwing it out, drain it into a large bin, covered with a lid. Drain all of your vegetables in the same bin. Then when you make a soup, rice, or pasta, you can use this water to cook with instead of having to use fresh water. The same holds true for any water that you use to cook vegetables in...
13 Apr 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
OK, I admit it. I used to hate powdered milk as a kid. But I have to admit, it's come a long ways in 30 years, thank goodness. With the cost of milk nowadays, if you've got more than 2 mouths to feed, it can cost as much for milk as it does to fill up your car with gas. And if you're a "dairy freak" like I am, you'll wonder what in the world you'll do in the event of an emergency when you may be FORCED to use powdered milk regularly.
Other than the fact that I always type the word “...
31 Mar 2009 by Preparedness Pro filed in Preparedness
You’ve Got it All—Now How Do You Keep It?
After years of concerted efforts, budgeting, canning, lifting, organizing and educating, you feel reasonably confident that you finally have enough food, water, and other emergency supplies to last you one year. But here’s the real question. Now that you have it all, how are you going to ensure that you’ll get to use it when all heck actually does break lose?
I’ve posed this question to many and I’m dismayed to hear many of their responses...
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