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American Red Cross’s Preparedness Pages

This is the Red Cross’s Preparedness Pages.  This is there suggested “minimums” lists(s) to keep your family prepared for an emergency:  http://goo.gl/t2ql. Interestingly – Here is the Red Cross’s site to list yourself safe in a disaster.  Make note of it and incorporate it into your plan:  https://disastersafe.redcross.org/

20 Great Uses for Tea Tree Oil in Your Kit

In 2006, the world consumed more than 3.5 billion gallons of oil per day. A lot of that oil has caused environmental damage and conflicts between nations. But there is one type of oil that’s green, sustainable, healthy, and–as far as I know–has never been the rationale behind a major military intervention: tea tree oil. Tea tree […]

Urban Resources

OffGridSurvival.com had a post in April regarding Urban Resources.  Click the link or see it below. Having a plan of action is critical in any survival situation. Any good Urban Survival plan should have a way to find food, water and other supplies within walking distance of your home. It should also include multiple routes […]

Five Dollar Preps You Can Make Weekly

I’m not exactly sure where I got this, but I have had a copy of it for some time now.  Maybe a year or two.  It is a list of $5.00 or roughly $5.00 items that you can buy weekly to increase your preps at home, or to get you started if money is tight, as I […]

10 Things to do according to MD Creekmore

I follow MD Creekmore’s TheSurvivalistBlog.net.  I think he is practical, not gear heavy, and has a good head on his shoulders because he has been prepping for a long time, as well as going through his own personal SHTF situations.  If you are new to prepping he just published a post called: “10 Things To […]

My Urban Get Home Bag

When I worked in NYC and live in NJ, Post 9/11 I had a GHB in my file cabined drawer. 1. 1 Bottle Potassium Iodide Tablets (inexpensive and figured it was good to have in the event of a dirty bomb) 2. 2 x Small Bottle of hand sanitizer (60% alcohol / 40% aloe – […]