Thinking About Medicine and First Aid During a SHTF Event
Recently I have been giving some thought to First Aid and Medicine in the wake of the three very bad earthquakes our planet has recently seen in the past 14 or 15 months. I have been thinking about my first aid kit, is it adequate, what I know and do not know about first aid, trauma, field […]
Online Red Cross Training in CPR, First Aid, etc…
Part of my preparedness goals are to get re-certified in CPR, First Aid, and more. Doing some research I found the Red Cross offers classes online for re-certification. Check it out here: http://goo.gl/njuv
Car preparedness Part 2, The First Aid Kit
I always carry a first aid kit of some sort. Doesn’t matter where I go, camping, hiking, in the car, in my backpack. always. I have several of them depending on the activity I am engaging in depends on which one I have with me. If I am hiking, I carry a small one in […]
The First 30 Days: Building a Future After the Fall
The following is a fictional account of the first 30 days after an apocalyptic event and how we may “attempt” to recover some normalcy in the neighborhood if we cannot make what could be a deadly and dangerous trek to the bug-out location area. For those that may be overly critical of this blog post, […]
First Look at a Potential Bug Out Location Property
Over the past year, I have written several posts on Bug Out Locations. They discuss simple things such as my thoughts, shelters, how stocked they should be, purchasing them, etc. If you have not read them, here they are: My Thoughts on a Bug Out Location Build a Portable Yurt for a Shelter at Your […]
What I Did First, by PrepperJim
I am going to preface PrepperJim’s post today with a brief statement, and say that I really personally enjoyed this post, as it let me know that I was not alone in making my own mistakes. Making mistakes is how many of us learn, especially when we have no one else to bounce our […]
Top 100 Items to Disappear First in a SHTF
Well, this is an old list I just came across, and thought I would post it. I don’t agree with the order in which the list was created, but I am not sure that it was created in any special order either. Not to mention, I have no clue who created this list, just that […]
In the beginning; my first look at being a Prepper. I am clearly a neophyte…
Interestingly, while working in Midtown Manhattan for an Internet company in early 2009 I began to have the overwhelming feeling that I was too connected. Too in touch with technology, and that I was missing something in my life. It wasn’t spiritual (more on this later), it wasn’t necessarily religious, and I just couldn’t put […]
Recognizing the Sound of Gunfire: A Practical Guide for Businesses, Schools, and Citizens
“I thought it was firecrackers…” “Maybe a car backfiring?” “It sounded like balloons popping…” We’ve all heard these phrases countless times in news interviews following tragic shootings. There’s almost always that moment of denial, that split second where witnesses convince themselves they’re hearing something harmless. It’s a natural human response, but in active shooter situations, […]
From Panic to Prepared. Why Every UK Household Needs More Than 72 Hours of Supplies
Table of Contents A Response to Recent UK Government Advice and Media Coverage Is 72 Hours Really Enough? Why the UK Government Is Urging People to Prepare Why We Need to Think Bigger… Two Weeks to Three Months… What Is a 72 Hour Kit and Why Is It the Starting Point? What the Government Recommends […]