emergency-essentials
Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness: List of Essentials
Ready yourself at home with this emergency preparedness list of essentials for rural living.
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Fire Evacuation Procedures: Do You Have a Plan?
Our fires in the state of Washington have been a lesson in preparing fire evacuation procedures. There was little time for evacuation for many residents.
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What Size Generator Do I Need for My Farm, Ranch or Off-Grid Home?
Fixing the electrical grid after a storm takes time. That’s why it’s important to consider what size generator do I need before a power outage occurs.
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What Should be in an EDC Bag?
Every Day Carry or EDC bags are about prepping on the smallest scale. You’re more likely to use what’s inside this kit than your food storage or bug out bags.
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Justifying Extreme Survival Supply Lists and Toilet Paper
I watched a preppers show where a man used methane from his own poop to cook his food. It made me reconsider my own survival supply list.
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How to Stop Pipes from Freezing
You’ve acquired your dream homestead. But do you know how to stop pipes from freezing and keep your dream from becoming a winter nightmare?
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Knowledge of Snake Bite First Aid Can Save Lives
Add to Favorites Are snakes one of those things you’re afraid of? I can’t help but think of an old country song “I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes….” That’s the …
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A Complete Bug Out Bag List
Add to Favorites Some call it a 72-hour kit; others call it a get home bag. List what you need for three days, pack it in a portable container, and …
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How to Make Homemade Firestarters, Candles and Matches
Add to Favorites By Bob Schrader – Imagine it’s been raining and your campsite is drenched. The matches got damp and you need to start a campfire to warm up and …
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Get Home Bag List: A Vital Component of Readiness
For most people, home is where you will want to be during a crisis. That’s where you have the bulk of your emergency essentials and where you’ll find the assistance and support of your family and possibly your neighbors
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Water: The Most Important Emergency Essential
Add to Favorites By Lauren Clark – When people discuss emergency essentials and preparedness, many think of food storage first. Water is usually an afterthought, if a thought at all. However, water …
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Add Kerosene Lanterns to Your Off The Grid Living Supplies
Add to Favorites By Jack Chapis If you’re like me, then you are proud to be part of your homestead heritage. I use oil lamps because of the soft nature of …
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Mason Jar Meals Using the Best Survival Food
Add to Favorites The best survival food retains vitamins and lasts decades. Take it from #10 cans to delicious combinations before hard times hit. Whether you’re a prepper, homesteader or …
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A Guide to Salting Food Preservation
The successful, savory narrative of salting food preservation is fascinating when its history and uses are examined.
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