Preparing for “Disasters”

Are you looking for information on how to prepare for specific disasters? This is your parent Category. Browse through the subcategories to find which type of disaster you are trying to prepare for.

EMP, Preparing for "Disasters"

EMP Preparedness – Fact or Crazy Fiction – And Why You Should Care

Most of will have either heard someone mention or have read something that mentions EMP, or Electromagnetic Pulse. The fact is very few people fully understand what an EMP is.  They don’t understand the affect an EMP would have on our lives.  And oftentimes, they don’t realize the steps they […]

How to Make Water Potable
Hurricanes, Preparing Our Food and Water, Water

How to Make Water Potable – 6 Simple or Cheap Ways – Part 2

Last week, we began our discussion on 5 Ways to Make Water Potable – Part 1.  This week, we’re going to continue this discussion with more – SIMPLE, CHEAP, and even SUPRISING ways to take any water and make it drinkable. *** Have you ever noticed that you don’t see […]

Fire, Preparing for "Disasters"

10 Tips to Prepare Your Family for a Possible House Fire

During the years 2011-2015 Firefighters responded to an average of 358,500 house fires each of those years.  Each year, approximately 2500 people lost their lives in homes that caught fire and the average yearly damage caused by house fires during those years was 6.7 billion dollars. (source) So not only are […]

Pandemic, Preparing for "Disasters"

What You Should Be Doing Right Now to Prepare for the Second Wave

The big “C” word has morphed from “cancer” to “Covid.”  Everyone’s arguing about it and asking questions like, is it as bad as the media is saying?  Is it helpful to wear a mask?  Wearing a mask – is it dangerous?  Is this virus really dangerous, but being politicized to […]

Preparing for "Disasters", Riots

10 Tips to Help People During the Minneapolis Riots

Some of you may know my story. For those of you who don’t, to put it succinctly, a great part of our preparedness journey as a family started because of the Ferguson Riots.  We lived them.  But now violence is erupting again in Minneapolis and many other cities across the […]

Pandemic, Preparing for "Disasters"

Flattening the Curve Vs. Staying Ahead of the Curve

All of us have heard a lot about flattening the curve.  And according to many experts, we have successfully flattened the curve – to a greater or lesser degree depending on where in the country you live.  But we have a new problem now.  People are thinking about re-emerging from […]

Pandemic, Preparing for "Disasters"

Quarantine Week 2 – And More Food Storage Recipes

So how was your first week in quarantine – assuming that you have hunkered down already? Homeschooling? Do you have kids who are now schooling from home?  For those of us who homeschool, this is still crazy! (1) We miss our social situations just like people who send their kids […]

Pandemic, Preparing for "Disasters"

Quarantine Day 2 & Food Storage Recipe

Update from Texas So yesterday, I mentioned to everyone that my father-in-law has been exposed to the virus through some friends.  I spoke with my father-in-law yesterday.  He’s still doing fine.  Unfortunately, he’s still been going out to try to get food.  I reminded him that we’re sending him items, […]

Pandemic, Preparing for "Disasters"

Why You Should Self-Quarantine Even if You’re Healthy

I want to make a preliminary note on this post.  I totally understand that there are some people who cannot self-quarantine.  There are people who have not been given the option of working remotely.  There are people who have to make a living, and they have to go to work.  […]

Pandemic, Preparing for "Disasters"

Covid-19 Quarantine Day 1

It’s amazing to me, as prepared as we are, that the first day of quarantine went as it did. One Last Trip? I had planned on making one more trip to Costco before going into quarantine.  Did we NEED anything?  Probably not, but there were a few items that I […]