Survival Family Basics

Survival Family Basics - The Prepper Survival Guide to Bugging Out When it's Time to Get Out of Dodge (Prepper Survival Guide Books) was a free book for the kindle when this post was written.

The last thing any parent ever wants to have to do is drag their children from the safety and security of their home into a hostile environment. But when a disaster strikes, this is exactly what may be required in order to keep your family safe from harm. “Survival Family Basics - The Prepper Survival Guide to Bugging Out When it's Time to Get Out of Dodge” is here to help you do just that – keep your family safe on the move.

It is an unfortunate fact that no matter where you live, there is always the possibility that some kind of crisis will render your home or the area where you live unsafe. In these situations you may have no other alternative than to “get out of Dodge!”

The need to bug-out creates a greater logistical challenge than any other prepping scenario and for families, the stakes are even higher. While you might be able to go without food for a few days or be willing to risk drinking water that might make you sick, you probably aren’t willing to put your kids in the same situation.

Here are some of the things you will learn…

• How to pick a bug out location
• What kind of transportation options you need to consider when making your bug out plan
• Who in your family needs a bug out bag
• What to do when you are bugging out with small children
• The basic ingredients needed to build your bug-out bag
• Information on the special considerations you need to factor in when you are bugging out with your entire family

From deciding your bug-out destination to creating an inventory system for your bug-out bag, this book provides you with the information and insight you need to get your family and your gear out of the house and on the move as quickly as possible when disaster strikes!

Natural Disasters Home Safety Guide

Natural Disasters Home Safety Guide was shared with me the other day. I wanted to share it with my readers. It is really full of some great information about any kind of natural disaster and how to prepare for it. From Tornados to Wildfires. Share it with others.

Emergency Survival Tips - How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

Intro on zombies
I always loved zombies, zombie movies, zombie games, zombie events, almost all zombie related things.
For each of the zombie things I like there is a simple explanation: zombies are just a representation of our fear of death and the way we embrace that fear. But wait, there's more than that.
Zombies represent way more than that.
Zombies are that kind of enemy that would force us to take action, to react but it would not be nearly impossible to kill, to overcome. A zombie outbreak is an extreme event but every time we imagine it... we survive.
Why do we watch zombie movies? Not only for the horror aspects, that's an entirely different story, but for the interest in seeing extreme solutions to extreme situations, to train our brain, to learn new tricks.
Why do we play zombie games? Well, we have to test our zombie strategies and skills somewhere.
Why thinking about a Zombie Apocalypse?
If we are prepared for a Zombie Apocalypse than we are prepared for almost any kind of extreme event.
A Zombie Apocalypse is such an improbable event so we will not cover it now, in this article.
Still, a Zombie Apocalypse can be considered the extreme event that has things in common with a lot of the other possible scenarios of extreme events.
Let's see some aspects of a Zombie Apocalypse that can be found in many disaster scenarios:

• the event comes unexpectedly
• all or most of the rules we live by no longer apply
• extreme measures need to be taken, at state level and even at personal level
• you become responsible for the well-being of the ones near you (family or close friends)
• you need to react fast and come up with a good plan
• you need to be able to adapt to new situations at every step
• ... and the list can go on

As you see, thinking on how to react on a zombie outbreak actually prepares you for many types of disasters.
What's the plan?
To plan for a world-changing disaster means to think about three aspects:

1. Disaster preparedness: how to prepare for such an event
2. Initial reaction: what to do when it happens
3. Disaster recovery: what to do after the event in order to restore the society to a normal state

Now let's see what each step means.
Step 1: Disaster preparedness
This is, probably, the most important step.
There are many ways in which you can prepare. You can start with a study on the area you live in, see what natural disasters can happen; also, you have to be connected to the news flow.
Let's make a small list on how you can prepare:

• know your surroundings, think about escape routes in every direction
• stay connected to the news flow, stay informed
• think about means of transportation in case of emergency; think about speed / distance / load capacity
• I know that for some of you it might seem funny but having a survival backpack is not such a bad idea
• think about water and food
• always know how to get in touch with your loved ones
• think about a place you would go in case of an extreme event
• try to think of a group of friends that you would want to group with
• stay informed on how to survive without all the wonders of modern technology

Step 2: Initial reaction
Initial reaction planning is all about what would you do if an extreme event would happen in the following 15 minutes.
In you're planning stage (step 1) you have to think about this too.
When it happens decide fast if you have to run or you can barricade. The decision has to be smart and fast and you must have all the means necessary to do both.
Don't expect others to take action, be prepared to take leadership and implement your plan. Even a bad plan is better than no plan.
Step 3: Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is all about what you do after the event consumes.
Let's say you had a good plan and a very good initial reaction and you survived until now. What do you do next?
This is the most complicated step in your journey and depending on the nature of the disaster you might not even live to see the end result but it all depends on how you start it.
You have to think fast about the following aspects:

• restoring law and order: a small military force would be perfect, try to choose people with both brains and muscle
• start rebuilding the basics: food and water and medical help
• invest resources in protection
• try to reach to other groups, negotiate and create new groups that are bigger and powerful
• when things calm down start investing in research, try to restore old world factories, get power up
• always be open-minded

Prepare For An Earthquake

Prepare for an Earthquake

The only solution then is to prepare for an earthquake. While you cannot prevent one, you and your family can be one of those who are more than ready if such a thing happens. Having an emergency plan of action for any kind of disaster, much less an earthquake is not only sound thinking, but when disaster hits, family members know exactly what to do.

Steps to Prepare

Each family must take steps to prepare for an earthquake or any other kind of natural disaster. It is important to be self-sufficient, in case emergency personnel are unable to get to your location. As the flight attendant tells you as you wait for take-off "put on your own oxygen mask first, so that you can help others." A family earthquake plan does just that.

Here are some of the things you can do to prepare for an earthquake or any other natural disaster.
• Develop a disaster plan for the family

• Ensure a cache of food supplies for the family for at least 3 days, more if possible

• Keep an emergency medical kit and other emergency items handy, stored in a safe location

• Keep extra prescriptions, eye glasses and other needed items in the emergency supplies

• Make plans for pets

• Shut-off the gas immediately after an earthquake, don't light a match first

While this list is certainly not comprehensive, it gives you some ideas of what you need to do in order to prepare.

Download an earthquake preparedness manual for your family by visiting www.CaliforniaEarthquakesToday.com [http://www.CaliforniaEarthquakesToday.com]. It comes complete with checklists, government recommendations for food supplies, emergency goods and ideas on how to make your home more earthquake-secure.

Get Prepped

Get Prepped was a free Kindle book when this post was written.

It is said that 'Survival is an Art'. This book: "Get Prepped" by Jacob Nelson takes that art, frames it, and hangs it where anyone can view it and understand it. With the many world changes that seem to frequently occur, both natural and political, the need for an updated survival book is real. In this book you will find useful information on how to build not only a 72-hour kit, but the accompanying survival kit or bug-out bag. This book also includes the ingredients to make your own Thieves' oil. When it comes to preparation and ultimate survival, there is no other book that covers it as well as Get Prepped!

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Common Terminology Used by Survivalists In Disaster Planning

Below are some basic terms that a person may come across when researching survival awareness and preparedness. Some of these words and others may appear from time to time in articles and other information sources commonly used by survival experts or self proclaimed 'preppers'.

Big One - see TEOTWAWKI. The "big one".

BOB - Bugout Bag. Used to store a supply of readily available supplies that you can grab at a moments notice if you need to leave your home in a hurry, as in right now!

Channelized Areas - In the case of an event where an entire city was to be evacuated, channelized areas are the most likely routes people would take; major roadways, railways, riverways, etc...

EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse. Capable of knocking out electronic equipment permanently.

Event - A catastrophe, big or small, that may require you to use some of the knowledge and supplies you have acquired through being a prepper. Green events last 1-10 days, yellow events last 10-90 days, and red events last 90 days to years in duration.

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency. A Federal Government organization that responds to disasters. It usually takes FEMA a minimum of 72 hours to respond to a disaster emergency with the very basic of supplies (water and rations).

FIFO - First In First Out. A method of organizing perishable goods.

Golden Horde - The anticipated large horde of refugees and looters that will pour out of metropolitan regions when things like food, water, and civil order start to become non-existent.

G.O.O.D. - Get out of Dodge. Abbreviated slang term that describes the need to get out of town in a hurry.

GPS - Global positioning system.

Grid Down - An extended period of time when the power system is not available. (1989 Quebec power outage - small solar storm struck earth, lasted only 12 hours but knocked out power in the entire province of Quebec).

MRE - Meals Ready to Eat. U.S. military rations.

Prepper - A person who plans for the worse, but hopes for the best.

Retreat - A privately owned property where you can go in case your home becomes unsafe to reside within. A retreat in most cases is someplace away from large cities where you can find safety and survive on the basics such as hunting, foraging and farming.

TEOTWAWKI - The end of the world as we know it. Basically this is an event that spells the end of world society, including a large drop in the world's population and a massive loss of technical skills/knowledge. The entire world will never be the same as it was.

Canning Collection, 5 Books In 1, Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry, Wild Game, Vegetables, Fruits, Pickles, Salsa

Canning Collection, 5 Books In 1, Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry, Wild Game, Vegetables, Fruits, Pickles, Salsa was a free kindle book when this post was written.

Hi, this is a collection of my canning books put together in one book. This is a special offer for these budget conscious times that is priced at $4.95 for the collection as they would individually cost a total of $15.95

1. Canning Vegetables, Step By Step Including Recipes

2. Canning Fruit and Fruit Spreads, Step By Step Including Recipes

3. Canning Meat, Fish, Poultry and Wild Game, Step By Step Including Recipes

4. Canning Pickles, Step By Step Including Recipes

5. Canning Salsa, Step By Step Including Recipes

I do hope you enjoy, Mary Beth

Food Storage Recipe - Cookie Dough No-Bake Cookies

COOKIE DOUGH NO BAKES:


NEED:

¼ cup butter creamed

 1/3 cup brown sugar. If you don't have brown sugar just use regular sugar.

1 cup of oatmeal

7 ounces of sweetened condensed milk

 ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.

 ½ cup of chocolate chips 

Shape the dough into one-inch round balls or use a cookie scoop. Place on wax paper and let set for about an hour. With a one-tablespoon sized scoop, you should get about 25 cookies.

Survival Family Basics

Survival Family Basics: The Beginner Prepper's Guide for When Disaster Strikes (Preppers Survival Handbook Series) was a free kindle book when this post was written.

Just to say Thank You for checking out this Book I want to give you a copy of my upcoming special report "The Prepper's Supplies Guide for When Disaster Strikes" Go to SurvivalFamilyBasics.com to reserve your FREE copy now.


Disasters often strike with little or no warning and can leave tremendous amount of destruction and ruin in their wake. Survivors, nevertheless; can get through even the toughest circumstances using the right information and tools. Knowing which type of disasters could affect your area will help your plan more thoroughly for the disaster.



It lurks in the back of our minds, just beyond our ability to see it-the likelihood that a tear may open up in the life's fabric without any warning-devastating a skyscraper, house or an entire civilization.



Today, almost nine out of ten Americans live in places that are at a high risk of hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorism, tornadoes or other disasters. No one knows when we have to make split second choices for ourselves and our families. How will we react in these situations? What would it feel like? These are the questions that need to be answered in order to prepare ourselves well for an emergency situation.



In Survival Family Basics-The Beginner Prepper's Guide for When Disaster Strikes Macenzie Guiver provides a practical guide for how to prepare for and react in many of life's most unpredictable situations and scenarios.



She takes you into the austere regions of your nightmares and provides you with answers to those questions people are afraid to ask while offering hope, reassurance and encouragement. It is hard to even imagine a time when you have to make some split second decisions in life-decisions that many of us are afraid to make, but the truth is that at some point in life, many of us may be confronted with such situations that force us to make such decisions.



In addition to providing proven tips and strategies on how to smartly and quickly respond to disasters like earthquakes, fires, hurricanes and floods-how to stay protected from extreme weather and stay calm and composed during these situations, the book contains step by step advice on how to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.


From preparing your evacuation plan to the importance of prepping for a disaster, the book includes the crucial information that you need to know to live safely through the worst. It is aimed at helping you and your family plan for a variety of emergency situations, persevere during these times, and recover when it's over. 

Black Out Curtains - A Must Have!!

This is a must have on my list of thing to have up in your home. Especially if your like me and will most likely be hunkering in if something happens. Blackout Window Curtain are a great thing to have up anyway, they don't let the hot sun in the windows in the summer and in the winter they act like a thick thermal barrier to keep cold air out.
I actually noticed our power bill go down last summer when I put ours up. Not running the AC as much. Great for us because we have no trees at all in our yard. So no shade to cool off the house. These have helped a ton. They also will come in handy during a disaster. No one can see in your house. They can't see if you are using lights, etc. Great tool to have.

When Technology Fails

When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency, 2nd Edition is my favorite book on this subject. It is super thick and stuffed full of anything and everything that you might need to know in a SHTF situation. Almost 500 pages of awesomeness! My hubby loves this book and even bought a second copy for him to keep in his rig. When he is on the road he will be prepared.


FROM THE PRODUCT PAGE:

There’s never been a better time to “be prepared.” Matthew Stein’s comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills—from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills—prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live “green” in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe.
When Technology Fails covers the gamut. You’ll learn how to start a fire and keep warm if you’ve been left temporarily homeless, as well as the basics of installing a renewable energy system for your home or business. You’ll learn how to find and sterilize water in the face of utility failure, as well as practical information for dealing with water-quality issues even when the public tap water is still flowing. You’ll learn alternative techniques for healing equally suited to an era of profit-driven malpractice as to situations of social calamity. Each chapter (a survey of the risks to the status quo; supplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies; emergency measures for survival; water; food; shelter; clothing; first aid, low-tech medicine, and healing; energy, heat, and power; metalworking; utensils and storage; low-tech chemistry; and engineering, machines, and materials) offers the same approach, describing skills for self-reliance in good times and bad.
Fully revised and expanded—the first edition was written pre-9/11 and pre-Katrina, when few Americans took the risk of social disruption seriously—When Technology Fails ends on a positive, proactive note with a new chapter on "Making the Shift to Sustainability," which offers practical suggestions for changing our world on personal, community and global levels.

EMP SURVIVAL

I have had this book, EMP Survival: :How to Prepare Now and Survive, When an Electromagnetic Pulse Destroys Our Power Grid, on my survival book shelf for a while now. I pull it out every so often to reread it. It is a great book that is full of some very simple ideas on what to do after an EMP happens.

From the Back Cover

An EMP attack might cost $20 billion and a lot of inconvenience or- it might cause significant mortality.
The power grid failure could be repaired in days or- it could take years.
It could happen today or- next decade.
While Congress hears testimony of our nuclear armed enemies with enhanced EMP weapons- our electric power grid is more vulnerable than ever.
Political leaders and scientists encouraged Americans to prepare for a long term power outage in Congressional testimony. They admit to doing so themselves.
This book describes our personal preparation, survival research and purchasing experience to prepare for an EMP attack.

About the Author

This book is based on our reading of survival preparation texts and congressional testimony of EMP-related hearings, combined with our experience and training.  We have had careers in electrical engineering, holistic nutrition and public health sanitation. The intent is to describe our preparation, research and purchasing experience so that readers can benefit from our effort. The EMP survivalist must have some expertise in areas of communication, medicine, first aid, wild foods, solar energy, and electronics.  We hope that readers will further research and enhance these plans and options for their situation.

What To Do If An EMP Takes Out The Electrical Power Grid

Whether you are a prepper or survivalist, preparing for an economic collapse, or merely a fan of the TV show "Doomsday Preppers" you have probably thought about a major power outage. An EMP attack, where a rogue nation or terrorist entity takes out the electrical power grid, is really one of the 'worst case scenarios' for our country, as we would be plunged into darkness, worse than the 19th century.

The reason it would be worse than the 19th century is because people back then were accustomed to a life without electricity; we are not. Not having electricity in your home is one thing, but if all of society lacked lighting, it would be utter chaos.

The first thing you would want to do is to stay home, as the streets would not be safe for a variety of reasons. If it was merely the power grid that failed, then streetlights and traffic signals would be out. If the EMP fried all electrical circuitry, then your vehicle wouldn't even start.

Either way, the safety of your home would be the best place to be. Hopefully you have had the foresight to put together a family emergency communications plan and anyone who was caught away from home knows exactly what to do.

The first thing you would want to do is immediately fill the bathtub and all available containers with water, since the tap will be dry as soon as the water towers are emptied.

The second thing you'd want to do is to ready your emergency lighting, and prepare blackout curtains for your windows so that all of the neighbors don't see how much light you have. The problem with being prepared is that it attracts the attention, and jealousy, of those who have chosen not to prepare.

Since the neighborhood will be very dark, any homes that have any lighting will be very obvious, and without blackout curtains someone could easily be spying in your window to see if they want to come and help themselves to your supplies.

The third thing to do after the power grid goes down is to make a plan for using up your perishable goods from your refrigerator and freezer. Cooking on a barbecue grill, either yours or a neighbors, may be your only option.

Rehearsing what to do if an EMP takes out the electrical power grid can be a fun way to spend a weekend, if you are committed to shutting off the electricity and really sticking with it. You don't have to be a prepper or a survivalist to appreciate the confidence that comes from having taken steps toward emergency preparedness.

By the way, do you want to discover the 3 steps you can take RIGHT NOW to prepare for a power outage? If so, download my free MP3 HERE.
And to learn what 5 things you should always have in your car, you can go HERE.
Mike Kuykendall, Prepping Consultant

Byron's Prepper Humor and Survival Guide

Byron's Prepper Humor and Survival Guide was a free Kindle book when this post was written.

Do you consider lead a precious metal? Do your favorite numbers include 5.56 or 7.62? Do you chop down trees with your survival knife? Then you might be a prepper.

Byron’s Prepper Humor and Survival Guide takes a strategic and positive approach to prepping. It provides specific short-term and long-term goals for your Personal Prepping Plan. It promotes physical fitness, learning new skills, creating community, and reconnecting with nature. It covers the basics of Kalashnikovs and armored cars too.

Byron’s Prepper Humor and Survival Guide is for people who want to enjoy a couple laughs with their prepping hobby. 

Cooking with Home Canned Foods

Cooking with Home Canned Foods (Frugal Living Academy) was a free kindle book when this post was written.

How To Save Money and Time By Cooking With Pantry Items Canned at Home

Are you on the search for canning recipes? How about recipes to cook with the foods you've canned?

Each of the 30 recipes in this cookbook provides you with an interesting and tasty way to use up those canned goods in your cupboard. Whether you use goods you've canned yourself in the pressure canner, or name brand canned goods purchased at the grocery store, there is something here for everyone. From Soups to Cobbler, all of these recipes are made with easy to find, inexpensive ingredients you can keep on hand and ready for even your busiest weeknight dinner.

Preparing For Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide Book

Preparing For Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide Book was a free book when this post was written for the kindle. DLP Press presents: "Preparing for Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide". This simple family survival guide book explains the dangers of natural disasters and how you should prepared for them.
This book has been carefully written so that the entire family can read and understand emergency dangers and how to survive them as individually and on their own.
  Children will learn and understand how to and when not to depend on their parents in a crisis situation while the parents will learn why and how to make the kids part of the entire survival process.
You Will Learn:
• What to do to prepare your family for disasters
  • What to do if there is a flood
  • What to do if there is a wild fire
• What to do if there is an earthquake
  • What to do if there an incoming tornado
  • What to do if you have to leave your home because of a flood
  • What to do before you returned to you home And that’s that just the beginning.
  Note: This book is suitable for the entire family and survivalist alike. SPECIAL PRICING: This book is exclusive to the Amazon store and currently set at a low promotional price. Read "Preparing for Disaster: A Basic Survival Guide". You, your family and any avid survivalist will benefit from this book.

Food Storage Secrets

Food Storage Secrets: How To Stock and Organize Your Kitchen with Delicious and Nutritious Ingredients was a free book for the kindle or the free kindle reading app when this post was written.

Are you ready to stock your kitchen cupboards with healthy ingredients, and have extra food on hand in case of emergency? It can be tricky to build a healthy food storage with ingredients that you will use, and many people feel overwhelmed by just thinking about the process of putting together a food storage for their family.

This book is designed to give you an overview of options that are available to store healthy ingredients in your home, so that you always have the supplies needed to cook your family healthy meals that they will love. It is a short book, with tips and tricks to help you get started down the path of having a healthy food storage you will love!

Food Dehydration - The Ultimate Recipe Guide

 
 
Food Dehydration - The Ultimate Recipe Guide was a free kindle book when this post was written.

The Ultimate Food Dehydration Guide

Food dehydration delivers the vast majority of foods with the same vitamins and minerals as their fresh counterparts, in a remarkable array of concentrated flavors, nutrients and enzymes. According to health professionals, "The dehydration process retains almost 100% of the nutritional content of the food, retains the alkalinity of fresh produce and actually inhibits the growth of microforms such as bacteria." The shriveled state of dehydrated vegetables may make them seem less appetizing than their fresh or frozen cousins at first glance. However, drying vegetables for later use is one of the oldest and easiest methods of food preservation.  

Survival Tin

This is a small tin that you can carry in your pocket. Has items in it that you could use in any situation, but can't carry a lot. Make your self one out of an empty mint tin.

Things to have in it:

• water purification tablets
• sewing kit
• wire saw
• tealight candle
• safety pins
• Nuclear Anti Radiation Tablets
• fish hooks and line
• matches
• blade

This sill all fit in your tin and then fit in your pocket.

Essential Kit List - Hikers

Making this list up for a family member, but anyone could use it and should! This is for them when they go hiking. Which, they do a lot.

• Tent
• sleeping bag
• mosquito net
• hammock
• towel
• flashlight
• digging spade
• multi-tool with knife
• first aid kit
• aluminum water bottle
• way to cook - mess kit
• way to wash
• compass
• map case to keep your map dry
• walking stick
• rope
• climbing harness
• a survival tin
• It is pretty much a given that you will also want some food items and energy bars.

You will need extra clothing etc. Pack them up in plastic bags so they will stay dry.

Do You Have A Meeting Place If SHTF??

What if you are separated from your family and others in your household during a disaster or any other type of calamity? Do you have a place set up where you can meet up?

Call a family meeting tonight and talk about this. Plan for if SHTF while you are not home and what if you can't get home. Plan for if you have no cell phone service. How will you communicate etc? Have a meeting place that you all can get too by walking. Just in case there are no vehicles.

One good thing to do , is test this plan out several times. Make sure it works and by testing it out you will also find out what doesn't work. It has to be a great plan, in case you can't use your cell phones or any other type of communication. Your meeting place should be somewhere that is central to where everyone is already at everyday. Like schools, work, etc. The meeting place should also be a safe place. Also plan for if someone is at the house most of the time. Like , me , a stay at home mom. That is part of our plan. Kids and dad all have a meeting place and , if I can, I need to stay at the house and wait on them to get here. We have walkie talkies that I have here at home and a set kept in the car. They can talk to me when they get close enough and let me know what it going on and if I should leave and head to the meeting place. We have tried it out 2 times now and also hubby calls me up on the radio when he gets close to town just to make sure they still are in working order. I don't have a cell phone. Got rid of it a couple of years ago. So I am used to not having a way to communicate with others when I am not home. Get to the safe place quick and get back together , than you can go from there.

The Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook

The Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook was a free kindle book when this book was written.

If you want to learn about essential oils and aromatherapy, then this is the book you've been looking for.

This book discusses essential oils and their practical applications in terms that are easy to understand. Buy this book and learn how to unlock the healing powers of essential oils today.

The topics covered in this book include:

• An introduction to essential oils and their safety.


• A discussion of what aromatherapy is and how it can help you.


• 10 helpful tips for newcomers to the world of aromatherapy. These tips are good reminders for seasoned vets as well.


• What you need to know about the various grades of essential oil and why there's only one grade you should buy.


• The chemistry of essential oils. What essential oils are made of and why they're so good for you.


• The various ways essential oils are used (includes topical application, consumption and a number of forms of diffusion).


• Carrier oils and why you should be using them for topical application.


• An in-depth list that reveals the therapeutic qualities and uses for more than 100 different essential oils.


• A list of essential oils that are potentially dangerous and should be avoided or used under strict supervision.


• Blending of essential oils.


• Aromatic blends you can make at home that can be used to address a number of issues.

Camping Essentials

Camping Essentials: Camping Basics, Importance of Camping, Camping Gear That is Needed And How To Set Up Camp was a free book for kindle when this post was written.

Camping Essentials

Are you looking for something to do with your family this summer? Maybe you've been planning to take a trip but the economy makes it difficult. Or maybe you've been debating about going somewhere but you don't know what to do. Well one of your options is camping and it's something that everyone in your family can enjoy. Whether you spend only a little money and stay in a tent or you spend a lot and buy an RV, you'll be able to go out and have a lot of fun.
This is also something that you can do all the time and not just once in a while. Because it's so cheap and there are so many different places to go you'll be able to explore the entire country without having to spend a lot of money. Instead of going to a resort or a hotel this year go camping and spend more time with your family.
A preview of the book:

• Camping Essentials: The Basics


• Chapter I: The Importance of Camping


• Chapter II: The Benefits of Camping


• Chapter III: What Gear is Needed


• Chapter IV: Where to Camp


• Chapter V: How to Set Up Camp


• Chapter VI: Breaking Camp


• Chapter VII: Coming Home

Prepare Your Vehicle

Now that our car is paid off and we own it, we are seriously outfitting it for if we have to bug-out or get stuck out somewhere. Like, during a winter storm, etc. We now have 2 rubber made totes in the trunk that are not too heavy. We put camping gear in them , ways to cook, food items, power bars, and some other items that our family will need in a situation like that. Even if we are just out and decide to go camping we can. Our family lives right by a state park and sometimes when we go visit them we camp there and have cookouts. Tons of fun. Now we are prepared for anything. But, if you are going on a trip there are some things that you should do to prepare your vehicle:

Make sure the gas tank is full before you set out.

Check all of the other fluids in the car.

Have a bug-out bag type thing in your trunk.

Keep a took kit and small shovel.

Have a flashlight and the batteries that it needs.

Road flares and a good item to have too if you have car trouble they could really come in handy.

A first aid kit.

I have just put some rope and bungee cords in our trunk and we all wear paracord bracelets. My oldest son even has his shoes tied with paracord. Pretty good idea. Always has them on hand ( or foot.)

Since this winter has bee so bad , I also have a bag of kitty litter in my trunk. It has really helped me a few times. I am on my second bag. It really helps when you are stuck on the ice and need something for traction. I don't even want to think about how much it would have cost me to get a tow. Thank God I had the idea to keep that bag of kitty litter in the trunk.

Some personal hygiene items would be a good idea to have on hand also.

You never know what might happen. Be prepared for ANYTHING!!!!