How to Survive a Disaster: Emergency Preparedness for You and Your Family

How to Survive a Disaster: Emergency Preparedness for You and Your Family was a free Kindle book when I wrote this blog post!

ARE YOU PREPARED?

Hurricanes, winter storms, earthquakes, house fires - what would you do if you were caught up in any one of these?

How would you protect your loving family and valuable home?

Amazon best-selling Author Judith Turnbridge tells you exactly how with these and other emergency situations in her new book How to Survive a Disaster: Emergency Preparedness for You and Your Family.

Here's how this book can help you...

Many newcomers to disaster 'prepping' are put off before they even begin because of the overwhelming amount of information out there. With Judith's new book she'll break it down into manageable chunks using only easy to understand language, while at the same time avoiding the more radical survivalist elements. That means you can put a survival action plan into place starting from today!

Here's a reality check...

It's only when you have your plan in place that other possible hazards might come to light should an emergency occur. These hazards could impede your ability to escape or survive at home, so the last thing you would want are any nasty surprises when you were least expecting them.

Having a plan in place will also minimize the amount of stress you and your family would feel and so lessoning the risk of making a poor judgement. That is why this book is so important!

Some of the topics covered in this essential book include:

• Should you stay in your home or evacuate
• How to make an evacuation plan
• What to do when family members are not all in the same location
• How to make an emergency preparedness kit (a bug-out bag)
• What you should include in a first aid kit
• What to do if you plan to stay at home
• What to do about food storage and how much would be needed
• What to do about purifying and storing water
• What other essentials would you need
• How to deal with your kids, the disabled and vulnerable, and even your pets
• The 10 most common disasters and how you should deal with them

Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today because disaster can strike when you least expect it. Everyone should consider how to protect themselves and you can begin today by reading How to Survive a Disaster: Emergency Preparedness for You and Your Family. The small cost of this book could save your life - be prepared!

Tomatoes Everywhere!

We have tomatoes coming out of our ears this year! Somehow the plants are all over our yard. All around the house and around the shed. They just keep coming up each year. And in more places. I have one tied up in the back of the house and it has taken over the back porch. Pretty good for some privacy though. It stands about 7 feet tall. Nothing else is taking off though. :( My Little Man's lemon trees and green peppers are doing good. They are in buckets. But, these tomatoes are driving me crazy. I have even cut down a few of them around the shed a couple of times - THEY JUST COME BACK! ZOMBIE TOMATOES!

Salsa will be made soon!!

How To Clean A Fish - New Tool Needing to Learn!

The one thing that I love about spring , summer, and fall is that we get chances to go fishing. We are planning on going again in a couple of weeks so that My mom and sister-in-law can teach me how to clean fish. I can fish all day long and catch tons of fish , but I don't know how to clean them. What if hubby wasn't around, etc.

One of my favorite phrases that my grandpa always said was "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him how to fish and feed him for a lifetime."

I have found some great videos on Youtube showing how. I have been watching them to get myself ready for them to teach me. It doesn't look hard. I have always just had others around me that would grab the fish, clean and cook it. I need to learn how to do it myself. We all need to learn things now - before it gets too late.

Haeleum Women's Lyft Shirt - Insect Shield In A Shirt

There are so many amazing items out there that you can be prepared for anything now! This is one of those items. Haeleum Women's Lyft Shirt has the insect shield right in it. It is made out of light weight drythru Polyester. Stays cool. The long sleeves provide even more protection from insects, but you stay cool.It is moisture wicking. Draws the moisture away from your body so that you stay cool.

This shirt has Insect Shield technology built right into it. An odorless protective barrier against mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, and chiggers. Protect yourself against West-Nile virus and Lyme Disease. No harmful sprays or irritating odors. This clothing can be worn by children and even by pregnant women.  Just get outside and enjoy your time. This is durable and the insect repellant in this will last through 70 washings. With normal home laundering. No dry-cleaning. 

If you spend anytime at all outside, than you have to get some of these shirts. They even have 50 UPF sun protection and with the insect shield , this makes this a must-have. It feels good on and will be great for traveling because it is also wrinkle free. Just throw it into your suit case and go. I really love this shirt. It feels good on and knowing that it keeps the pest away is a huge plus. I live in Southern Indiana and we have a lot of mosquitoes and chiggers  this time of year. It felt good to go out and work in the yard and not end up with a ton of bites. I am the one in the family that is always getting bit. Everyone around me not having one bug bother them, I go into house after being out and am covered in bites. I feel so much better wearing something that is not bad for everyone, like spray is.





Disclosure of Material Connection: I received Haeleum Women's Lyft Shirt  for free from  Haeleum Women's Lyft Shirt as coordinated by Deep Creek PR an Outdoor Industry Public Relations Company in consideration for review publication.

Free Book About Solar Power!

Been wondering what types of backup energy would be the best to have on hand. I seriously think that having a couple of different types is a good way to go. Have wood for heat , kerosene for heat, maybe a small wind mill, etc. Get this Free Solar Book to find out more information about solar power. It is a free book so you don't have to spend any money to find out anything.






The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak

120 Serving Breakfast Only @ $198 (120 Servings breakfast assortment. No entrees) - Order Now!The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak

120 Serving Breakfast Only @ $198 (120 Servings breakfast assortment. No entrees) - Order Now!The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak

120 Serving Breakfast Only @ $198 (120 Servings breakfast assortment. No entrees) - Order Now!

Homemade Blueberry Fruit Rollups!

A neighbor gave me about 10 cups of blueberries Yesterday and I thanked them , then started to wonder what I would do with them. Luckily hubby is home on vacation , because he said to make some fruit leather with them. Something that we all would like and it would keep longer. Maybe. So I got them all cleaned up and put into the blender. I used the recipe that I seen on Youtube by the TheRecipeDude. Very easy to do! I took the picture when I checked it after about 4 hours. I think that It will take about another 4 -5 hours. I have 2 fruit leather trays. Used 2 cups of blueberries per tray. I still have 6 cups of blueberries to make into leather. The first tray I made for this had some strawberries thrown into it. Wonder which tray will taste the best??

Easy Hiking Recipes: Simple Meal Ideas for Day Hikes and Other Outdoor Adventures

Easy Hiking Recipes: Simple Meal Ideas for Day Hikes and Other Outdoor Adventures was free Kindle book when I wrote this post.

 If you love the outdoors but are tired of eating the same cold pizza, fast food, and energy bars when you're out on an adventure, this book is for you.

If you want to eat well while hiking, but don't like long, involved recipes with lots of expensive ingredients, this book is for you.

If prefer to ad lib and get creative with your cooking, rather than following recipes word for word, this book is for you!

Delicious, homemade meals can enhance your outdoor experience, help you save money, and perhaps even improve your performance on the trail.

This book contains simple recipes that are easy to make, pack well, and contain nutrients you need to keep your energy high all day.

You'll also get packing and nutrition tips, and hundreds of recipe variations to spur your own creativity when whipping up a quick meal. You don't just get one Roasted Almonds recipe; you get 16 flavor variations. You don't just get one Polenta recipe; you get a basic recipe with 20 seasoning options.

Whether you're biking, paddling, rock climbing, or hiking, this book will help you make a delicious, easy meals for your outdoor adventures.

My New favorite Survival Gear - Bemco Backpacker Oven!

This is absolutely amazing. I had to try it out as soon as I received it. Perfect chance for letting my son make something. He picked out blueberry "muffins". We used the pans that came with it so they were more like cake. But, that was fine. This Bemco Backpacker Oven is so easy to put together and use. It is in a nylon bag to keep it all together and ready for taking on the road. After I used this today, I know for sure that this would be great for a bug-out vehicle , camping, or to just use anytime for off-the-grid life.

I read through the instructions one time and in about 5 minutes I had my Sterno lit up and preheating the BEMCO Backpacker Oven. My son mixed up the blueberry muffins to put in! I had this set up on our back deck with a cookie sheet under it. It worked so well. I was really surprised and loved the idea of having baked something without heating up the house. I LOVE THIS!! I really recommend anyone who wants to have a survival lifestyle and be prepared for anything to get one of these. This is the 7 inch one and it only weighs about 24 ounces, making it great for a backpack. It heats up quick and saves on your cooking fuel. I used a Sterno , but you can also use it set up on a RV cooktop or use hot coals from your grill in it. The heat stays in this and cooks up quick. Reaches 500 degrees quickly. It cooked up our cakes evenly and the bottoms were perfect. No scorching at all.  I am going to use this a lot.  It is made of lightweight aluminum, so it will be easy to get out and put up. I won't be lugging around a heavy oven. Tomorrow I am going to make some of my homemade biscuits and have my hubby make some gravy. This is my new favorite Survival Gear!!



Disclosure of Material Connection: I received Bemco Backpacker Oven  for free from BEMCO Backpacker Oven as coordinated by Deep Creek PR an Outdoor Industry Public Relations Company in consideration for review publication.

How To Be Prepared In Case of A Disaster

Natural disasters and emergencies are something that are unavoidable so it is important to be prepared. Not being prepared can cause a lot of problems and suffering for the family facing the disaster. There is a lot you can do to prepare their family for an emergency, the best thing you can do is to build a supply of necessities that will be needed.
Electronics:
Electronics play a key role in staying safe during a disaster. Flashlights and extra batteries will be necessary just in case the power goes out. A battery powered radio or a NOAA weather radio is a must in order to be aware of what is going on outside the walls of your home. Solar generators or chargers will also come in handy for cell phones and other little things to help pass the time.
Health and Safety:
Health and safety is always important even in a state of disaster. A first aid kit is very important to keep in your emergency supply. Your first aid kit should contain basic supplies such as bandages, moist toilets, rubbing alcohol, ace bandages, and even butterfly strips. Plastic sheeting and duct tape is another must have just in case a temporary shelter needs to be put together.
Food and Water:
Most importantly you are going to need to have a supply of non-perishable food and water. Non-perishable foods consist of canned foods, peanut butter, cereal, nuts and trail mixes, powdered milk, and dried fruits such as raisins. You should store enough food to provide 3 meals per person over a 3 day period. A supply of clean water is key to making it through a disaster; one gallon of water per person for at least three days is the recommended amount of water to keep stored.
Other Necessities:
Other items that you should add to your list of items to store in case of a disaster are a can opener, dust masks, a small tool kit, whistles, rope, candles, matches and of course pet food for all of your furry friends! If you really want to be prepared sleeping bags, pillows and blankets will provide comfort for your family in a time of need. A deck of cards will help soothe the nerves of the kiddos around you as well.

Whether it is a hurricane, a blizzard or even a power outage it is important that you are prepared in case of any emergency or disaster. If you have the necessary items stored and ready at all times then it will be a much less stressful experience having to deal with such a disaster. The best way to gather all of your items is to make a list of everything you need and place it in a storage area that is safe and easy to access at all times.

Jacob is an emergency preparedness blogger for Survivalbased.com. Check out more articles on preparedness and survival on the Survivalbased blog.

3 Steps to Grow a Survival Garden, the Creative and Affordable Way

A survival garden is much more than an emergency preparedness tool. It’s an affordable way to put healthy, organic foods on your family’s table every day. Gardening is a stress-free way to close the gap between your food needs and your food budget. Use these three simple steps to get your survival garden up and growing strong.

How to Grow a Survival Garden

1. Choose Your Spot – Pick an area nowhere near a septic system. The area needs to get a nice amount of open sunlight during the daytime.
2. Prepare the Ground – Use a pick to break the ground up well, as well as any dirt clods. Using a rake, remove any rocks and roots of your lawn’s grass. If you’ve been using chemicals, you should remove the dirt and replace it with organic topsoil. Make sure any manure you use has been composited to avoid burning new growth.
3. Choose Your Greenery – The varieties you choose should be able to survive throughout most of the seasons of the year. Here are a few tips for choosing survival seeds and plants for your survival garden:
   1. Plant lettuce during early spring. Reddish lettuce varieties have a greater resistance for cold weather.
   2. There are some types of peas that also tolerate cold weather well.
   3. Mustard greens, kale and other greens are a must. Just a couple rows can feed your family several meals each day.
   4. Beans are also a must. They’re extremely filling and packed with nutrients. They are great for all purposes, simply because they can be frozen for later.
   5. During the fall season, cabbage, broccoli and other cold tolerant veggies can be grown, in certain areas.
   6. Potatoes are another must-have for your survival garden. They’re easy to grow, and provide your family with a filling starch food perfect as an addition to any meal.
   7. Planting corn and some other staple crops serves two purposes. Each of these foods can be prepared in multiple ways, giving you variety during hard times. They also provide shade for your more tender crops, such as beans and squash.
   8. Tomatoes, both regular and cherries, are one of the most productive plants for any survival garden. Beefsteak is one variety of tomatoes that bears an abundance of fruit. Tomatoes are also one of the most trouble-free plants to grow, making them great for survival gardens.
   9. Add a variety of other veggies, such as cucumbers, parsley and carrots. These items will help to keep your salads interesting when roughing-it.
   10. Don’t forget about spices for seasoning and/or pickling your foods. Some popular ones include basil, cilantro and dill weed, which can be used daily for your everyday cooking.

Always keep variety in mind. It’ll be very important to you when you’re surviving on food storage and other survival foods. Survival gardens provide your family with healthy, organic fruits, vegetables and herbs to sustain any disaster.

Interested in taking the organic approach to grow your survival garden? The best way to ensure that your family’s eating organic produce is to grow it yourself. With Daily Bread Survival Seeds, you’re always prepared for long-term emergencies.

Note to Editor: http://www.dailybread.com/index/emergency-supply/name/garden-seeds is a direct link to the “Daily Bread Survival Seeds” in the link. It should go directly to survival seeds, not the home page.

Mosquitno BandZzz Really Work To Keep Mosquitoes Away!!

Getting Ready to go outside with his Mosquitno Spotz.

These have got to be the best item that I have ever tried. They really do keep the mosquitoes away!! They last a long time also. Mosquitno BandZzz are a really ingenious way to keep the pest away.They are a silicone rubber that is infused with an all-natural and pleasant smelling citronella oil. It will keep the mosquitoes, flies, gnats, and other flying insects away from you without being a bad thing to put on your children. Great for adults, too.

The Mosquitno Bandz last for a long time! You take it off when you come in and seal them back up in their baggie. They last up to 150 hours. The Spotz last up to 72 hours and you can also reuse them to if you seal them up in an air tight baggie. I love this idea. I have always hated the idea of spraying poison on us all to be able to go out at night. We usually would just end up never going out at night during the summer. With these we have been going out at night. Had a ton of fun setting off fireworks on the 4th of July and we have filled a few jars with lightning bugs! It is great knowing that we are using something that is safe for all of us. The citronella oil is safe for children to use.

Hunting Lightning Bugs With Glow In The dark Mosquitno Bandz!

These are a great thing to have if you love the outdoors. Go camping and have these to make your camping experience a lot more enjoyable. No nasty and itchy bites making you miserable.  Great for the whole family. Safe for you and works awesome. I know that we will be buying more of these and want to add a few to our bug-out bags. It would even be a good idea to keep some in the car to always have them on hand when you need them. You never know when you might be out somewhere are night in the summer and don't want to fight the nasty bugs! Anyone that enjoys the outdoors has to get some Mosquitno Bandz or Spotz!


Disclosure of Material Connection: I received Mosquitno BandZzz for free from Mosquitno BandZzz as coordinated by Deep Creek PR an Outdoor Industry Public Relations Company in consideration for review publication.

Map Reading & Land Navigation

Map Reading and Land Navigation was a free kindle book when I wrote this post. It is a must-have book for your survival book list!! Learn how to read a map and do land navigation as the army and other military does.
This old book does not show you the latest tools and equipment, but how to read maps and navigate with much less.

Wise Food Storage Premier Kit

Wise Food Storage Premier Kit - 360 serving food kit (One Month Supply)

 + Free Water Filtration Bottle

 + Free Emergency Cooking Kit

+ Free Shipping.

 Get prepared with a kit that has everything in it. Great starting point. 

Post-Apocalyptic Homeschool

Post-Apocalyptic Homeschool

Just found this blog. On Pinterest of course.

I am busy getting items printed and things ready for the school year to start and found this. Really like it. 

Food Storage Recipe - Baking Powder Biscuits

I think that my families favorite breakfast has got to be biscuits and gravy.  I have refused to buy any package biscuits in a while since they have raised the price to over a dollar for one pack of them. Ridiculous!! Food prices are just going crazy. So, here is an easy and frugal recipe for making your own biscuits.

Baking Powder Biscuits

2 cups of flour

3 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

4 tablespoon of oil

2/3 cup of milk

Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder together. Add the oil and mix this until it is crumbly. Add the milk and mix until it is mixed together well. Put on a lightly floured surface and roll out to about a half inch thick. Cut them out with a round cookie cutter or glass - I had to use my heart cookie cutter because I couldn't find my biscuit one. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 450 degrees for about 12 - 15 minutes. 

We just ate ours with one of those package country mixes this time. Hubby is the master of making sausage and gravy and he wasn't home. 

 

Cooking with Edible Flowers

Cooking with Edible Flowers: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-223 is a much needed book. We all need to learn how to cook with and eat edible flowers. You never know when you might be in a situation where that is all that you have to eat!


Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Been So Busy

We have been so busy this past 2 weeks getting everything prepared and ready for homschooling this year. Have the extra bedroom all cleaned out to get it all set up. Have chalkboards, magnet boards, white boards, and bulletin boards ready to be hung. Books bought. Art supplies. Games. And tons of paper. My printer has been running non-stop printing out worksheets! So busy, but almost ready to start. The actual public school year starts on about August 11th here so I want to start around that time.

Anyone else homeschool and getting busy with all of the preps???

Prepper Beginner's Guide: How To Prep Your Ultimate Bug Out Bag for Disaster Survival was free when I wrote this post.

 How safe do you consider yourself in this ever changing world? With our limited understanding of how things work, whether in the natural world OR in human society alike, we can only predict a limited amount of disasters. But that does not mean we have to face them unprepared.

This guide was created to help you put together the ultimate survival bag or Bug out Bag (BOB) for when events get out of hand and you need to make your escape to a safer area (OR you just want to try your hand at survival camping for a few days).

The booklet is based on the personal experiences of a climbing and survival expert, and it is designed to help both first time preppers and more experienced ones in optimizing the content of their BOB.

The guide contains not only a list of necessary items and their characteristics but also survival tips on packing the bag, setting up camp, getting a fire started and much more.

To keep the bag as light as possible, all the items were considered based on their weight, functionality and durability. Both the items included and the methods described have been tested and put into practice numerous times and across different types of terrain.

Disasters can strike at any time so be prepared and have your Bug out Bag on the ready.

National Hammock Day - July 22nd!!

National Hammock day is coming up quick. Grand Trunk Goods is having a National Hammock Day Photo Contest. You could win some great prizes. Including your own Grand Trunk Hammock.

Prepared For Survival Cook Book

I put all of my recipes from this blog into a Kindle ebook - Prepared For Survival - Frugal Food Storage Recipes- it is only 99 cents and you can have all of the recipes in a convenient place. Frugal food storage recipes that will use your food storage in a way that will give your family variety without costing a lot. Food storage does not have to break your bank. You can do it frugally and eat well. I have added some recipes to the blog since I posted that book to Kindle , but I will update it soon with the new recipes.

Learn About Solar Power With This Free Book...

Been wondering what types of backup energy would be the best to have on hand. I seriously think that having a couple of different types is a good way to go. Have wood for heat , kerosene for heat, maybe a small wind mill, etc. Get this Free Solar Book to find out more information about solar power. It is a free book so you don't have to spend any money to find out anything.






The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak

120 Serving Breakfast Only @ $198 (120 Servings breakfast assortment. No entrees) - Order Now!The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak

120 Serving Breakfast Only @ $198 (120 Servings breakfast assortment. No entrees) - Order Now!The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster Ultimate Family Preparedness Pak

120 Serving Breakfast Only @ $198 (120 Servings breakfast assortment. No entrees) - Order Now!

Shutting Off Natural Gas In An Emergency

I have been thinking about this a lot lately. We have natural gas at our house and I have been worried for the last 2 weeks about what I would do if hubby wasn't home and there was an emergency. I found this great video on Youtube that helped a lot. There are a lot of videos on youtube that show how to turn it off.