Unclaimed Money - I Actually Found Some!!

I think that everyone should do a search for any unclaimed money!! I had a banner ad on my email page for Indiana Unclaimed Money. So out of curiosity I went to it and did a search for hubby, my kids, etc. Then did my name and I actually found that I had $50.00 of unclaimed money from a utility deposit from where I lived about 6 years ago!! Pretty cool Now I am on NAUPA website , which can do all states. It is recommended that you search in every state that you have ever lived in. It is easy and free to do. I did my search for Indiana and found my unclaimed money, had to fill out a form and they are sending me a form to fill out to send back to the state to verify who I am and I will get my money. Cool!!

5 Things That Should Be in a Survival Kit

There are certain situations that require a person to have the tools needed to survive. It does not necessarily have to be an outlandish scenario such as the collapse of the federal government either. A person may simply be put in a difficult situation due to being stranded, lost, or confronted with harsh geography or weather. In such a situation, it is very important to have the proper field equipment and survival gear. Below is a top five list of items that may come in very handy.

1. A First Aid Kit

One obvious thing that should be in a person's survival gear is first aid. Certain things should be included in a first aid kit. This includes bandages, wraps, and disinfectant. However, it should include other items for situations you may have not have thought of. For example, a quality first aid kit should also include a snake bite kit and insect sting and bite treatment scrub.

2. A Forever Flashlight

If you are stranded in the wilderness, having the ability to see in the dark may help you survive. This is why a flashlight should always be part of any survival kit. Unfortunately, the lifespan of the batteries of most flashlights is rather short. One solution is to purchase a Forever Flashlight instead. Such a flashlight only needs to be shaken to be charged. Half a minute of shaking will provide exactly 5 minutes of light.

3. A Emergency Fire Starter

Unfortunately, starting a fire in the wild is not as simple as it is portrayed in cartoons. Rubbing two sticks together is unlikely to do the job. For this reason, it is also a smart idea to keep some kind of fire starter in your survival gear. There are thankfully many great choices that work much better than simple match sticks. This can include tinder quick fire tabs, a tindercard, or firelighting flint.

4. A Emergency Rain Poncho

Dealing with the elements is one of the most important steps to surviving the wild. At some point, it is going to rain. If you don't have proper protection, you could get soaked and suffer from hypothermia. One way to stop this from happening is to have a nylon poncho in your survival kit. Such ponchos are easy to fold and store in small spaces.

5. A Survival Hatchet

Having the proper tools is also important. At some point, it is likely you'll need something a little stronger than a Swiss arm knife. One such tool is a survival hatchet. This will come in handy if you need to chop anything. This kind of hatchet is also multi-purposed. It is designed to also be used as a hammer, nail puller, and a crowbar.

Be Prepared For A Nuclear Radiation Accident

We all should learn as much as we can about how to survive a nuclear power plant accident. There have been way too many of them this past week.

Here are some books to add to your survival library:

U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological And Chemical Survival Manual

Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident

Nuclear War Survival Skills, Updated and Expanded Edition

2011 Complete Guide to Nuclear Power Plant Accidents, Meltdowns, and Radiation Emergencies: Practical, Authoritative Information on Health Effects and Treatment, Radioactive Decontamination

Radiation

Handbook of Radiation Effects



Some other items to get:

Radiation Alert MONITOR4 Analog-Based Ionizing Radiation Detector

NukAlert™ nuclear radiation detector / monitor (keychain attachable) alarm

iOSAT Potassium Iodide Tablets, 130 mg (14 Tablets)

Radiation Alert INSPECTOR Microprocessor-Based Ionizing Radiation Detector

You should already have a safe room set up with food and supplies in it. Have plenty of duct tape, gas mask, and more. Have a room that can be sealed up good. Hopefully you have one that has no windows so that all you have to seal up is the door and any vents. Also make sure you have boredom busters in the room. My grandparents had a HUGE basement in their house and half of it was underground and not under the house. So my grandpa put up a thick wall that he built! Put up paneling and hid a door into that with the paneling over it. No one even knew it was there. I did not even find out about it until I had lived with them for a few weeks one summer. He had it equipped with EVERYTHING. Even had a ping pong table in there. But , it was a great place to have been shut up in for any length of time.

I always watch to see if the people who bought that house after my granpa died and my grandma got put into a nursing home ever put it up for sale. They have not yet. :( But, I keep watching.

Alternate Forms Of Lighting

I really do not like that idea of sitting in the dark if we lose power. So I am trying to come up with other ways to get light. Some of them are obvious, Candles and oil lamps
. But I also want some other ways to get some light too, that might not be so dangerous in a kids room. I already use some solar lights. I put them out on my back porch during the day in a flower pot to charge up. Then at night I bring them in. They work as great night lights in a kids room. I got some at Dollar Tree a while ago and wish now that I had bought every single one that they had. I had only bought 3 of them to see how well they work, found out they work great and 2 days later went back and they were sold out. :(
I am thinking of getting one of these, Designers Edge L-949 10 LED Rechargeable Solar Panel Shed Light. I could put it in our southern facing kitchen window with the panel outside the window to charge it up. That would work great. I just wonder how much light it puts out.
We also will be doing a lot more things that do not require a lot of lighting. My son bought me one of these for Christmas, Ritelite LPL792XLB 5-LED Computer and Book Light, Metal and it surprisingly works great. So I can sit and read at night and not have to turn on a bright light. It helps too, when others are watching TV or playing the Wii and do not want the lights on. I can read in peace.
I am still trying to think of ways to get alternate forms of lighting. I have a pretty good night light in the bathroom, that already keeps us from having to turn that light on too often. So I am always thinking. Those CFL bulbs are dangerous and are bad for you. I have had 2 of them given to me over the last few months and both of them lasted about a week, blowing up! Which cannot be safe plus have they have mercury in them.

An Idea For Those Empty #10 Cans!!

I have a #10 can that is almost empty so I was trying to come up with an idea of what to do with it. I had read some where that you can make survival kits with them. Great for putting in your vehicle. Especially for winter. We live in a pretty rural area and if we go 1 mile out of our town than we are in the "boondocks". We are at least 30 miles from any other town, so if anything happened we would be stuck for a while. When the winter weather gets really bad, like last winter, we were stuck. Our small town was at a stand still. It only has one truck that can do the roads and they ONLY do the "highway" that goes through our town. That is it.

Some things to put in the can:

A candle or one of those heat cell fuel cans so that, if you have to, you can use the can for a small stove. Put the heat under it to melt snow.

Emergency Thermal Blanket

Water Proof Matches

A multiblade folding knife

a small roll of tape

granola bars, peanuts, or a couple of those Millennium bars.

Emergency Whistle

First Aid Kit

Glow Stick

A couple of Hand Warmers

A couple of Aqua Blox

Emergency Light And Tool

Some small packages of tissue paper.

This is just an idea of what to keep in your car survival kit. This is a great way to use your empty #10 cans. Does not take up a lot of room in your vehicle.

You should also always have a fully charged cell phone if you are planning any winter driving. A small tool kit is good to have in your car too. Jumper cables. anything that you can think of.