Wine, Beer, Alcohol and Survival…

October 15, 2009

A reader asks (somewhat jokingly) about wine and how to incorporate this into our survival preparation… so I will take the bait and post this frivolous post in return…
Here is a new product – dehydrated wine with 8.2% alcohol
Mountaineering gourmets no longer have to forgo a glass of red wine after conquering a peak. Trek‘n [...]

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Decision #1: Evacuate or Stay Put?

October 14, 2009

The rock band The Clash was one of the earliest voices of the survival/preparation movement with their hit song Should I Stay or Should I Go …
This is still a critical decision that needs to be made in the early stages of any disaster/crisis.
Depending on the emergency, a decision needs to be made [...]

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72 Hour Essentials: Food

October 13, 2009

The food that you want to store for your 72 Hour Bag (3 days) should be compact, easy to prepare (no heating), and high energy.  Nutritious is also good and is easier to achieve by planning ahead.  Figure on 2000-2500 calories a day or thereabouts per person, for a total of about 6000-7500 calories each…
Some [...]

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72 Hour Essentials: Water

October 12, 2009

The 72 Hour Bag should be packed and ready to go at all times (one in each vehicle is my recommendation). If there is an emergency that forces you to leave your home because it is no longer safe there, then you will have enough supplies to get to a safe place. (If you don’t [...]

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Stay Positive (with a little help from Bruce Springsteen)…

October 10, 2009

A brief break from our regular survival tips…
While we are busy surviving, we need to remain optimistic and hopeful of better days to come…

I filmed this at the Springsteen concert in Giants Stadium on October 8, 2009 from the Pit… see all my videos on my YouTube account if you like The Boss…

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The 72 Hour Emergency Kit

October 9, 2009

Before we can worry too much about longer term preparation, it is most important to get ready for the short-term crisis. This might be a weather incident (ice storm, hurricane, blizzard, flooding, etc) or something like an earthquake or it could be a financial crisis or bank closure, or it could be a [...]

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Water Purification System- The Royal Berkey

October 8, 2009

After your initial stored water runs out, you will need to be able to use open water sources (streams, ponds, rainwater runoff) to get the water your family needs. This water needs to be purified before it can be drank…
And since there might not be any power, the system should be able to operate [...]

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Glenn Beck on “The End of The Dollar”

October 7, 2009

Yesterday, reports circulated that the Arab oil sheiks were in conversation with major countries (China, Russia, etc) to stop using the dollar as the currency that is used for all oil purchases, and instead go to a ”basket of other currencies”…
Glenn Beck uses props and works through exactly why this would be very bad for the value of [...]

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How Much Water Do We Need to Survive?

October 6, 2009

We can only survive about three days without drinking water (as compared with 3 weeks without food) so Water is a crucial part of emergency preparedness.
A few days ago, we looked at the per capita consumption of water in the home as about 25 gallons a day per person… This included drinking, cooking, cleaning, and [...]

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Think of Disaster Preparation as Survival Insurance…

October 5, 2009

For anyone reading this that thinks that it seems a bit crazy or excessive to spend money to solve a “problem” that they consider “highly unlikely” or that brings you worry just to think about… what about Insurance?
We all spend money to insure ourselves against potential losses, many of which are highly unlikely:
Home- we insure the value [...]

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