Wound Healing Plants There may come a time in anyone’s life where you become wounded but do not have immediate access to a hospital or some sort of medical attention. Perhaps you are out hiking and the trail back is long and arduous, maybe a remote rock climbing expedition has gone horribly wrong and help …
Office Survival Kit Most of us spend the majority of our week at work. That means that when a disaster strikes, there’s a good chance that we’ll be in the office when it happens. This is where an office survival kit comes in. This isn’t a cutesy article about how you need gum in your …
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Bug Out Boxes What are your plans if you have some time to get ready before you have to bug out? If you’re well prepared then you probably have a list of everything that’s most important for your survival with the location of each item so you can grab everything and get it loaded into …
Shelter in Place vs Lockdown Shelter in place and lockdown are both orders given by the local authorities when an emergency is underway and you need to take some kind of action to protect yourself. There are a lot of similarities between the two but there are also a lot of very important differences. What’s …
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Snow Emergency Levels I was recently driving through Ohio and heard that there was a level 1 snow emergency in the area. I hadn’t ever heard of a snow emergency level before so I did some digging and this is what I came up with. What is a snow emergency level? Ohio Attorney General Opinion …
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Best Toilet Paper Alternatives Every once in a while I see people asking what the best alternative to toilet paper is. It’s actually a bigger deal than you may think. If you don’t properly clean yourself it can lead to uncomfortable sores and rashes! What are the best toilet paper alternatives? Bidet, add-on bidet, handheld …
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Civil Emergency Messages Have you ever seen a Civil Emergency Message and wondered what it was? I don’t blame you if you don’t know what they are. The information that’s available to the public is poor at best and pretty confusing. What is a Civil Emergency Message? A Civil Emergency Message (CEM) is a warning …
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Bugging Out Bugging out is a common term among preppers and people in the preparedness community. On its face, it’s a simple concept, leave you home when there’s a disaster or emergency, but it’s much more complicated than that. What does bugging out mean? Bugging out is when someone leaves their home because of an …
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Hurricane Shopping List According to the National Hurricane Center, the official start of the hurricane season in North America is June 1st to November 20th with the majority of the most powerful hurricanes coming between mid-August to the end of October. Follow this hurricane shopping list to get ready before a hurricane hits. What should …
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What Does Shelter in Place Mean? Shelter in place is still a relatively new term to a lot of people. Those of us in the preparedness community normally understand what it means, and you’ve probably taken place in a shelter in place exercise if you work for any kind of government agency, but there are …
