Introduction to Preparedness

First 100 Things that Disappear

Stocking Up on Food

Miscellaneous Stocking Up

Miscellaneous Supplies

Hurricane Preparedness

Tornado Survival

Snow Storms and Ice Storms

Earthquake Preparedness

Wild Fires

Avian Flu Prepardness

Bug Out Bags (BOBs)

Water

Backpack or Vehicle Survival Kit

Wilderness Survival

Children and Survival

New Baby/Breastfeeding

Preparing a Storm Shelter

Herbs

First Aid

Basic Hand Tool Care

Tanning Animal Hides

Dealing with Loss

Introduction to Preparedness

By Lois

We have all encountered family setbacks and emergencies and said to ourselves, “if this happens again I will be more prepared”.

Are you?

There are all kinds of emergencies, everything from that three-hour power outage with guests coming, to the three weeks that the ice storm rendered us powerless and unable to travel to get those items necessary for just getting by.

Then there are the long-term emergencies like getting laid off with not enough cash to go around.

This guide is about preparing for those emergencies. We hope to convince you that it is fairly easy and painless to get ready for those contingencies. I watched in amazement as people filed into the dome in New Orleans’, with only a bottle of soda and when asked where their three-day supply of food was that they were asked to bring with them, they gave answers like, “they” will give me what I need. Had they remained at home they would have needed to have food for those three days, but in an emergency someone else was supposed to provide it. This mind-set has cost many a family more than it should have.

The way to prepare is to look at what is necessary and find a way to provide it.