Archive for the ‘Emergency Kits’ Category
Survival What Does It Mean
In some of my readings of late I have read that some people think that survival means that being the biggest and baddest person around will get them by. Their or others who will band together with the shoot shovel and shut up to protect their families and friends when they are attacked. For most of us using books and information to aid in our survival, along with our family and friends, we will need to make new and varied alliances to survive when desaster strikes.
This last week I met a man who was putting his life on hold sitting along the side of the road selling stickers and tee shirts stating that our Constitution has been degrated because of Congresss laws and Presidents signings procumalations, causing us to lose a lot of our rights and freedoms. This man was met with both acceptance and rejection for stating these facts that a lot of people don,t want to hear. With out Constitional rights we will no longer live as a free nation but a slave to the power elete like Russia had and is moving away from. When desaster strikes the more rights you have the better your chance for survival.
Have a great day
Grampy
Lighted Vest
When I was on the interstate highway the other day I had a flat tire. This reminded me how dangerous it is to be close to traffic. The first thing that a person should remind himself in time of stress, like a flat tire, you should think about safety first and get as far off the highway as a safety factor. If it is at night, for work or an Emergency, you should consider a Vest that will light up.
This Vest for day or night with a LED lamp and some sort of auto emergency kit will give the safety and tools to get through your emergency. The one thing that I learned while I was helping to build a bridge over a Rail Road was that as much noise as a train makes its speed will let it slip up on you with out notice. So if your next to a road be extremely safe and visible the next driver may be distracted.
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Grampy
Camp Stove Use
Most of the time a camp stove sits in an out of the way place and forgotten. When their is a power outage, like the ones this year in the South Eastern and Western United States, which left a lot of people with out power. They probably would like a gas or propane cook stove.
The one on the left is a Propane stove which is clean and easy to use. The one on the right is a Colman gas stove which you pour Coleman gas into, which may spill, but also in time of emergency you can use unleaded gas found in your car to make work. Having a stove like one of these in your Outdoor Survival Kitswill enable you to purify water an cook meals, when the power in your area is out.
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Grampy
With Out Power What Do You Eat
When I went to the Navajo Indian Reversation they had wood stoves to cook on where a lot of the people back East have no Emergency heat or Cooking source. With some planning ahead they could have an alternate cooking stove or Emergency Food Supplies containing Self-Heating Meals.
Self Heating meals like the one above can be of a great benefit for those of you who don’t want to go out during a storm they will provide you with a hot taste meal in a time of stress. I suggest that in the winter or storm seasons that we all look ahead for a disaster at any time.
Have a great day
Grampy
When Disaster Strikes
The Northern Arizona Navajo Nation was hit by an unusual large snow storm with the State of Arizona, President of the United States, and the Navajo Nation all declaring a state of emergency. It was still a week later before they sent for snowmobiles to help with their rescue. These Indians who lived in remote places were cutting down power poles, tearing trim and porches off their homes for heat. There were a lot of them who were running out of basic food supplies. With knowledge that at any given time in the United States there is 5,000 People with out power, you can start preparing with Books and Information like the one pictured.
The Navajo family I helped was use to living with out power an were willing to snow shoe five miles one way to feed their livestock. Are you ready to survive in a time of an Emergency or are you just going to let your Government save you when they can get organized?
Have a Great Day
Grampy
When Disaster Strikes…
There’s no telling when disaster can strike; it’s often a scary moment, but the most important thing to do is remain calm. Here are a few disaster preparedness tips that will help you and your loved ones avert a potential crisis:
~Have a Meeting Point – often when disaster strikes it’s easy to get separated; it’s important to have an accessible meeting point where you and your loved ones can regroup.
~Have an Emergency Kit – stock your emergency kit with food, water, solar blankets, ponchos, emergency medical supplies, and a radio.
~Have a Plan – have a plan for evacuating your home, or know the plan for other locations you visit often (work, gym, club).
The Art Of Cooking On A Wood Stove
In the home that I just moved into we have a wood stove with a flat top to heat and cook on, we just moved back a hundred years in time. For those of you that just know how to boil water Emergency Food Supplies will be great because most of the food is add water heat and eat like this 275 meal bucket.
For those of us that know what a real baked potato taste like. We just wrap them in tin foil and bake them inside the stove for supper or home fries the next morning. We also cook almost anything you would want like stews, beans, roasts that just taste great from our Cast Iron Pot. Yes we still have an electric cook stove my wife just likes to brag to me that she can cook a great meal with the wood stove.
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Grampy
Bad Weather How To Prepare
Flagstaff Arizona along with Northern Arizona had up to 5 ft of snow this weekend along with this snow they had warm enough weather to cause rain and flooding through out Arizona. This closed roads and stopped resque missions from reaching people quickly, what would happen to you if this was your family? With out Emergency supplies and information you would go hungry and lack medical attention like a lot of the Arizona Indians are doing now. With out Emergency Food Supplies heat and water some people are cold, hungry and with out medical attention waiting for the FEMA and the National Gard to help them.
With ready to eat meals like the one showen to the right you will be able to feed your family hot meals with just water and heat. Some meals have their own build in heaters to give you a hot meal any time or place. Now you need to get ready for your next emergency with food water and information on how to survive.
Books like the one on the right will help you get ready to survive during any emergency To survive is a mental state as well as having supplies on hand. You will have a greater chance of surviving with a mind set that you want to make it through a trying time.
Have a Great day
Grampy
Survival Chance Or Choice
What happened to the people in Haiti when the Earth Quake left their survival to chance not choice? With their government and normal food supply destroyed leaving a lot of them without food and clean water for more than a week. Are you ready to survive a day, week or a month with out the use of a credit card,fresh store bought food or water? What happens if you get hurt, with no medical personal able to help, do you know what to do?
With Emergency Food Supplies kept in a safe place you will be able to have food and water in a time of chrises. With the right medical information and preparation most of you will be able to treat cuts and other small emergencies can be taken care of.
have a Great Day
Grampy
For The Coffee Lover
If you are like me in the morning and like to wake up to a great cup of coffee. It makes sense to have a coffee pot that grinds and makes its own. With one of these grind and brew coffee makers you will be able to mix to your own taste. To some of us coffee is an Emergency Supply when it comes to waking up with a smile.
With this coffee pot you can grind your coffee and make it, all with just one unit, saving you counter space. Now you need to start the morning with the best coffee made to your taste.
Have a great day
Grampy