Archive for January, 2010
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.
Have a Great Day
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
Innovations of LED Flashlights
More than a decade ago, LEDs (light emitting diodes) were not commonplace in flashlights, but as technology advanced, LED flashlights are now some of the most common. The standard LED flashlight has significant advantages over the standard bulb flashlights. For example, an LED flashlight puts out a significant amount more light. The LED appears more luminous, and can brighten up a space like no standard bulb flashlight can. In addition, LED flashlights don’t generate as much heat, last longer, and are more resistant to trauma and damage than a standard flashlight bulb. LED flashlights are ideal for camping, backpacking, law enforcement, power outages, and even professionals like plumbers and electricians.
These days there’s little reason to carry a standard bulb flashlight with LEDs available on the market. In the future, standard flashlights will no longer exist and will be thought of as antiques more than tools. Because the technology has now existed for awhile LED flashlights are also quite affordable, and you can even find LED headlamps.
Survival Books
I work out side with just my wife handy, if something happens when the roads are closed what do we do? First of all you need some Information in your Emergency Preparedness Kits. 
Books like this one can help you during an emergency if the person helping can stay calm and look up the information in a hurry. To access this type of information quickly you need to study the Emergency Preparedness Book before their is an emergency.
Have a Great Day
Grampy
Light In The Night
I arrived home in the dark last knight and where I live their are no street lights and I hadn’t left my porch light on. This is no problem I just reached into the glove box and brought my trusty Headlamp which was still on from the last time I used it.
This could of been a complet black out if this was with a regular flash light. With the LED head lamp I still had enough light to see my keys and the door lock to get into my house. I don’t know how long this head lamp was on but at least a week.
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
Prepare For Emergencies
When you set up your Emergency Kit you will probably find out without the right information about your kits or supplies on how to maintain and use them they will be of less use for you.
Books Like this one will let you know how to use and store things like flash lights how often to change and check batteries. First aid supplies what to keep and what goes out of date. If you have large containers of food should you have oxygen grabing packages to keep the food fresher when you open the can.
Have a Great Day
Grampy
Happy New Year
To day is the day that a lot of people make new years resolutions maybe you should make yours about buying emergency sulpplies balk food.
By starting now you will help your self offset the rapidly increasing cost of food. I also just found out the our Government has just increased the tax on tires and that this will increase the price of tires to as much as double in the next few months because of this 17% increase in taxes.
When you consider buying bulk goods you should look into paper goods like toilet paper because these items are the first to go when there is a run on the stores.
Have a great New Year.
Grampy