Prepare, Prepare
Prior to going out into the great outdoors, one of the best things you can do is make sure that you have all the necessary equipment when leaving the safe haven of the city or suburb. For many people, simply packing a tent, sleeping bag, energy bars and a lantern is enough, but personally, I think that more can be done, particularly if you’re spending an extended amount of time out in the wilderness.
If you look around online, you can find comprehensive camping gear checklists that go into detail on what you’ll need beyond tents, emergency supplies, flashlights and basic foodstuffs. Another great resource to prepare are the guides provided by the municipal parks and recreation department in your county. There are tools that should be utilized to have best – and safest – camping experience possible.
Fire Friend Or Fo
The last Post I wrote had feedback that meals ready to eat were expensive and a camp stove was a better solution. For people who like to cook and know how to safely start your camp stove outside then bring it into the home, you now created a friend that will give you heat, purify water and cook you a meal.
By just adding water to Bear Creek meals using your Emergency food and supplies you can have a hot meal that your frend the fire will cook in a short order to feed your family and friends.
Have a Great Day
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
Emergency Kits
While I was in Arizona helping the Navajo Indian Nation I proved that being prepared will save you a lot of time and work. I took with me shovels, air compressor and a automobile Emergency kit
The first thing that I needed was the air compressor to inflate the tire on the trailer because no filling stations have compressed air anymore. Then while I was going into the Indians home site, I was going up a hill pulling a trailer around a corner that was made for a single truck. This left me sideways in the road and had to be pulled out with the strap in my kit. The next place was in a frozen snowed in mud hole that we had to dig out of and pulled out once more. I have had this kit for more than 4 years and never used it before but it would of been of no use If I hadn’t had it with me.
Have A great day
Grampy
Snow An Rain Power Outages
If you have been watching the news these last few weeks you have seen the mud slides in California and the heavy snow up to two feet all across the Southern and Eastern United States. When these storms happen they always take out power lines leaving on the average 50,000 people with out power on any given day. 
With most of the Power Grid of the United States beings quite old and is ready for a major power outage through out the whole country are you able to keep the lights on? With some sort of Passive Power like Solar and Wind you will have some lighting without going to the filling station for gas that they can’t pump. You will also be able to keep your fridge and frezer operating.
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.
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