Tag: emergency kit
A ‘real’ signal mirror is a mirror with a built-in way to precisely aim it’s reflection (from the sun), and is intended to alert others of your location. While an ordinary reflective mirror can also be used as a signaling device, it cannot be precisely aimed and ‘flashed’ at a …
MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) are US Military precooked ration packs designed to feed soldiers who are currently engaged in ongoing missions. Just like regular meals, the military MRE is fortified with vitamins and minerals, enough to nourish and replenish the body. Today’s MRE’s are a lot better than when …
Radioactive iodine (primarily I-131) is a waste product of nuclear fission produced in nuclear reactors and nuclear bombs. In the event of such a nuclear catastrophe, and what makes I-131 so dangerous, is that the body cannot distinguish I-131 from ordinary iodine. As a result, if it’s inhaled or swallowed …
Looking for a survival kit list? Here are 10 essential items which you might choose as a minimum to start any survival kit. Then build up the list and tailor the kit from there depending on the specific purpose for the kit, your personal preferences, needs, methods of carry, etc. …
EVERYONE should keep a 72-hour emergency survival kit in their vehicle. No excuses. Why? Because if you unexpectedly have to evacuate or get away for any reason, or if you are unable to return home, your 72-hour emergency kit will provide you with the essentials that you might need to survive …
Not long ago I spent all day (and into the night) riding my ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) on various Snowmobile trails through the woods and National Forest regions of the White Mountains here in New Hampshire as I helped out one of the clubs with fallen tree removal, putting up …
Recently having traveled several hundred miles to visit some friends and family for a number of overnight’s, I thought that I would reflect back upon the preparedness ‘prep’ items that I took along in the truck. While I did not take ‘the kitchen sink’, I did bring along a few …
You spend much of your day away from home while ‘at work’. Do you keep a survival kit of sorts at work? Some people keep a ’72 hour kit’ in their vehicle (highly recommended) which could serve as a survival kit for ‘at work’, however it may be a good …
Putting together a so called basic emergency kit (and/or being sure that you have the essentials) is a simple and responsible thing to do. What goes into a ‘basic’ survival kit for home? Items that are purposed towards the most common or likely disaster that could occur in your own …
What should you have in an Earthquake Survival Kit? Not dissimilar from a 72-hour kit, an earthquake survival kit in the context of this post is geared towards keeping in one’s vehicle. While it is also wise to keep supplies at home, this particular kit (in your car) will be …
55 Preparedness Items (TO GET YOU THINKING…) There are countless survival preparedness supplies (preps) that you might consider, acquire and store ahead of time, before any potential short-term emergency, a longer-term disaster, or even a SHTF collapse. This list of 55 preparedness supplies is intended to get you thinking about …
A survival kit can be many things or just a few things, and it serves its most common purpose to help get you safely to your next destination. What is a survival kit? Whereas most survival kit lists are those of specific items, this time I decided to …
Not only will a ‘survival kit’ suit different purposes from one person to the next, but the things we collect for our kits will differ from one another. Sometimes quite drastically. The survival kit that I put together will be different from yours. Here’s why:
These 30 emergency supply categories make a good starting point for a generic survival kit for typical family safety at home. This list of supplies is geared towards practical preparedness for home, to be better prepared for general emergency.
