How to Plan for an Emergency When You’re Pulling a Trailer

  Whether you are pulling a horse trailer or any piece of large cargo, you’ll want to make sure that you’re prepared for an emergency. Unlike regular car trouble, trailer trouble can be almost impossible if you’re not ready with a few tools and repair parts. You should always have an emergency kit when pulling [...]

FEMA PLANS FOR PREPAREDNESS

The FEMA website offers some good general information regarding different types of disasters and what our response should be. If you want to see where some of your tax dollars are spent for FEMA, click here……

SEED STARTING USING A HEAT MAT

This is the time of year when we start to plan our gardens. I came across a great article on how to make your own seed starting heat mat using items that you might have already or can buy easily in any home improvement store. Check it out here….

5 TOP SURVIVAL SKILLS EVERY CHILD NEEDS TO KNOW BY THE TIME THEY ARE TWELVE YEARS OLD

5 TOP SURVIVAL SKILLS EVERY CHILD NEEDS TO KNOW BY THE TIME THEY ARE TWELVE YEARS OLD

For all of those mom and Dads out there, we often are concerned about how our kids would fare if we would become separated during a natural or man-made disaster. This is a good basic video describing what life skills our children should know. Check it out here

Senior Survival

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Seniors can be at the greatest risk when natural disasters strike. Decreased mobility can affect your response time. It is in times like these, that emergency preparedness can be the difference between life and death. Careful consideration needs to be done beforehand to consider what type of disaster would be most common in the area [...]

Lake Swimming Do’s and Don’ts

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When going from swimming in a pool to an outdoor location such as a lake, there are a number of considerations that you need to keep in mind to prepare yourself ahead of time. Swimming in a pool is monotonous and involves swimming back and forth repeatedly. A lake offers a welcome change of scenery. [...]

Backpacking: What to Pack on Your Travels

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Backpacking is one of the best and most cost-effective ways to travel. You can travel when and where you want and with everything you need located right in your trusty backpack. Of course, one of the key issues with backpacking is – what exactly do you pack? I mean, you will need to carry your [...]

Making A Campfire – A Beginners Guide

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Anyone that ventures outdoors to hike, mountain bike or camp would be wise to be prepared for an emergency that may leave them stranded, by knowing how to make a fire safely and efficiently. In a survival situation a campfire will provide protection, light, heat and allows you to cook or boil water, all necessary [...]

MakingYour Campsite Rain Resistant

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Spring is just around the corner and personally I cannot wait. I have just one thing on my mind in the spring and that is camping. I love camping this time of year because of the way the forest is coming alive. The clean fresh energy of the woods recharges my body. The days can [...]

Skills for Winter Survival

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I know that much to do about winter survival is common sense. However I think we should all be reminded of even the simplest ways to prepare for survival in the winter elements. This post has some well known and maybe not so well know preparations for survival in the winter. I found it to [...]