Posts Tagged ‘emergency’
Emergency Lunch
January 12th, 2012
I recently had the “pleasure” of working on a Sunday. And besides the fact that I was missing church, I expected this to be a half day. With that in mind I had not brought a lunch, or money to buy one. I know, I know, I know… “prepper did what”? Well in my defense I did have 4 cups of instant noodle lunch available to me. When I realized I wasn’t going to be able to leave when expected, I busted out the cup-o-salt… I mean cup-o-noodles. The salt is what I am on about. When I bought this mess in a cup I was not on a survivalist mindset at all. This garbage has 1190mg of sodium. As my co-worker Scott said, “that’ll shrivel your tongue!” He was almost spot on. I had water available to me. I probably consumed close to 60 oz that day as well. But it did not help.
The lesson to myself and to knowledge I want to share with others is to be very aware of the contents of your food. Whether the food is dehydrated or canned or prepared and frozen, the nutritional value or lack there of is very important. Even canned foods can have high sodium contents for the sake of preservation. In the case of beans you can easily rinse them with clean water to reduce the salt.
So this also opens the questions of, what are viable alternatives to prepared foods for such a situation. I usually have packets of instant oatmeal available in my desk drawer and my back pack. But the body needs more than oatmeal. How does one prepare food in advance that has a decent shelf life? I think the real lesson, is to keep food in your pack at the ready for the day when you are without. Perhaps foil pack chicken, instant rice and a low-sodium soup mix.
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What is Prepping Anyway?
December 7th, 2011
Sixty years ago or more, our grandparents and great grandparents would have never called “prepping” anything more than living. The lived in a time where getting a hamburger at 3AM, was only going to happen if you had ground beef in your icebox and were willing to fry it. They could not go out to eat at a moment’s notice and get cooked food. Instead they had food stored in their basements, on shelves in cans. Often they canned food themselves. Washing clothes in a tub was common and they used general soaps, borax and washing soda. Pre-made detergents were not the norm. Pre-processed foods were not available. Water still came from wells in some areas. Their homes were heated with oil or coal.
Today we have moved away from that way of life and we call it progression in technology. I will not list all of the ways our lives have changed because of technology, that is a whole other article. But suffice to say that prepping is more or less a movement back towards the way our grandparents lived. Read the rest of this entry »
Creating a Survival Home Group
November 23rd, 2011
Whether the situation be a complete SHFT/bugout scenario or just a disaster like a flood or hurricane, having created a home group is a great idea and way to stay connected and survive. But just what is a home group? Your HG is a group of your neighbors, family and friends that come together to create a small tribe in order to ensure survival.
If you do not know your neighbors, you should start now. Beyond who is friendly and who is not, you’ll want to identify which neighbors have which skills and access to what resources. If you yourself are or live near a nurse or a CNA with medical training, their skill-set will be valuable when municipal medical services are not available. When you begin sharing your resources before a disaster situation, you establish a working relationship/friendship and reduce the chance of “disaster fatigue”, which can result in hostility when the time comes. Read the rest of this entry »
Disaster Supply Kits
November 20th, 2011
You may need to survive on your own after a disaster. This means having your own food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least three days. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours, or it might take days.
Basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment, and telephones may be cut off for days, or even a week or longer. Or, you may have to evacuate at a moment’s notice and take essentials with you. You probably will not have the opportunity to shop or search for the supplies you need.