Jim McKay wrote an article yesterday that takes a look at the effectiveness of the current disaster readiness message in the United States. Apparently, the vast majority of US citizens do not even have the most basic preparations for dealing with emergencies and many of the ones who think they are ready for disasters are also rather unprepared: “Americans have a false sense of security when it comes to disasters, and should they become victims,...
If you don’t plan on keeping some extra food on hand, then this article by Tim MacWelch is certainly worth a read. A hot pizza with extra cheese would be enough to bring me to tears after eating acorns for a few days, though: “If you find yourself in a wilderness emergency without food…you can rely on some of the wild edible plants that kept our forebears alive through tough times. Here are five of...
Here is a fast and delicious pizza, super easy to make with pantry ingredients on the survival grill.
RealisticPreparedness.com Book Review The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Disaster Preparedness by: Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez Summary: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Disaster Preparedness sets out a generic plan for dealing with disasters, based on the concept that all of these events share many of the same basic challenges.
RealisticPreparedness.com Book Review The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation by: Stephen Flynn Summary: The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation takes a look at our nation’s old and sometimes crumbling infrastructure as a source of potential disaster.
RealisticPreparedness.com Book Review Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care by: American Medical Association Summary: The American Medical Association Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care is a well thought out, basic guide of first aid and an alphabetical reference for a wide variety of common medical conditions.
RealisticPreparedness.com Book Review Your Survival: The Complete Resource for Disaster Planning and Recovery by: Bob Arnot and Mark Cohen
The Kelty Peregrine occupies the interesting middle ground of the daypack world. It offers some solid improvements from less expensive packs, but without the meticulous attention to detail found in pricier models. There have been necessary compromises to keep the price tag of this bag in the $50 to $75 range.
You would be hard pressed to find a house that doesn’t have at least one flashlight stuffed away in a desk or kitchen drawer. All too often, though, those lights have burned out bulbs and dead or missing batteries. When the power goes out and you need a light, it can be really disappointing to repeatedly click the switch on your flashlight and have nothing happen. Thankfully, flashlights have come a long way over the...