Building a First Aid Kit is Easy
Building a first aid kit is not only easy, but also something you should have more than one of. In addition to having one in your home, you should also have one in your car and at work. I have…
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Tag Disaster Prep
Rechargeable Battery Pack – Why you should have one
You really need a rechargeable battery pack (or two) these days. Almost everything you use needs power of some sort or another. Whether hiking, camping, sitting at the airport or trying to get through a power outage or disaster, having…
Food Safety During a Power Outage
Food safety during a power outage or disaster is something that everyone needs to know and understand. Climate change-fueled weather events are only causing more frequent and longer disasters of which most include power outages. With the high cost of food…
Tornado Safety & Preparedness
Tornado preparedness is not something you should take lightly. While tornadoes can form in the right conditions anywhere in the world, the US is the world capital of tornadoes. The United States experiences on average 75% of recorded tornadoes each…
2021 Events & Disasters
This article is a list of links to websites, data repositories and news articles related to events & disasters that occurred during the 2021 calendar year. With the sheer number of events & disasters that take place around the US,…
What’s in my Car Emergency Kit?
Having a car emergency kit is essential, yet the majority of Americans don’t have one. So, to help those of you that do not, this week I want to cover what is in mine. It all started when…. Before getting…
Drive-in Camping Gear
As I get older I’ve realized that as much as I still love hiking and backpacking, by body is not as young and spry as it used to be. Drive-in camping allows me to still get out and connect with…
Wildfire Smoke – How bad is it?
Last week I talked about the need for an air purifier to help with seasonal allergens but more for wildfire smoke. With the increase in wildfires due to climate change how bad is the smoke from wildfires? Smoke Forecasts For…
An air purifier is becoming a necessity
Air quality One of the things that most of us take for granted is breathing. You obviously could not live if you did not do it. The problem is we are nowhere near as concerned as we should be as…
FEMA App – stay informed about severe weather
This week I go over another app designed to alert you in case of an event or disaster that is impacting your area: the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) app. Last week wrote about the American Red Cross Emergency Alerts…
American Red Cross Emergency Alerts App
This week and next week I am going to talk about two apps you should have on your smartphone: American Red Cross Emergency Alerts FEMA Both apps are available for free on the iOS App Store and the Google Play…
Extreme Weather
Uncommonly Common these days I remember growing up in the 70s and 80s before weather forecasting was what it is today. I also remember that extreme weather was a rare occurrence and when it was expected, people took notice. Sure…