emergency prepardness

Ham Radio

September 12, 2013 By ParkerMama

Ever since my Dad was knee high to a grasshopper he's been fascinated by radios. From tiny crystal radios to his impressive ham radio set up today where he talks to other Hams the world over. My childhood memories include the dits and dots as my Dad corresponded in Morse code during the early morning hours of each Saturday morning. I've never had much interest in Ham Radio … [Read more...] about Ham Radio

Preparedness for a disaster makes a lot of sense. With recent and predicted events like Hurricane Sandy, The Colorado Wildfires, Fiscal Cliffs, and rising food and gas costs just in 2012 there is no denying that things are changing in our world. Whether or not you believe "The End of the World As We Know It" is near there are plenty of everyday things to worry about: loss of a job, health emergency, local weather events to name a few.

I find that I worry less about the big "what if's" out there the more emergency planning my family does to deal with the unexpected. I will share the survival tips and tricks I have learned while on this preparedness journey and hope that you join in with lots of comments. We all have a lot to learn from one another.

Now, lets get started prepping! Pick a post and start reading. At the end of every post the blog randomly selects three more survival posts for you to check out. Set aside 10 minutes a day to build your preppers knowledge base. We can never be done learning or prepping, right?