72 Hour Kit Checklist

Make Your Own DIY Fire Starter Kit

October 11, 2018 By ParkerMama

Making your own DIY Fire Starter Kit will allow you to start a fire in both everyday and survival situations. Added bonus, these kits are easy to make, and fit into a 72 Hour Kit! Let's get to work! You know the rule about having one is like having none, and having two is like having one? Well, this rule applies to your DIY Fire Start Kit too. You'll want at LEAST TWO … [Read more...] about Make Your Own DIY Fire Starter Kit

Simple 72 Hour Kits and Checklists

October 15, 2017 By ParkerMama

Everywhere you look there is another natural disaster. Could your family survive for the typical three days it takes for help to arrive after a disaster? It's time to pack the supplies for Simple 72 hour kits for each family member. Let's keep it simple and geared to each person's specific needs! We'll help you find the BEST prices on your simple 72 hour kit gear on our … [Read more...] about Simple 72 Hour Kits and Checklists

Purify Water Simply and Effectively

September 12, 2017 By ParkerMama

Learning how to purify water is one of the first skills a Prepper must have. Storing water is only the first step in your emergency water preparedness plan. While we've shown you ways to store water for an emergency, you're going to want to have a way to filter and purify outside drinking sources.. Filtering and Purifying Water Filtering water removes things the eye can see … [Read more...] about Purify Water Simply and Effectively

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?