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Last Minute Winter Emergency Road Trip List

December 24, 2014 By Prepared Mom

Heading to the snowy mountains for the holidays? Here is a last minute winter emergency road trip list to keep you and your family safe! Emergency car kit containing the following items: A reflective hazard warning sign (this one’s a carrying case) Jumper cables Ice scraper Tire pressure gauge Ratchet set Pliers Screwdrivers Electrical … [Read more...] about Last Minute Winter Emergency Road Trip List

How To Make An Emergency Road Trip Kit

August 18, 2013 By Prepared Mom

An emergency road trip kit can make or break a family trip. Besides the essentials for a mechanical or health emergency, an emergency road trip kit should contain things that make your family comfortable and happy in case of the little bumps along the road, like unexpected delays or fun side stops. Remember: prepping is about preparing for both the little things and the big … [Read more...] about How To Make An Emergency Road Trip Kit

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?