Water Conservation Tips for Emergency Preparedness
Water Conservation Tips for Emergency Preparedness Most families don’t think seriously about water until it’s gone. A boil notice goes out. A burst main shuts off service for three days. A winter storm takes out the pipes. Suddenly the faucet doesn’t work and the family needs water to drink, cook, clean wounds, and maintain basic…
Children’s First Aid Kit Checklist for Emergency Preparedness
Children’s First Aid Kit Checklist for Emergency Preparedness Every family preparedness kit should include first aid supplies — but generic adult kits leave significant gaps when your patient is a child. Children’s bodies respond differently to injuries and medications. Dosages are calculated by weight. Wound dressings sized for adults cover a child’s entire forearm. Some…
14 Hygiene Supplies Every Prepper Should Stockpile
14 Hygiene Supplies Every Prepper Should Stockpile Emergency preparedness conversations almost always start with food and water. Hygiene supplies rarely get the same attention — until day three of a power outage when you haven’t been able to shower, the garbage hasn’t moved, and everyone in the house is starting to feel it. Maintaining personal…
Family Evacuation Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide for Households
Family Evacuation Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide for Households Most families understand in theory that they should have an evacuation plan. Most haven’t actually made one. The difference between a plan that exists in your head and one that’s documented, practiced, and known by every family member is the difference between calm, coordinated action and panicked…
10 Home Remedy Supplies Every Prepper Should Have
10 Home Remedy Supplies Every Prepper Should Have When the power goes out and the urgent care clinic is closed, your medicine cabinet becomes your primary healthcare resource. For most acute situations — a fever, a bad cold, a stomach bug, a minor infection, joint pain, or a sleepless night of anxiety — home remedies…
