Archive for ' 72 Hour Kit'

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Minimus is your emergency pack’s best friend Posted:June 25, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Minimus is your emergency pack’s best friend

I was watching Bruce Clayton‘s speech from the Dallas Survival & Preparedness Conference, and there was one brilliant tip I wanted to pass along to you.  No, it wasn’t, “When someone asks why you prepare, say, [...]

A Survival Gift for your Favorite Grad Posted:June 18, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

A Survival Gift for your Favorite Grad

A whole slew of new graduates, high school and college, has just launched themselves into the world of grown-ups.  They’re off on job interviews, new careers, and time with friends.  All without any close supervision from [...]

My Birthday + Great Radio Shack products = a Giveaway! Posted:March 26, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

My Birthday + Great Radio Shack products = a Giveaway!

The contest is now closed, but go on ahead and read about these great survival/preparedness products! Today is my birthday, and we have some fun family plans, but I’m just as excited about giving away a [...]

The Five ‘S’s of any Emergency Kit Posted:September 18, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

The Five ‘S’s of any Emergency Kit

Your 72 Hour Kit, Bug Out Bag, Get Home Bag, or whatever you want to call it might be as fully equipped as can be, but if you haven’t covered the Five S’s, it may fall [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A Goofy Survival Must-Have Posted:September 13, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A Goofy Survival Must-Have

Two years ago when our family went to Disney World, I picked up three or four collapsible nylon bags.  These bags collapse into an attached pouch and when zipped up, they take up as much room [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Eat nutritiously even when the lights are out Posted:July 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Eat nutritiously even when the lights are out

While doing some research for a future blog post, I came across a document produced by the Ohio State University Extension office.  An awful lot of people have been experiencing power outages due to storms and [...]

Water Purification Made Simple Posted:May 30, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Water Purification Made Simple

Not much has been written on this blog about processes for purifying water.  Directions for boiling water are found on nearly every survival site, although not all of them give identical directions.  Water purification tablets are [...]

Don’t Leave Home Without It: the Vehicle 72-Hour Kit Posted:March 28, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Don’t Leave Home Without It: the Vehicle 72-Hour Kit

  Soccer moms, football moms, cheerleading moms, whatever they call us, “chauffeur” better describes what we, Survival Moms, do every day.  In my world, it’s not unusual to have a kid’s dentist appointment, a field trip, [...]

Three Layers of 72 Hour Preparedness Posted:February 19, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Three Layers of 72 Hour Preparedness

The first 72 hours following any disaster are the most critical, but it’s also during those intial hours that emergency services and personnel are stretched to the limit. With a system of carefully planned 72 Hour Kits, [...]

Posted:November 02, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

13 Survival Must-Haves You May Not Have Thought Of

I’ve read dozens, and I mean dozens, of lists telling me everything I need to have with me to survive.  Usually there are no surprises.  I know a flashlight, pocket knife, and water are musts, but [...]