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All Blog Posts Tagged 'preparedness' (35)
Fall Re-runs: Collecting and purifying water from natural sources
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this time. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on October 24, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Fall Re-runs: Using mobile technology to enhance your preparedness
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this time. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on October 17, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Fall Re-runs: How's your first aid preparedness?
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this time. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on October 10, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Fall Re-runs: Financial preparedness — six tips on reducing debt
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this time. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on October 3, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
Summer Re-runs: Getting your preparedness up to PAR
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on September 19, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Summer Re-runs: Food storage is the first step in food preparedness
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on September 12, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Summer Re-runs: Some basics about water storage
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on September 5, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Summer Re-runs: Figuring out your prepping priorities
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on August 29, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
Summer Re-runs: What are you preparing for?
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on August 8, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Summer Re-runs: Becoming a Practical Prepper
The Practical Prepper
As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on August 1, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Change is inevitable — for life and this blog
The Practical Prepper
Recent changes in my day job have unfortunately required me to schedule a hiatus from my regularly scheduled writing here on The Practical Prepper. I've enjoyed my time with this blog and greatly appreciate the…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on July 24, 2012 at 11:59pm — No Comments
16 basics for your car's emergency kit
The Practical Prepper
Having a general, basic emergency kit in your house is essential, and putting together an…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on July 18, 2012 at 10:31am — No Comments
What kind of food should you store? Here are 6 ideas
The Practical Prepper
Early on in this blog, we talked in general about food storage in your preparedness. Today, let's take a look at some more specific guidelines:
What to…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on July 11, 2012 at 1:30am — 2 Comments
6 areas for declaring your personal independence
The Practical Prepper
As you celebrate our nation's independence this July 4th, it's worth pausing to reflect on your own independence too. Said another way, our personal independence is simply how self-reliant we are. Each of us can assess our overall independence by measuring the level of self-reliance and personal responsibility we've…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on July 4, 2012 at 1:41am — 11 Comments
Avoiding a "bolt from the blue" (and other lightning strikes)
The Practical Prepper
Each year in the United States, more than 400 people are struck by lightning. Typically, between 50–60 of them are killed by it, while hundreds of others suffer permanent neurological disabilities.
To help let the public avoid this threat, the…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on June 27, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments
Summertime: Are You Ready for a Heat Wave?
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With summer arriving this week and the NOAA predicting a warmer-than-normal summer, it's important to get ready to deal with heat waves. High temperatures can kill by heating the body above its ability to cool…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on June 20, 2012 at 1:30am — No Comments
Is home safety a part of your preparedness?
The Practical Prepper
If you think about it, improving your safety is a part of being prepared. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), June is National Safety Month. In addition, the former Home Safety Council (now part of Safe Kids Worldwide) had also named June Home…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on June 13, 2012 at 6:29am — No Comments
Can you get prepared while reducing debt?
The Practical Prepper
In a previous Farm Dreams post (Financial preparedness: six tips on reducing debt) and in a number of debt reduction posts on…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on May 23, 2012 at 6:50am — 3 Comments
Back to basics skills: How to properly hold and use a hand saw
The Practical Prepper
Recently, I came across a hundred-year-old book on carpentry. Flipping through it, I was reminded of my father teaching my brother and I how to build and repair things around the house. The section on using a hand saw paralleled the skills my father taught us, but I don't know many people that learn the proper use of hand tools anymore (everything's powered saws now).
Of course, from a prepping point of view, having basic hand tools and knowing how…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on May 16, 2012 at 1:48am — 3 Comments
How to avoid a line at your door in a disaster
The Practical Prepper
Last July, Scott Adams had a Dilbert cartoon where Dilbert's coworker Alice lets him know that she's planning on going to his place in the event of a financial meltdown. As with all Dilbert cartoons, it's very funny. While meant as a joke, such a thing is all too possible if you talk freely…
ContinueAdded by Atticus Freeman on May 9, 2012 at 6:25am — 9 Comments
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- Fall Re-runs: Collecting and purifying water from natural sources
- Fall Re-runs: Using mobile technology to enhance your preparedness
- Fall Re-runs: How's your first aid preparedness?
- Fall Re-runs: Financial preparedness — six tips on reducing debt
- Summer Re-runs: Getting your preparedness up to PAR
- Summer Re-runs: Food storage is the first step in food preparedness
- Summer Re-runs: Some basics about water storage
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