What’s in your Medicine Cabinet?
We all have some basics in our medicine cabinets, or at least most people do. Most of us have the usual suspects, including prescription medications, some Tylenol or Advil, and maybe a Band-Aid or two. The question isn’t what the majority of us have already, but what should we all have in there. The humble medicine cabinet is the start of your preparedness from a medical perspective. It’s easily recognizable by anyone who comes into the home, and everyone in your home knows exactly where to find what they need in an emergency by looking here. It is a centralized place, and the spot you will usually be when dealing with a medical crisis; in the bathroom, or kitchen in my mom’s case. Getting Organized To address the things we should have on hand, I’m going to break them up into three categories. These categories will help to organize the…
Withstanding Winter Power Outages
Needless to say, power outages at any time of year suck. You lose the ability to watch Netflix, or charge your phone and tablet, or even have light enough to read a book after sundown. This is one of life’s little obstacles that I’ve talked about. Recently, there have been some power outages due to winter weather around the world, and it seemed like an ideal time to review the tips and tricks of dealing with them. First things first, there are some upsides to winter power outages. You don’t have to worry about food spoiling, which is a HUGE plus. As the temperature drops indoors, the food in your fridge and freezer will be perfectly fine, unless of course you have nonelectric forms of heating your home. In this case, the best option is to build a snow fridge/freezer. Basically just dig out a pit in a snow drift,…
So You’re a Prepper?
In short, yes. But to elaborate, so is every single person who has a spare tire for their car, or a first aid kit in their home, or even someone who has a snow shovel by their door. I know these seem like pretty basic things that most people have, but they are also a tool for being prepared. I know, in tv shows and current media, preppers are shown to be a little paranoid and a whole lot of extreme in their preparation; usually going on about the end of days and the apocalypse. I’m going to set that stereotype straight once and for all. The term prepper simply means someone who is prepared for a possible outcome. So having a first aid kit in your home, for the rare occasion you need a bandaid or some gauze, makes you a prepper. Having a spare tire in your car…