Emergency Preparedness

If you read my site on a regular basis, you know I believe in being prepared -- even for short trips into the woods ( A Short Hike Into the Woods ).  I am a big believer in self-reliance and self sufficiency ( Big Snow Today . . . Were You Prepared? A Preparedness Recap )-- EmergencyFoodStoragePros.com is a site that can help you be prepared.  I especially liked the following posts: Emergency Food Storage Essentials The Capstone of the Readiness Pyramid   Food Storage: What Keeps the Longest? Emergency Preparedness: Survival Swimming This is site has many more interesting posts and is a ... Read Full Story

Freeze Dried Food Versus MRE By Kevin Taylor There are a lot of people looking at survival food and supplies for the first time due to concerns about an economic depression. At first you can see MRE as a good choice as it is totally ready to eat. MRE or meals ready to eat are the type of food rations the military uses. There are two general types of MRE out there; military and commercial. The military version is for the military and it prohibited from re-sale to consumers. You can find military MRE on eBay. Commercial MRE comes from the same food companies ... Read Full Story

by Eric Vanderham The idea of not having enough food for emergency preparedness can keep many of us awake at night wondering about our procrastination in storing enough food for our families. Many of us live in developed countries, but natural disasters, power outages, even volcano eruptions, earthquakes and blizzards will easily deter people from reaching town and having access to food. The ability to have enough cash on hand or be able to use a debit or credit card may not be feasible during disaster times. We can spend a lot of time organizing and planning long-term food supplies, storage and ensure we ... Read Full Story

"What should I do if I am taken hostage?" Since I survived being a hostage in the Camp Hill Prison riots in 1989, interviewers ask me that question often. They, like business executives, often have a fear of being taken hostage while traveling or in hot zones. First, comply with your hostage takers. Remember, odds are if they want to get you, keep you, or kill you, they will. And remember you are more of an asset to them IF you are reasonably healthy and intact. Second, think of yourself as an intelligence officer. Always be gathering intelligence. You never know WHEN the ideal ... Read Full Story

Ever had a bad day at work? 20 years ago Monday, I had an amazingly bad day at work.  I was a rookie corrections officer who got taken hostage in one of the worst prison riots in US history.  It all happened in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. I was on the job just 4 months, when "it hit the fan".  Several hundred inmates rioted, most of the jail was destroyed. And when it was all said and done. I died, had a "near death experience" and came back to life. I got diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. My entire life fell apart. Never again ... Read Full Story