BE PREPARED

The more I have thought about it, the more I am amazed. CNN was actually interviewing the radio guy (post below) while he was telling everyone what a great invention it was, as if it were invented yesterday! Come on, these things have been around for over forty years. Maybe people just aren't exposed to information that will help them and their families get prepared for emergencies.

Anyone coming to this site probably doesn't need to be reminded about basic preparedness. If you were a Boy Scout you were constantly reminded: "BE PREPARED"

But, just in case you need a little primer about the topic, here's a brief list. Use your own common sense to fill in the blanks.

Water
Food
Clothing
First Aid Supplies
Bedding
Cooking alternatives
Safe lighting
Other Supplies
Shelter
Evacuation Kit

Filling in the details of this list takes a little more work. We occaisionally have a preparedness seminar to go into more depth on this important topic. Please let me know if you would like to attend our next one. (Date to be determined)

For now, you can learn more from the FEMA and American Red Cross publication called "Are You Ready?". You can download pdf or regular files to read the publication. Every family should have a copy. Every family should read it and discuss it.

A smaller portion of the items you store for emergencies (list above), should be put into an evacuation kit, "72 hour kit" or "Mobility Bag" so that you can grab it quick in case you are forced to evacuate your home.

This web log also has a lot of information you can use. We have been unable to get our Archives active again, which frustrates me to no end. So until then, it might be a good idea to check back once a week to read new posts on this log, before they are lost to the caves of the archives.

Also, our Solar Living Library that is located at the back of our store, has over 200 books on various preparedness topics. If you live in Southern Nevada, please don't forget this important resource. There are books on; food storage, Dutch oven cooking, survival, camping, first aid, gardening, food storage cookbooks, outdoor living, ancient survival skills, wilderness survival, personal defense, etc. The list goes on and on. We don't loan the books, but we do have a copy machine available. Stop in to browse and read these informative books.

Have a good Saturday! Mike