Archive for the ‘General Info’ Category

Beans in your Food Storage

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Some of you are thinking that what the heck, why is Chris talking about food an stuff - I wanna know about tools and tricks. Well, an army marches on its stomach. And food make surviving a heck of a lot better, especially if you are trying to ...

Food Storage and Children

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

For those who do not have kids, this really might not be of use - though you will be able to assist others in their planning! This is of course you does not apply to those who belong to the WC Fields school of dining - I love children ...

The Basic 72 Hour Kit

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

The 72 Hour kit – basics   When you are planning for disasters and emergencies, you need to be sure to have the right supplies.  Nothing like having canned food to find out you don’t have a can opener.  Being prepared also means knowing what to do, not just having the stuff ...

World Disaster Map

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Disaster Map Morning all, a friend sent me this link the other day.  Shows where all the the disasters in the world are.  There is another place to find the info - will get that link soon - got to dig it up from an old email. Keep it safe

First Aid Kit in Eugene

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Last week I was in Portland for a meeting.  All went well with the flight up and travel to Eugene.  Went to this funky brew pub and had dinner (don't bother ordering their Southwest burger if you are looking for something with some fire to it!)  Listened to some folks ...

Flying Back

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

While coming back from a trip in Portland, I realized that both ways that I had to check my survival kit to keep Homeland Security happy!  No tools, weapons, edible food, or other items considered dangerous.  Funny thing is that I can bring a laptop on! I hate checking luggage.  I ...

Joint Forces Suvival Guide

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Good Morning to all. Welcome to Sunday (in the western world) and Monday elsewhere. I want to publicly thank all of those folks who recently signed up for the Newsletter! I am still having some challenges getting the push to work properly, so please bare with me. For those who ...

Urban Survival Kits (what do you have in your Bat Belt?)

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Have you thought about what you need for an urban survival kit for your home or office?  I get the questions posed to me frequently (like yesterday a friend called and said he wanted to take some of his economic stimulus check and buy “emergency stuff”.  My first response is ...

Playing emergency games with the kids

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

The other day, I made up a game called "What would you do if...?"  My daughter and I played for a bit and we came up with different scenarios for accidents and other gruesome things.  What was interesting was the fact that she had some other thoughts that I would ...

An Emergency at Home

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Last night, my son, being a hungry teenager was grabbing a jar of pickles from the fridge dropped it. When the jar dropped, he jumped and landed on a piece of glass or two, slicing his foot open badly (15 stitches!) My first reaction was to tell him to not ...