52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 52

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #52
This is it!  Your last "to do" item for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events.  You should now be in a position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

Be sure to actually use the foods so they are rotated and as fresh as possible - rotate things like lotions, toothpaste, etc.  Don't forget your pets - if you haven't stored up food for them, you can do that over the next weeks and months as well.

Food Storage  5 quarts of cooking oil
 
Extra Item    2 quarts of peanut butter

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 51

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #51
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of tomato sauce
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Gear Box    Go through 72 hour kit and update as needed

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 50

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #50
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  2 lbs of bouillon cubes
 
Extra Item    30 lbs beans

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 49

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #49
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  Fruit or other powdered drink to make 30 quarts
 
Extra Item    20 lbs of oats

Family Prep    Review disaster plan with your family.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 48

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #48
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of vegetables
 
Extra Item    30 lbs of rice

Family Prep    What would you do if there were an emergency in your community? Discuss this with your family.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 47

 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #47
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of fruit
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Prep    Review the insert on finances for young adults in the Ensign September 2007.  [FYI This is a LDS publication]

Cranberry Orange Jalapeno Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg fresh cranberries, rinsed & cleaned
• 1 medium orange, cleaned & cut into chunks
• 1-2 jalapeno peppers, cleaned, sliced & seeds removed
• Grand Marnier
• 1/2 - 1 cup sugar

Instructions:

• Put first 3 ingredients through a food grinder
• Add a couple splashes of Grand Marnier
• Add 1/2 cup sugar
• Mix well
• Adjust Grand Marnier & sugar to taste.  

Make this at least one day before.  You don't need a lot of Grand Marnier in the sauce - with even a small bottle there'll be enough left over for after dinner!

Recipe by Lif Strand.  Try at your own risk.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 46

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #46
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat or flour
 
Extra Item    11 lbs of macaroni or spaghetti

Family Prep    Complete a contact card for each family member. Have each family member keep the cards handy in their wallets, purse, backpack, etc. These cards should include important phone numbers, including a contact that lives out of the area.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 45

 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #45
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 ½ lbs non-fat dry milk
 
Extra Item    1 lb yeast, baking powder, baking soda

Family Prep    Teach family to stop, drop and roll (fire safety technique) as well other safety guidelines

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 44

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #44
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of soup
 
Extra Item    2 months laundry soap

Family Prep    Clean chimneys to prevent fires


Note:  Published in advance of the scheduled November 9 posting date

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 43

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #43
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of meat
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper



Note: published in advance of the scheduled November 2 post date.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 42

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #42
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs wheat or flour
 
Extra Item    10-20 boxes of macaroni and cheese



Note: Publishing this in advance of the scheduled October 26 posting date.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 41

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK 41
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  20 lbs of sugar
 
Extra Item    3 months of dish soap

Quemado WNMTC Voice Mail alert!

If you haven't gotten any voice mail messages lately, here's why:

At least three weeks and maybe more ago, Western NM Telephone did an equipment "upgrade" that screwed up voice mail (and possibly other services) for Quemado customers, though they didn't see fit to bother to tell any of us.  This resulted in a loss of the stutter dial tone that tells you you've got messages waiting, AND it changed your PIN number back to default, which is the last four digits of your phone number.

Now, knowing that everyone with 773 phone prefixes with voice mail was going to have the problem, you'd think that they'd at least fix the stuttering dial tone problem, but noooooo.  You have to call them and ask them to fix it all.  Call them at 800 535-0611 during regular business hours (you can call at other times and leave a message, too, though I left the message first and they still didn't bother to fix the problem till I called and talked with Lenore).

Meanwhile, check for voice mail that might have accumulated without your knowing it by dialing *98 and use the last 4 digits of your phone number as the PIN. Then call the phone company and get them to fix it.  You might also ask them about your caller ID and your call waiting, if you've got those services - I don't know if they were affected and I forgot to ask when I talked to them.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 40

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #40
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of vegetables
 
Extra Item    Multi-vitamins for two people to last six months

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 39

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #39
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of fruit
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 38

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #38
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat or flour
 
Extra Item    11 lbs of macaroni or spaghetti

Sauerkraut - success!

I am pleased as can be to report sauerkraut success.  I opened the crock and carefully spooned out the nasty slimy gray stuff (still didn't look like mold but it sure didn't look like anything I wanted associated with food I was going to eat!).  I carefully peeled off the blanket of cabbage leaves and looked down in at... sauerkraut!  It looks just like the real stuff!

Next test - and the most important one, of course - was to taste it.  Hmmm.  Well, I don't think this would be a favorite at your local deli.  It tastes... strange.  A nice sauerkraut tang and great aftertaste, but that initial flavor... well, I don't recommend the cumin.  I like that spice a lot, but I think not for sauerkraut.

All told I have just about 2 quarts.  It is in glass containers, tightly sealed for storage in my fridge, where the fermentation process will slow to a crawl - enough to keep the sauerkraut "alive" but not enough to get even more sour.

I consumed a healthy amount of my experiment just now because strange flavor or not, it really does taste good.  Therefore I am calling this project done, aside from washing the crock, weight plate and glass. Assuming I don't get food poisoning from my taste test, of course.  Just kidding!

Sauerkraut - week 2

I don't know.  The bubbles have pretty much collapsed and look like whitish mold, and now there are floating white things on the brine.  And the brine isn't clear any more.  The smell is good but still not very sour/tangy, so I still have hope.

Some friends who know more about this sauerkraut business than I do are going to get me some more info. Right now I have no desire to taste it - I need a little more encouragement I think!

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 37

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #37
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  Fruit or other powdered drink to make 30 quarts
 
Extra Item    Shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste to last six months

Sauerkraut update - Week 1 1/2

Uh oh.... mold!  Or is it?  It's white stuff, looks like opaque bubbles at the edges of the plate that keeps the cabbage submerged.  It's kind of icky looking.

Looking down into the crock.

Now what?  Should I remove that stuff?  Do I wait till Saturday or do I remove it now?  Would leaving it there keep more from forming?  It doesn't look ugly at this point, being white, and since the directions mentioned mold I'm not (very) upset, but still....

The good news is that I'm smelling a faint aroma of real sauerkraut!  Yay!

Sauerkraut update - week 1

I tasted the sauerkraut yesterday.  The good news is that there was no mold and it didn't taste bad.  There's no bad news, actually.

While it doesn't taste like cabbage any more, the flavor wasn't sauerkraut-sour either, so it'll have to ferment a while longer.  I'm not so sure the cumin will turn out to be a great flavor to have added, but oh well, too late now.  I'll continue to check the brine level daily and otherwise just keep the crock cool, and will report again on this project next weekend.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 36

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #36
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of soup
 
Extra Item    2 months of laundry soap

Sauerkraut hint: Keep it cool

It's only been a few days now, so I don't really have much of a report to make.  I don't have a basement, so I'm keeping the crock in my kitchen sink in a pan with a little cool water in the bottom.  The evaporation keeps the crock cooler than air temperature. This is an old-time trick for keeping something cooler than room temperature, and you can add to the effect by draping a kitchen towel over the crock and letting the ends dip into the water so that it wicks up and evaporates, adding to the cooling effect.

You don't have to keep your crock in a sink if you don't have a basement - you could keep it in a closet or someplace that just doesn't tend to get warm, but an enamel sink (or bathtub) tends to keep itself cooler than air temp for some reason. Plus I am perfectly capable of totally forgetting about the sauerkraut if I stashed it somewhere out of the way.

So far the sauerkraut is smelling fine, and there's no sign of mold.  I have a 16 oz. glass of water sitting on the plate to weight it down and that seems to be working just fine.  This weekend I'll remove the glass and the plate, peel back the covering leaves and do a taste test!

Sauerkraut "crock"

Just thought I'd show you what I'm fermenting my sauerkraut in.  It's not yet 24 hours and the contents already smell like sauerkraut - I'm excited!

Click on image to enlarge.  Please forgive my spelling of "cannister" in the image!

This canister is way big for the amount of sauerkraut, but it's what I had handy.  If you click on the image you can see a bit of liquid in the dish - when I push down on it to make sure that the cabbage isn't exposed to air, some of the brine naturally fills the dish.  Those little floating bits are dill, not bugs!  

Also, you shouldn't be using your fingers to press down on whatever weight you're using if it means your fingers touch the liquid or touch the weight where it will have contact with the liquid unless you've just washed your hands. Unwashed fingers are a big source of microbes that could contaminate your lovely fermentation microbes.  I use two chopsticks to press down but of course you can use anything that'll do the job as long as it's clean.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 35

I seem to have lost week 35 somewhere.  I'll find it eventually!

Added 09/13/13:  This was a week off, I guess.  There's less to do from here to the end of the 52 weeks, too!

How to Make Sauerkraut

By Lif (“experimentation in the kitchen is fun”) Strand

Sauerkraut, like all fermented and cultured food, is really good for you.  Fermenting improves the nutritional value of food.  It may sound yucky, but anything you eat that is  produced through the breakdown of carbohydrates and proteins by microorganisms such as bacteria, yeasts and molds increases your overall nutrition, promotes the growth of friendly intestinal bacteria, aids digestion and supports your body’s immune function.  But beware!  Commercially prepared fermented and cultured foods have preservatives in them and are no longer “live” foods.  They’re just junk food in disguise.

Oh, and just let me add that fermented beverages - beer, wine, cider - are only sorta good for you, since the alcohol that's produced tends to kill off the friendly bacteria in your guts.  Just sayin'.

Equipment what I used (and/or what normal people use):

·         Large stainless steel bowl (any large bowl would do, I just like stainless steel)

·         Wooden spoon (you don’t really need a spoon, but I had one out on the counter just in case.  Plus I also like wooden kitchen utensils)

·         Stainless steel coffee cup to use for “bruising” the cabbage (you can use your hands or a cooking mallet)

·         Grater

·         Knife to chop pieces that are too floppy for the grater

·         Chopping block

·         Stainless steel fermenting container, holds at least a gallon (ceramic sauerkraut crock, glass container with wide mouth or large canning jars).

·         A dish or something that won’t absorb liquids or react to them (glass or stainless will do) that is just smaller than the diameter of your fermenting container. 

Ingredients:

·         Cabbage (4-5 lbs or so)

·         Salt (1 - 1 ½ tsp per lb to taste)

·         Some other spices if you want (juniper berries, caraway seeds, coriander for European style, or ginger, garlic, hot peppers for more Asian style)

Directions:

1.       Plant some cabbage a few months before you plan to make the sauerkraut.  It’s easier if you use a tight head cabbage, like most everyone is used to seeing in the grocery store.  Loose headed cabbage is fine, though - practically any veggie can be fermented. 

2.      Buy a couple heads of cabbage after you give up on growing your own.  They should add up to about 4-5 lbs.

3.      While your cabbage is still green and crispy (before it gets all yellow and soft because you either forgot about it or kept putting the project off), first clean them, then peel off the outer leaves and put them aside.  Shred the rest (except for the hard stem part) into sauerkraut sized pieces.  You can do this slowly and tediously with a knife, or you can use a hand grater or maybe even a food processer – whatever you use, make sure the pieces are thin.

4.      Every few cups worth that you’ve shredded and put into your bowl, sprinkle some salt over the cabbage and pound it with the stainless steel cup (or squeeze and mash with your hands).  When you’re done with all the shreds, they should be kind of beat up and soggy.  Taste the cabbage – you want to taste some salt flavor but you don’t want it real salty. If it’s too salty, add more shredded cabbage or rinse part of it with water, drain and mix back into the batch in the bowl.

5.      Add your spices and mix well.  I wanted caraway seed but I didn’t have any, so I put in powdered coriander, dill (because I like it) and a good amount of ground cumin (because I really, really like cumin and besides, cumin seeds look like caraway seeds, so that’s pretty close).  I also went outside and gathered about a teaspoon’s worth of ripe juniper berries.  I’m not fond of gin so I figured a few berries - maybe 15 - would go a long ways.

6.      Shovel all that cabbage out of the bowl and into the fermenting container – the crock or jars or whatever.  Note that if you didn’t have a large container, you can still do this with a few smaller containers if they’re at least a quart each.  You want at least 3 inches between the packed cabbage and the top of the jar.  Pack it in tightly – the nice thing about glass is that you can see air bubbles, but oh well, I was using stainless steel, so it was a matter of smushing it with my stainless steel cup.  The cabbage shreds are supposed to be submerged in their own liquid.  Oops.  Mine was all moist and soggy but as much as I packed the cabbage with the cup the vegetable matter wasn’t going to be submerged in liquid.  Add a little water if you have to – just enough so that the shreds are fully submerged, because any veggie stuff that’s exposed to air will rot (ewwww!)

7.      Arrange the leaves you set aside earlier over the top of all the shredded cabbage, making sure the shreds are totally covered.

8.      Now you need a weight to make sure the shreds stay below the liquid and away from the air.  Place your weight on top of the leaves – it could be a plate or bowl or even be a resealable plastic bag with rocks inside.  A plate is good because as long as the water is above it, you know your cabbage isn’t exposed to the air.  You don’t want a whole bunch of water, mind you, but you want that cabbage covered.  A little mold might form in your crock, but if it’s just surface stuff just scrape it away and remove anything that’s discolored compared to the rest.  Let your nose tell you:  Sauerkraut doesn’t smell great but it shouldn’t smell rotten.

9.      Over the first 24 hours keep your cabbage at room temperature.  Check it 3 to 4 times and press it down to make sure that the water level rises to just above the cabbage.  Any time that there isn't enough water to completely cover the cabbage, mix a brine in the proportions of 1 teaspoon of sea salt with 1 cup of water and add brine to just above the level of the cabbage.

10.  For the first few days, store at room temperature, then move your crock to a cooler location, such as a basement.  You can cover it if you want, but remember, this is fermentation and pressure can build up so if you’ve got a good seal, burp it every day or two, especially in the beginning when it’ll be bubbling – hey, that’s what happens in beer, too.

11.  The rest is up to the sauerkraut gods.  The cabbage ferments all by itself – the microbes that do it are on the leaves (and on those juniper berries I added).  Let it do its thing for a week and then give it a taste.  Check every week until it’s sour as you like.  That could be a soon as a week, but if it’s cooler or if there weren’t so many microbes on the leaves it will take longer.  Just remember, fermented foods are the most potent source of beneficial bacteria (probiotics) there is.  The longer sauerkraut ferments the more probiotic support it offers your digestive system, and isn’t that why you are doing this in the first place?  No?  You just wanted to make Reuben sandwiches? 

12.  Store it in the fridge in its own container or in tightly sealed jars at that point to stop the fermentation – it’ll keep for months, because it is alive!

Disclaimer:  I’m an irreverent cook and  stuff I make rarely comes out the same two times in a row.  Follow these directions at your own risk!

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 34

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #34
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat or flour
 
Extra Item     30 lbs of beans

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 33

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #33
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  6 lbs of jam
 
Extra Item     20 lbs of oats

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 32

 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #32
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of vegetables
 
Extra Item    30 lbs of rice

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 31

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #31
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of fruit
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Gear Box    ABC rated fire extinguisher, battery powered smoke detector, CO detector.

Family Prep    A water resistant safe to protect your important papers, photos, family history, and your “on hand” cash.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 30

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #30 (sorry this is late)
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat or flour

 
Extra Item    8 lbs of salt

Family Gear Box    Include some of the seasonings and spices that your family likes to make the food more tasty.  Also add white and brown sugar, or honey.

Family Prep    Start a savings program or review your existing savings plan. No matter how much you make or how much you have in savings already, you can save something for the future, even if it is a little.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 29

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #29
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  20 lbs of sugar
 
Extra Item    3 months of dish soap

Family Gear Box    A multi-tool, a basic tool kit, a hammer, variety of nails, a wood saw and a saw for metal.

Family Prep    Have enough cash on hand to solve emergency situations.  Start with $20 in $1.00 bills.  Keep it safe and dedicated to emergencies.  It could save your life.  Gradually add to it keeping the savings in small bills (ones, fives and tens) to be able to make change.  This should grow to at least $500.  Some suggest a month’s pay on hand in cash.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 28

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #28
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of soup
 
Extra Item    2 months of laundry soap

Family Gear Box    1 tall candle, safety light stick, lantern flashlight, flashlight batteries (all sizes)

Family Prep    Pick the smallest debt listed last week and make a dedicated effort to pay it off.  Apply any spare dollars to this goal.  When the smallest debt is paid off, apply its required payment to the next smallest debt.  Add any spare dollars to pay off the next smallest debt as well.  Continue this plan until you are debt-free.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 27

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #27
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.

Food Storage  8 cans of meat
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Gear Box    Kitchen supplies: paper plates, bowls, cups, stirring, serving and eating utensils, paper towels, dishwashing and sanitizing supplies, water purification items.

Family Prep    Prepare a financial profile of your family.  This should include all debts and assets.  List them by name and amount.  Be realistic with the asset values and as exact as possible with the debts.  Now subtract the debts from the assets to see a rough idea of the family’s net financial worth.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 26

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #26
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  5 quarts cooking oil
 
Extra Item    2 quarts peanut butter

Utility Box    Cooking supplies: a single burner propane stove with one or two bottles of gas, a spoon and spatula, a multi-use pan, a pot holder and a hot glove.

Family Prep    Vacuum out smoke detectors, change their batteries (if you haven't already in the last few weeks).  Time to test the batteries: Do the test when everyone is home so all can be reminded of the sound and then talk about what to do when the sound is real.  Review your plan.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 25

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #25
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  28 cans of tomato sauce
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Utility Box     This is a box, action, packer, cooler, etc. that is used for larger, heavier, more specialized items that will make life nicer in an emergency and when the urgency of grab and go fast is NOT present.  This is more suited for a mandatory evacuation that would last for a longer time, so it is a bigger sized box.  This week get the box.

Family Prep    Buy extra batteries and store them in a cool, dry place.  Make sure the smoke detector batteries have been changed if you didn't do that last week.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 24

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #24
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  2 lbs of bouillon cubes
 
Extra Item    30 lbs of beans

Car Kit    Your basic car kit is complete.  Modify it and personalize it.  Some ideas might be: coins/money, a book for a long wait, candy, gum, a multi-tool, toilet paper, hand towels, a cell phone or a phone card, OTC medications like aspirin, etc.  

Family Prep    Volcanic Ash Fall tip #4: Ash is heavy.  A one-inch layer can weigh more than 10 pounds per square foot.  It is also very slippery for walking or driving.  This site informs you of what is rocking and rolling in North America http://www.usgs.gov/

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 23

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #23
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  Fruit (or other) drink to make 30 quarts
 
Extra Item    20 lbs of oats

Family Prep    Time to change the batteries in the smoke detectors so buy and replace batteries for all smoke alarms.

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 22

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #__
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of vegetables
 
Extra Item    30 lbs of rice

Car Kit    A small quantity of food and water that could survive freezing and warm temperatures without damage or spoil.  Note that it is NOT a good idea to store water long-term in plastic in cars!

Family Prep    Volcanic Ash Fall prep item #2: Do not drive unless absolutely necessary.  If you must drive increase following distance behind vehicle in front, always use windshield washer with wipers, change air filter frequently and/or immediately upon noticing a loss of power (therefore always have at least one spare filter) and drive slowly because ash is slippery.
This site informs you of what is rocking and rolling in North America http://www.usgs.gov/

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 21

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #21
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of fruit
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Car Kit    Duct tape, electrical tape, tow strap, bungie cords, rope

Family Prep    Volcanic Ash Fall: Stay indoors if possible.  Close doors and windows.  Avoid using woodstoves, fireplaces, furnaces or clothes dryer unless they have an outside air source or exhaust fans. 
This site informs you of what is rocking and rolling in North America http://www.usgs.gov/

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 20

 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #20
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat or flour
 
Extra Item    11 lbs of macaroni or spaghetti

Car Kit    Ground cloth

Family Prep    Secure important documents from fire, flood, etc. using fire proof and water tight safe.  Another option is to scan documents, copy to a disc and keep in a safe place away from home such as a relative or friend’s home.  These documents must be kept safe - they are not only valuable to you but to identity thieves!  Note as time goes by you may need to replace outdated documents.

Documents to include (at minimum):

• Driver's licenses
• Passports
• Birth certificates, military records, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, death certificates
• Wills, living trusts, etc.
• Insurance papers (house, medical, vehicle, other)
• Photos of the people who live in your house, as well as your pets
• Photos of the most valuable items in your house (whether they're insured or not)
• Credit cards (backs & fronts)

52 week plan, planning, preparedness, thrivalism, thrivalist

Final weekend - Mojave Academy Estate Sale

ESTATE SALE

June 1st and 2nd is the last weekend!

West of Datil, NM at the Mojave Academy

Forest Rd 6

Between mile marker 68 and 69 on Hwy 60

New items are available because we emptied out the rest of the buildings. Call for details/directions 772-5260.

Partial list: Dryers; Washer; Stove: coffee table; entertainment system shelf/cabinet; Desks; Filing cabinets; office supplies; hats; Tools:Shovels, pick axes, sledge hammers, rakes, etc.; Commercial kitchen equipment; kids and adults books; shelves; Plastic drawers; kitchen items; sleeping bags; sheets; blankets; bunk beds; full bed; copy machines; fax machine; tools; clothes; toys; sports equipment; 15 passenger van; Mobile Home; Sheds - small to big; and lots more. Cords of firewood. Good prices!

ALSO: A two day western art show featuring paintings of New Mexico & the Grand Canyon by Jack Providenti ( member: of Plein-air painters of New Mexico, Plein-air painters of Florida, and the Santa Fe Art Market). There will be reduced prices on selected paintings for that weekend only.

Call Cheri at 575-772-5260 for directions or questions.

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 19

Looks like I missed a week - sorry!


 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #19
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 ½ lbs of non-fat dry milk

Extra Item    1 lb of yeast, baking powder, baking soda

Car Kit    Flashlight with extra batteries, spotlight, chemical light stick, reflective road hazard sign, road flares

Family Prep    E.D.I.T.H. stands for Exit Drills in the Home.  Regularly have a fire drill to practice exiting the home where to meet once outside and what to do next.  Also set off the smoke alarms now and again when everyone is present so they will hear what it sounds like and all will know how they work.

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 18

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #18
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of soup
 
Extra Item    2 months of laundry soap

72 Hour Kit    Fire extinguisher, jumper cables, low strap, 1 quart of motor oil, container of HEET (prevents gas line freeze up and removes water from the fuel system year round)

Family Prep    Beware of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.  CO is an odorless, colorless gas that can be deadly in large concentrations or over long periods of time in low concentrations.  It is a product of incomplete combustion. Check the furnace, flue and woodstove chimney regularly.  Be cautious with any open flame heating or cooking devices and never use charcoal indoors.  Install at least one CO detector in your home.

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52 WEEKS TO PREPAREDNESS Week 17

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #17
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage   8 cans of meat
 
Extra Item   8 rolls of toilet paper

72 Hour Kit   A couple of pairs of safety glasses and work gloves for working on the car. Find your jack and tools (to change a tire) and check them out and learn how to use them.

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52 WEEKS TO PREPAREDNESS Week 16

Sorry this is so late!

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #16
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage   30 lbs of wheat or flour
 
Extra Item   10-20 boxes of macaroni and cheese

72 Hour Kit   A suitable container for your car kit. For example, an airline size carry-on bag, backpack or sturdy box with a lid that latches. This will keep your kit items from moving around in your trunk, the back of your SUV or the back seat area of your truck.

Family prep  If your family uses a wood stove remember to check it out periodically and clean it out. When cleaning the wood stove, use a metal bucket (not plastic) to remove ashes. Place the bucket outside on dirt or cement, away from the house (not on the porch).

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52 WEEKS TO PREPAREDNESS Week 15

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #15
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage   20 lbs of sugar
 
Extra Item   3 months of dish soap

72 Hour Kit   Congratulations!! If you have been working on this each week, you now have a basic 72 hour kit. Check it often. Change or add things as needed. Next week we will start our car kit.

Family Prep  Learn how yourself, and teach all family members how to turn off the natural gas or propane in case of an emergency (gas leak, earthquake, house fire, or other problems). If a wrench or other tool is required, keep one inside the house near a door and don't use it for anything else!

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 14

    52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #14
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of vegetables
 
Extra Item    Multi-vitamin (for 2 people x 6 months)

72 Hour Kit    Book to read, small game, whistle, compass, leather gloves, small cup and silverware, leatherman, knife, thermometer, zipper pull, waterproof matches, fire starter, small toys for children, credit cards, cash or traveler’s checks

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 13

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #13
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.

Food Storage  8 cans of fruit
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

72 Hour Kit    Disposable emergency blanket, disposable hand warmers, small radio, earplugs, and safety glasses, electrical tape, flashlight with batteries, needle and thread, couple of garbage bags, extra set of keys.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 12

 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #12
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat
Extra Item  11 lbs of macaroni or spaghetti

72 Hour Kit  NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Place the following in a Ziploc bag:
Children's aspirin (81 mg), adult aspirin or NSAID, vitamins (if you already take them), laxative, Aloe Vera, bug repellent, anti-diarrhea, cough drops and other items as desired.   (Note that probiotics are excellent during times of stress.)

Preparedness: Probiotics

This article is about Probiotics for horses but Probiotics are good for people, too, so KEEP READING!

Originally posted on Facebook by Lif Strand on Friday, November 12, 2010 at 1:59pm

Disclaimer: The information provided here on probiotics is not a substitute for veterinary care or your own research.  Keep in mind that some veterinarians may know little about probiotics or support a nutritional approach to health and healing and may not support your use of probiotics.

Probiotics are "good" gut bacteria. They work with enzymes and such to break down food enough to allow nutrients to be absorbed. Probiotics keep intestines clean by feeding on putrefied waste, fungi, harmful bacteria, yeast, poisons and other nasty substances. These bacteria also aid the body in producing essential elements such as hormones, vitamins and proteins needed for proper growth, immune function and healing. Good gut health is key to a healthy immune system.

Unrelieved or sufficiently intense stress, whether from emotional or physiological causes, kills off the good gut bacteria, resulting in a nasty feedback cycle wherein the body becomes more stressed because of inability to metabolize nutrients and the presence of stress hormones, which causes more stress, and so on.

Physical things that may cause stress kill-off of good gut bacteria include but are not limited to: Dehydration, alcohol (can happen with feeds that ferment in the gut), diets high in fat and protein that are not immediately utilized by the horse’s body, large quantities of sugars, the chlorine and fluorine so often found in our drinking water, antibiotics, other drugs, illness, fever, and overheating.

Some studies have been done linking the presence of adequate numbers of probiotics in the gut and mood in humans. "Gut immunity and neuro-immunity are intimately bound, sharing the same receptors and the same signals. Information that initiates in the gut ends up in the brain and vice versa, providing a comprehensive cross talk between the two sets of tissues." http://www.nleducation.co.uk/resources/reviews/a-novel-approach-to-treating-depression-how-probiotics-can-shift-mood-by-modulating-cytokines/. There is no reason to assume there would not be the same relationship between gut and emotions in horses as well.

I have myself seen a direct relationship between flooding a horse's gut with probiotics and behavior improvement - particularly with mares!

I don't recommend any particular brand, but I do highly recommend making sure that if you're using a probiotic powder that is supposed to be refrigerated that your source is refrigerating it! Also, a DDS-1 strain of acidophilus is preferred because DDS-1 acidophilus can handle the acid environment of the stomach much better than other strains. You do not need to get anything fancy that's got specialized bacteria, either, and don't bother spending big money on probiotics - anything that costs a lot has got other ingredients in it to pump up the price. The bacteria themselves are inexpensive to produce and therefore should not cost that much.

Probiotics for a horse in need

You can readily get probiotics for horses in two forms: Feed stores sell it in tubes and in bulk as a powder. Buy both forms: Get two tubes and one tub of the powder - it's not expensive at all.

The instructions on tube probiotics generally have you spread out several doses from one tube - but instead, give one tube in the morning, one tube in the evening. The flavor is nice so generally horses aren't resistant to the stuff.

The next day start giving the powdered probiotic in a small amount of low-energy moist feed (e.g. beet pulp mixed with Bermuda blend pellets or grass pellets if you can find them), well soaked. Whatever the probiotics directions are, feed about twice the dose three times a day for a few days, then twice the dose twice a day for a few days, then the regular dose twice a day for a while, maybe forever, depending on how your horse responds.

I buy powdered probiotics for equines at $12 for a half pound container from my feed store (refrigerated). The label says there are 48 servings in the container. My 27 year old mare was on it till the day she died to help keep up her weight and I give some to my stallion to help him keep even, and I take it too. Of course, you can buy acidophilus for humans almost anywhere nowadays, and you may prefer taking capsules rather than dealing with a powder.

The brand I get is Super Pro-Biotic manufactured by Animal Health of Eugene Oregon. It has just 4 kinds of bacteria, including acidophilus DDS-1. Any brand will do as long as it doesn’t contain fillers, the acidophilus is the DDS-1 strain, and you trust that it’s been kept refrigerated.

Probiotics for dogs & cats

While I have seen good results using horse probiotics for dogs, I recommend getting a blend that is made specifically for carnivores, as different bacteria flourish in and support different pH in the gut.  Meat eaters need more bifidus for a more acid environment than herbivores (plant eaters), which benefit more from the alkaline gut that they get from acidophilus.

Probiotics for people

I'm not a doctor, not a nutritionist or a scientist qualified by virtue of a degree or license to give nutritional advice, so I'm not.  Reread the above info about animals.  Use your brain.  If you can't use your brain, in my opinion you for sure need to be taking probiotics.  Seems to me that if probiotics work for horses, then any human who lives a stressful life (which is most everyone nowadays) would benefit from them.  I'd go without almost any nutritional supplement at all (except for L-lysine) before I'd go without probiotics.




More info:
Here's a link to the article on probiotics and their relationship to depression. 
Wikipedia info on probiotics
Harvard Medical School on probiotics
Mayo Clinic on probiotics
WebMD on probiotics

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 11

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #11
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  Powdered fruit drink: (to make 30 quarts)
Extra Item  Shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste (to last 6 months)

72 Hour Kit  First Aid Kit (place in zip lock bags)

2 pair exam gloves, 1 triangle bandage, antibiotic hand sanitizer, scissors, penlight, 1 roll gauze, burn cream, 6 bandaids, 1 ace bandage, antibiotic ointment, 4 butterfly closures 6 alcohol swabs

Family Prep  Check all windows around the house and make sure they work properly to use as an exit in case of emergency.  Teach all family members how to operate the windows and give specific permission to break the window if it will normally not open.

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Glenwood Gazette News: URGENT: Fur & Feather Pet Food Drive

Additional drop-off point listed

Glenwood Gazette News: URGENT: Fur & Feather Pet Food Drive: FUR and FEATHER ANIMAL ASSISTANCE, INC . invites you to help with our EASTER PET FOOD and CAT LITTER DRIVE now through the end of April.  ...

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52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 10

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #10
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage.  Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of soup
Extra Item  2 months' laundry soap

72 Hour Kit  Individual needs: Personal prescribed medication, extra pair of glasses and sunglasses, contact lenses and supplies, hearing aid batteries.  Place individual needs in your kit.  If it can’t be in your kit (refrigeration, etc.) keep it ready to go.  Adjust your 72 hour kits for infants, children, and the elderly with their special needs

Family Prep  Fill out Personal Information Sheets  for each family member.  Have it in a readily available spot.  Make 3 copies for:

1. At Home
2. In your car
3. In your 72 hour kit

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52 Weeks to Preparedness: Week 9

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #9
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage.


Food Storage  8 cans of meat (tuna, chicken, turkey)

Extra Item  8 rolls of toilet paper

72 Hour Kit  Place a set of your preferred religious/spiritual reading in a ziplock

Family Prep  Place a set of your preferred religious/spiritual reading in a ziplock bag in the family utility box and in your car.

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52 WEEKS TO PREPAREDNESS - Week 8

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #8
Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage.

Food Storage 30 lbs of wheat
Extra Item 30 lbs of beans

72 Hour Kit Personal Hygiene Kit
Travel size shampoo, bar soap, chapstick, lotion, razor, nail clippers, comb, brush, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, handy wipes, hand sanitizer, 1 roll of toilet paper, small package of tissues, feminine items. You can put a kit together easily or buy them at Amazon.com (e.g. 73 Piece Personal Hygiene and First Aid Kit for under $30) or look in camping/hunting stores.

Family Prep Provide a safer alternative heat source for your home. This could be your fireplace or wood stove or a propane or kerosene space heater. A year’s supply of fuel is preferable but for emergency purposes two weeks supply would be acceptable. Any time an alternative heating system is operating, have at least on carbon monoxide detector in use and ventilation must be provided to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.