Trick Automated Phone Bots into Never Calling You Again. Emergency Items: What Will Disappear First. Do you ever wonder if a major emergency situation occurred what would disappear first?
Due to the overwhelming nature of prepping for a emergency situation, many do not know where to even begin, let alone think of emergency situations they would need to prepare for. Having a ready supply of food, water and batteries are a good start, but not enough. There are many more items to have on hand besides beans, band aids and bullets.
When planning for an emergency, especially a sudden and long-term emergency, think about the worst situation imaginable. Get Rid of Your Alarm Safety Net to Fix Your Sleep. Completely agree on the sunrise alarm clock thing.
I would argue that step 1, simply go to bed earlier, is a bit easier said than done to those suffering from insomnia, but my sunrise alarm clock is actually proving pretty effective at battling insomnia. So, two birds with one stone. And indeed you're right about stop sleeping on the weekends. I forgot what website made it available, but basically the Air Force Guide to Sleep for Pilots (I forget the official title... but this was the subject matter) went over all of the sleep knowledge the military had compiled over the last several decades regarding how to optimize sleep schedules for pilots in order to ensure maximum alertness, and one of the main findings was that anything more than 9 hours of sleep (even after a week of accumulated "sleep debt") was useless, and often detrimental to alertness.
Washing Clothes Off the Grid. Laundry detergent is a prep item that I have not begun to stock up on.
I was planning on using some form of soap and baking soda mixture to wash clothing, but the below recipes look more appealing. View Cart. Mbyitcuq5X1qhkzpz.jpg (337×750) Mbyj4upGmS1qhkzpz.jpg (500×334) Mbyiox34ls1qhkzpz.jpg (271×650) How to Preserve Your Food Without Electricity. (Before It's News) Anthony Gucciardi Natural Society Anthony GucciardiNaturalSociety October 29, 2012 Whether you’re facing Hurricane Sandy or not, it is essential to know at least a few ways in which you can preserve your food without any electricity.
If you reside on the East Coast and are within the main trajectory of Hurricane Sandy, chances are that you will be without power for at least a considerable amount of hours (or potentially days). The good news is that you don’t have to let all the items in your refrigerator or freezer rot. Instead, follow these simple tips to ensure that your food remains cool, fresh, and ready to eat along with the rest of your food supplies. Home Invasion: Preventative Security Layers to Protect the Home. In a previous article, Urban Defense Planning for the Home, it was briefly discussed that designing a home defense system to evade possible criminals is your only way to protect your home, your family and your belongings, as well as alert you to anyone trying to break in.
Home invasions are growing more and more frequent these day. Recently in the news, a 15 year old shot a home invader trying to break into his home. Desperate individuals feel their cause is justified and important enough to break in, terrorize, attack and steal belongings from others homes. Thieves are beginning to use technologies such as Google Maps and iPhone applications to gain an upperhand in breaking into your home. Being aware of the possible bouts of crime in your area, the technologies that are being used against you and and designing a home defense system around this will help to better protect your home. Preventative measures can be put in place to keep these scums far away from your home. Google+ Essential Items For a Long Term Food Supply. When preparing for a long term disaster, it is essential to have provisions in place to secure long term needs.
That being said, beginning a food supply must begin with research. Finding out how many calories a person needs per day in order to survive, and knowing how much food to store for the long term is essential when beginning to prepare a long term food supply. Additionally, going to survival/prepping forums to read about what others are doing is another way of finding more research. Some suggested items for long term supplies are: Long Term Supplies Higher levels of food are needed to last 3+ years.
WaterLarger Amounts of Short Term SuppliesVitaminsLonger Term First Aid SupplyMRE’s – susceptible for temperature and storage problems. good for more short term problems.Canned Goods – find some on sale and make sure of the expiration date. Mbyihz9Fsk1qhkzpz.jpg (500×630) How to Speed Up Laundry, the World's Most Boring Chore. Does everybody separate their whites and colours?
We wash everything together (two people, once a week at the laundromat, larger machine if doing sheets, etc) in cold water. My clothes are clean. My whites are still white. "Tough" material and clothes we don't care about much, like t-shirts, underpants, socks, towels, go in the dryer after the wash. Everything else (tech material, jeans, other 'nice' materials and more expensive clothes) go home to hang dry. Tip: always stick your head inside the machine or give the drum a quick roll around to make sure nothing's stuck on the inside after you're done. Pro-tip: on windy days, throw the largest item of clothing over the laundry basket and tuck the corners in to make sure things don't fly away while you're walking down the street to the 'mat.