Survival & Preparedness Links

[Jeff]

If you have some good sites post them in this thread.  I'll try to consolidate them in the first post.  

I have a bunch I'll add later.

Here's a new one: http://candlelantern.com/emergency.html
I have a couple of these candle lanterns and really like them.  Hang one in a cold tent/camper and it will really make a difference.  You can also get candles with the mosquito repellant (stinks a little but can be a real help).  The above web page does contain a bunch more good links.  BTW, I just sent out a request to becomes a dealer so stay tuned if you are interested in getting one or two.


Food Storage: Packing Buckets with Wendy Mae - Registration is probably required.  You should already be a registered member of Frugal Squirrels anyway.  

LDS Preparedness Manual.
Food Storage Cooking School


Emergency Preparedness Links

• Accident prevention - Extensive tips for preventing accidents around the home
• American Red Cross - Information about planning, preparing, and responding to disasters, and helping the public stay safe.
• Disasterhelp.gov - The official source for how to get help in case of a disaster
• National Fire Protection Association - Everthing you need to know about fire prevention and safety
• Neighborhood Preparedness Information - A thorough and detailed site on disaster preparedness from the Los Angeles Fire Dept.
• Ready.gov - Emergency preparedness guidance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, lists and explains specific threats and response. How to prepare, glossary, feedback form and links to related government and private organizations.
• CDC Surviving Natural Disasters - Disaster preparedness and survival information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Emergency Preparedness Center - Free guidebook to download. Illustrated emergency preparedness step-by-step checklist of survival kits and first aid supplies needed for any disaster.
• Emergency Survival Guidebook - A 46-page PDF guidebook with emergency preparedness checklists and tips for surviving different types of emergencies.
• Emergency.Com - Provides crisis, conflict, and emergency service news, analysis, and reference information.
• Surviving Disaster - How to prepare now to survive a disaster or any extended interruption in utility services or food or water supply. Includes essentials lists and tips on health, water purification, food storage, refrigeration, heat, light, sanitation, pet care, biological and chemical attacks, finance, safety, survival kits, first aid and health.
• Kind Planet - Emergency and disaster preparedness for those with large and small companion animals. Checklists to help organize.
• MrsSurvival.com - One stop source for women to gather and learn about preparedness. Featured is the Forum, MrsSurvival.com's Survival Talk for Women.
• FEMA for Kids - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has created a fun kid-oriented site with tips, games and more.

[Shortmag]

those look pretty cool.  I've been thinking about getting something like those so definatley keep us posted on your dealer status.

SM

[Jeff]

I just heard back.  I'm a dealer now.  $250 minimum order but they have a bunch of other cool stuff.

[Idaho Corsair]

SurvivalBlog.com

[Jeff]

I added the Food Storage Cooking School to the Downloads.  It looks like a great reference especially being free. 

[GrayWolf]

If you have a Facebook account, here is a good preparedness site.  It is Christian-based, and they have a collection of several hundred documents on topics like canning, gardening, etc.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_133977553342669

[ID Tactical]

www.survivalmonkey.com

[Shade OGrey]

"Do you at least have three days of food and water and a way to make fire?"

I thought I would share some survival/preparedness links that may benefit others.

The first, and best, IMO, place to go would be the people of Zombie Squad   http://zombiehunters.org/forum/ Don't let the name fool you, they use ZOMBIE as a colorful and humorous metaphor for all the bad things that can happen, fire, flood, earthquake, plague, financial ruin, civil unrest, invasion by martian undead, etc. These are some of the most level headed preppers around and they know their shit forwards, backwards and sideways. They have been at it for a long time and have a veritable thesaurus of invaluable information available for the reading.

O.k Anyone can Google 'survival' or 'preparedness' and get 253,000,000 results like:  
http://www.bushcraftliving.com/

and
http://www.lds.net/forums/preparedness/

and
http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums/

and
http://www.theplacewithnoname.com/blogs/klessons/index.html

These are all good, but honestly I do not see that they add much to what you will find at Zombie Squad.
There are one or two notable exceptions that, while they cover much the same stuff as ZS and others but with a slightly less 'sane' perspective, do so in a much less PC way and therefore get into some of the 'grittier' (dirtier) aspects of keeping you and yours alive.

http://www.pssurvival.com/  (not a forum) is probably the best of those types.

Another is http://forum.prisonplanet.com/ (is a forum)

The more tools I have in my head the less tools I will need on my back.

[GrayWolf]

"Do you at least have three days of food and water and a way to make fire?"

I thought I would share some survival/preparedness links that may benefit others.

The first, and best, IMO, place to go would be the people of Zombie Squad   http://zombiehunters.org/forum/ Don't let the name fool you, they use ZOMBIE as a colorful and humourous metaphor for all the bad things that can happen, fire, flood, earthquake, plague, financial ruin, civil unrest, invasion by martian undead, etc. These are some of the most level headed preppers around and they know their shit forewards, backwards and sideways. They have been at it for a long time and have a veritable thesaurous of invaluable information available for the reading.

...

http://www.pssurvival.com/  (not a forum) is probably the best of those types.

Man, these two links are incredible!  I was overwhelmed at the number of files (about 4,000) and the total size of the archive at pssurvival.com.

[scoob]

+1 on Zombie Hunters

+1 on PSSI! (holy shit-there's a lot of info there!)
[ETA]   If you want to just download the full site, go straight HERE

If you've spent any time surfing survival and preparedness boards, you've probably heard of the books "Where There Is No Doctor" and "Where There Is No Dentist".  You can download them for free and get updates when they revise it from the Hesperian Foundation

(link in case hyperlink doesn't work) http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php

[NGO]

http://www.tpub.com/

[GrayWolf]

http://ironicsurrealism.com/preparedness-guides/

[Nomad]

Several sites to look at.....
http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalwebsites/