Author: denob

 Although the jist of the 72 hrs campaign is to assemble a home emergency kit, I thought it might be a good idea today to go over how to pack up an evacuation go pack, more commonly known as a bug out bag. Think of it this way, You are awakened in the wee hours…

Cam and Michelle Mather run an off grid farm in Ontario, producing 100% of their own electricity wit solar panels and a wind turbine.  They have gracefully given me permission to repost from their blog, and I thought that this particular article would serve as a reminder that emergencies do happen.  Anyone in eastern Canada…

The second basic step to being prepared is also this year’s theme for EP Week, making a plan.  Having an emergency plan in place before hand can avoid confusion and save valuable time during an event.  When disaster strikes, people naturally become confused or disoriented.  By taking a few minutes to make a plan can…

Being prepared is comings in many forms.. read on and you will see one of the things I have been doing for years and that have worked out to be a great thing in our home.. Well this week has been a interesting one, so far 1.    MIL got stung by a wasp on her…

For today’s post, we’ll take a look at the first step to being prepared…knowing the risks.  There are two basic types of disasters that can affect you and your family, they are: Natural disasters Man made disasters  Natural disasters are quite region specific.  For instance, a person living in BC would likely not need to…

Emergency Preparedness Week 2013 5 -11 May 2013 http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/ep-wk/index-eng.aspx It is Emergency Preparedness Week again. Each year in Canada we use the first full week of May to acknowledge and prepare for the unexpected. Whether, we are talking a house fire, forest fire, flood or tornado, we need to be ready 24 hours a day,…

Welcome to Emergency Preparedness Week at The Canadian Preppers Network. Each year, Public Safety Canada sponsors Emergency Preparedness Week on the first full week in May.  The “72 hours…is your family prepared?” campaign was launched in 2006 and each year, studies have shown an increase in the percentage of Canadians taking action to prepare. The…

In light of the popularity of social media use, it was past the time that the Canadian Preppers Network started to take advantage of this technology.   We can now be followed on Twitter…the twitter name is @canprepnet.  If you use twitter, please follow us and help boost the popularity of emergency preparedness.   Also,…

OK, you know how everyone tells you to put a deck of cards or a board game into your emergency supplies to ward off boredom?  Have you ever thought to yourself that you wish there was something more in tune with your prepping endeavors to play?  Well, now there is!I recently got an advance edition…