alkari,

First off, welcome to the Forum. I hope you find it useful.

There are many sources of information on this Forum, read thru the Alberta pages then expand to the general information on the Canadian pages. The work your way through the provincial pages - Ontario, BC, Sask, MB, etc

To start you down the educational path try reading through this thread. I have started, I hope, with a link to a list of must read books.

http://internationalpreppersnetwork.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1048&start=60#p31388 Yes, follow this link.

Cheers,

Mountainman.

Hi alkari,
If it is a starting point you are looking for, try putting together a Bug-out-Bag. If you already have one, then a minimum 72 hour food and water supply at home.

Once you have those established, try typing words or phrases into your favorite search engine like, "Prepper", "Bug out", or "survival". I say that because the websites out there are many, some better than others. I do like this one http://www.prepperwebsite.com , I feel its a pretty good first site. It links you to just about every thing you could imagine.

Like the # of websites are the # of books, magazines, etc. out there. I like "Pioneer" or "Homesteader", as we live rurally.

There is so much research you could do it's amazing! But I've found the key being knowing things like, Whats best for YOUR family, and never second guessing yourself (like, if you ever have to ask yourself, "I wonder if we have enough water stored"? -Then you don't have enough!!)

TONS and TONS of resources out there for you. Just use your imagination and be creative and keep it fun! Always remember to practice skills you learn, and that the only failure is the guy that never tried, and that having a back-up to a back-up to a back-up, or, the "rule of 3's" is best.

I'm pretty new on here but have noticed that people are more than willing to answer any question, or give help wherever they can.

Peace.

Welcome

My wife and I look at Preparedness as a hobby. This way we have a lot of fun. You can find a wealth of information in this free download http://www.ldsavow.com/PrepManualGeneral.html

For me, the very best prepping info I found can be had at thesurvivalpodcast. Especially if you have the means to listen to podcasts. It works perfectly for me, each episode is about my commute time.
The motto there is "living a better life if times get tough or even if they don't"
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/
Each person has different needs. For instance, I don't have what people would consider a bug out bag even though many would say it's the first thing you should do.
I'm prepared to leave if need be but the chances are pretty slim compared to other possibilities.
Assess your situation and do what is right for you.
There's nothing wrong with extra cans of food as long as it's what you normally eat and you rotate it often enough that you're not throwing it away.

One site that helped me when I was getting going was,

http://www.grandpappy.info/indexhar.htm

Just don't mind the religious stuff is it does not apply.

One site that helped me when I was getting going was,

http://www.grandpappy.info/indexhar.htm

Just don't mind the religious stuff is it does not apply.

And one that I've been referring to lately is the LDS (Ladder Day Saints)guide to home preparedness,

http://www.green-trust.org/freebooks/Preparedness.pdf

I was scrolling through the 12 pages just here on the Alberta side, I think you just need to read a bit and a lot of your questions will be answered.....

Thank for the info guys.

I will sure keep reading.