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Failures of Imagination by Michael McCaul – Book Review

September 9, 2016 aptprepper Book Review, Emergency Preparedness, Terrorist threat

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Fifteen years ago on 9/11/01, the world as we knew it, changed for our nation. Everyone can remember exactly where they were and

Lights Out! NW Houston Edition: Lessons for Non-Preppers!

September 8, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

A few weeks ago, Northwest Houston experienced a large power outage. Thousands of homes lost power for several hours. While my area was not affected, I wondered how the residents

Are Governments Telling People to Prepare?

September 1, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Survival

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com There has been a lot of nervous discussion lately about governments telling people to prepare for possible emergencies by stockpiling food and water.

Money Mondays: “Your Playbook for Tough Times” May Be Just What You Need

August 29, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I just finished reading my review copy of the new book by Donna Freedman, Your Playbook For Tough Times: Living Large On Small

Breaking the Myth of What You Should Do First When SHTF

August 25, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Survival

Written by John Lewis When a disaster strikes, it really depends on how mentally and physically prepared we are so that we can keep ourselves safe. Since every second in

10 Threats You Might Face When Bugging Out

August 22, 2016 aptprepper Bug Out Bag, Bug Out Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com When faced with a choice to stay home or bug out, most people would prefer to stay home. But if there were some

Testing our Tap Water

August 18, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Health Risks, Water, Wellness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I received a home Water Analysis Test Kit from watertestingkits.com. They make a variety of at home water test kits that test for

Money Mondays: Assemble Your Own Zika Prevention Kit

August 15, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Health Risks, Saving money, Survival

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com There is a lot of concern about the Zika virus in Texas, since the first Zika virus death occurred. A few days ago

Expiration Dates Explained

August 11, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

When dealing with with food storage, we always check expiration dates and try to get the furthest expiration date possible. But product dates can get confusing, as various descriptions appear

Money Mondays: Should You Keep Receipts?

August 8, 2016 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money, Organization, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com One of the challenges of staying organized in a small space is dealing with receipts. Receipts from purchases, bank transactions seem to keep