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Just Go with the Flow Rates

January 27, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Water Filter, Water purification, Water storage

After months of advising my relatives to get a water filtration system, one of the families finally decided to purchase one. I had told them about the Berkey, and they

What are LRPs?

January 21, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage, Freeze dried food

Everyone has heard about MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) as storage food used by the U.S. military. I recently came across an alternative, called LRPs (pronouced “lurps”) that are supposed

The Herb that was Grown from Trash

January 11, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com This year I am going to make an effort to avoid wasting food. I made a salad and had used up a bundle

A Vaccine that can Protect You if SHTF

January 3, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, health appointments, Health Risks, Healthy Living, Preparedness, vaccines

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Many moons ago, before I became the Apartment Prepper, I had an early Monday morning mishap. I was preparing breakfast for the family,

Preparedness and Providence

December 25, 2011 aptprepper Christmas, Emergency Preparedness, Holidays

I read with interest the story about the Texas family who got trapped beneath a snow drift in New Mexico. From what I read in the story, the family appeared

Cost-Effective Home Security Measures for Apartments

December 23, 2011 aptprepper Apartment Living, Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Apartment Security, Emergency Preparedness, Home Security Systems, Security

This is a guest post by Madison Parker. The holiday season is upon us and many apartment dwellers are heading out of town to go spend time with family and

A Food Storage Mishap that may Require a Haz Mat Suit

December 17, 2011 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

Several months ago, my friend Em (name has been changed to protect the not so innocent) and I recently got to talking about stocking up on food and she told

A Review of Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters

December 12, 2011 aptprepper Book Review, Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness

I finished reading Scott B. Williams’ latest book, Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters. Scott B. Williams is no stranger to the preparedness world: along with writing Bug Out Survival blog, he

A Jolt that Shook Things Up

December 8, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Preparedness, Solar Battery charger

We had a rain storm a few days ago which caused some flooding and a number of accidents on the roadways. I delayed driving in to work, as I heard

Taste Test: THRIVE Freeze Dried Ground Beef

December 2, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage, Long Term Storage Food, Product Review, Survival Cookery, Survival Food

Today I am going to review a popular Thrive freeze dried item, the ground beef. Misty Marsh over at Your Own Home Store kindly sent me a sample a while