Emergency Preparedness - Apartment Prepper

Common Prepping Supplies that Don’t Last Very Long

February 20, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Expiration Dates

After prepping for the last couple of years, I am starting to discover some items in the emergency kit or bug-out bag do not last as long as I thought.

What to Do if Your Bug Out Vehicle is Too Small

February 13, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Bug Out Vehicles, Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Gear

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Prepping in small spaces is a topic we’ve discussed, but we have not discussed space issues in a bug out vehicle. Many city

Things Burglars Don’t Want You to Know

February 8, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Protecting your Home, Safety, Security

The following is a guest post by Roger Gallager We shouldn’t take safety as an aside. Nowadays, burglars had become more strategic than ever. They take locked doors as merely

Short on Cash for Preps this Month? Here are a Few Ideas

February 5, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I had to do a double take when I noticed my paycheck this year has gotten much smaller. No, I am not working

Win a Copy of The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency

February 4, 2013 aptprepper Beginner prepping, Blog contest, Emergency Preparedness

I am excited to announce our February Giveaway at Apartment Prepper. This month we are giving away a copy of The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency, by Anna

Low Tech Door Security Idea

January 28, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Apartment Security, Emergency Preparedness, Safety, Security

Only got time for a quick post today, but I had to share this door security idea, for anyone looking for a low cost, low tech method to secure a

Book Review: 299 Days

January 25, 2013 aptprepper Book Review, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Fiction

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I received review copies of 299 Days: The Preparation and 299 Days: The Collapse by Glen Tate, and now making progress on

How Preppers Help their Communities

January 21, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Holidays, Prepping and Charity

Today as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day our thoughts turn to Dr. King’s life and legacy. I wanted to focus on what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said,

Preparing for Data Loss Disasters

January 18, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness

The following is a guest post by Wes Burns Data loss is no longer a concern restricted to the computer geeks of the world. In fact, I’d be willing to

The Portable Potty Bucket

January 16, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Toilet, Five Gallon Buckets, hygiene in a disaster, Sanitation

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Five gallon buckets are not only great for long term food storage, they are also great for other emergency items such as personal