Emergency Preparedness - Apartment Prepper

Quick Emergency Prep Project: Build a Texting Tree

May 9, 2012 aptprepper Beginner prepping, Emergency Communications, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A few weeks ago, we posted a guest post on having a meeting place in times of emergency, which covered having multiple backup

How to Make Eggs Last Longer without a Refrigerator

May 2, 2012 aptprepper DIY, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage, Self-Reliance, Self-Sufficiency

I like eggs for breakfast, especially “over easy” eggs. Dehydrated eggs are great for scrambled eggs but I have not found a dehydrated egg product that can make eggs over easy. After a bit of research, I found out that making eggs last longer is very easy.

A Fitness Plan that Uses Food Storage

April 28, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Fitness, Healthy Living

We all know that a grid down, disaster situation, which we hope never happens, would be physically exhausting. Just think, how long would it take you to walk home from

Having A Meeting Place In Times Of Emergency

April 25, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness

There are two overriding worries that we inevitably have during a time of danger and emergency. First, we want to know that we are safe. (Are we at risk? What

Do this One Tip and Avoid Wasting Money

April 21, 2012 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Organization, Saving money

Last week I was paying bills when I noticed the electric bill was $25 higher than last month’s. I didn’t think our usage changed that much so I called the

A Review of Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst Case Scenarios

April 19, 2012 aptprepper Book Review, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness

I was excited to receive my review copy of Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst Case Scenarios by Lisa Bedford. I know you’re supposed

Pest Control – a Necessary Part of your Prepping Efforts

April 17, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Pest Control

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Pest control is not probably not one of the top ten survival and preparedness steps you will take to get started but it

Readers’ Entries Part 2: A Variety of Tips for Prepping in an Apartment

March 30, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Apartment Security, Emergency Preparedness

Here is the final set of miscellaneous readers’ tips. I had grouped the Storage Tips in the previous installment; these cover everything else. There were a wide variety of topics;

Don’t Throw it Out: Growing Vegetables from Trash

March 14, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, Sustainable living

A couple of months ago, I posted about an Herb that was Grown from Trash that generated a lot of interest. The experiment worked so well I still have fresh

A Burglar’s Universal Search Pattern – How a Burglar Robs Your Home in 8 Minutes

March 7, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Prepping, Apartment Security, Emergency Preparedness, Safety

There are a lot of things that a person can do in 8 minutes. For example, wash the dishes, make a sandwich, check email, or make a cup of coffee.