Emergency Preparedness - Apartment Prepper

Artisan Bread Update

November 10, 2011 aptprepper Breadmaking, Emergency Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Survival Cookery, Survival Food, Survival Skills

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I posted about making homemade bread a few days ago. The recipe indicated the dough can be kept in the refrigerator and used

Breadmaking is Not So Complicated After All

November 7, 2011 aptprepper Breadmaking, Cooking basics, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Food, Survival Skills

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com It took me a while but I finally got around to trying my hand at baking bread from scratch. It’s been a goal

The Fine Line between Redundancy and Clutter

November 2, 2011 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness

“Two is one and one is none” is a survival maxim that we picked up early on when we started finding out about preparedness. The saying applies to keeping a

Prepare for a Power Outage

November 1, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies, Survival

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com As I write this post, 1.6 million people are still without electricity in the Northeast, due to an unseasonable winter storm. A fierce

Dependence Created on Too Much Stuff

September 30, 2011 aptprepper Consumerism, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Preparedness Mindset

I went to the eye doctor a few days ago for a check up. They checked my prescription, looked for eye diseases and such, and found no changes. The doctor

Prep for Now and Not Just for Later

September 19, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, First Aid supplies, Preparedness, Uncategorized

Last night I had a jolting reminder about preparedness. On the previous day, we restocked our water and toilet paper storage, so I felt comfortable we were keeping up with

How our Drought will Affect your Food Budget

September 6, 2011 aptprepper Drought, Emergency Preparedness, Food Inflation, Food Storage

It has been a long and miserable summer, as the Texas drought drags on. We thought we might get some relief this past weekend, but it did not materialize, as

Survival Mindset: Trust your Gut

September 3, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Preparedness, Preparedness Mindset

One of the fascinating stories that came out of the recent East Coast earthquake was how the animals in the National Zoo in Washington seemed to sense danger. Five to

Mainstay Energy Bars Product Review

September 1, 2011 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, Emergency Food Storage, Emergency Preparedness, Product Review, Storage, Survival Gear

By: Clay Good day fellow preppers. Bernie has been so gracious to allow me to post reviews on products and ideas to help fellow apartment preppers. I myself live in

When Reading Gets in the Way of Doing

August 26, 2011 aptprepper Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Organization

Years ago when I first got interested in frugality, a friend introduced me to the Tightwad Gazette books. They are great resources for anyone learning how to pinch pennies. I