Emergency Preparedness - Apartment Prepper

Ham Radio for Apartment Preppers

March 30, 2016 aptprepper Communications, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I received an email from a reader who was wondering whether he could get involved with ham radio while living in an apartment.

Money Mondays: Food Prices Rising – Stock Up Now

March 21, 2016 aptprepper Budget Prepping, Budgeting for Supplies, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com As a preparedness writer, I occasionally find it necessary to tell everyone around me when it’s time to stock up. You may

25 Emergency Uses for Plastic Grocery Bags

March 16, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Repurposing, Reusing

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Plastic grocery bags are everywhere. They can quickly multiply under the sink or in kitchen drawers if you keep hoarding them. I

Fridge Items That May Last Through a Power Outage

March 9, 2016 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure

This post is by Bernie Carr After a power outage that lasts for a few hours, many people toss out everything that was in the refrigerator. I always toss out

The Cost of Not Prepping

March 7, 2016 aptprepper Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Last month I mentioned my friend who got into debt – she has now put her prepping plans on hold, which is unfortunate.

Don’t Toss them Out: 12 Uses for Fruit Peels

March 4, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Repurposing

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com With the price of food so high these days, one of my goals is to avoid food waste, and have been finding interesting

Replacing Documents After a Disaster

March 2, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Financial Preparedness

We often talk about having a bugout bag that includes a folder with important documents, but despite your preparations and efforts to protect them, sometimes disaster strikes quickly and unexpectedly, and those documents are lost.

Money Mondays: Should You Save Money or Buy Supplies?

February 29, 2016 aptprepper Budget Prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Money

When you first start your preparedness efforts, a common question that comes up is, should you save money or spend it on supplies?

A Book About What to Do In the Event of a Mass Shooting

February 26, 2016 aptprepper Book Review, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A local news story last week featured a local martial arts training school that started classes on taking down a mass shooter. There

Start a Food Storage Plan Painlessly

February 24, 2016 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A few people I know have nearly no food stored at home. They eat out on a regular basis and therefore feel no