Emergency preparedness - Apartment Prepper

Help your College Student Prepare for Emergencies

August 20, 2012 aptprepper Bug Out Bag, Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Preparedness, Survival Food, Survival Gear

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Back to school season is in full swing, and these last few weeks were spent preparing kids for the first day of school.

What You Need to Know about Water Contamination

August 15, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Water Filter, Water purification, Water storage

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com If the power grid were to go down for a period of time, municipal water filtration systems may not function properly. Most of

Don’t Get Locked out at the Next Blackout

August 2, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com This is a true story that shows how the simplest thing can derail you. It was one of the hottest weeks of the

Hot and Rainy Summer Reading List

July 19, 2012 aptprepper Blog update, Emergency Preparedness

Between working full time, spending time with family and writing this blog, there’s little time for much else. But summer is still the perfect time to catch up so I’m

Take Care of Health Issues before SHTF

July 13, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, health appointments

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com At this week’s Monday Musings I mentioned I was taking care of an elective, pre-emptive health issue. I had been putting this off

We’re Still Talking to Joe Nobody – Part 2

June 1, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Apartment Security, Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness

Today we continue with our interview with Joe Nobody, author of multiple survival books. If you didn’t catch the first part, please visit the previous post. 4. What are some

Apartment Prepper Talks to Joe Nobody – Part 1

May 30, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Apartment Security, Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness

The following is Part 1 of Apartment Prepper’s Interview with Joe Nobody I have read Joe Nobody’s books, Holding Your Ground and Holding Their Own and found both to be

Does Makeup Have a Place in your TEOTWAWKI Preps?

May 11, 2012 aptprepper Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com As I got ready for work, putting on lipstick, I got to thinking whether makeup has a place in my preps. I have

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

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