Family Preparedness - Apartment Prepper

Big City Obstacles to Getting Home in a Disaster

May 8, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Getting home in a disaster

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Soon after the Boston Marathon bombing, the city went on lockdown. A relative who lives a mile or so away from the blast

Don’t Forget Gloves for your Emergency Kit and Bug Out Bag

September 12, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Survival Gear

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I never thought much about gloves until I started preparing. At the most I had a pair of rubber gloves for washing dishes.

Can You Evacuate Your Home in 90 Minutes?

August 31, 2012 aptprepper Apartment Living, Bugging Out, Emergency Preparedness, Evacuations, Financial Preparedness, Survival

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Listening to the news today about flooding in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, we heard about residents near Lake Tangipahoa Dam in Mississippi

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.

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

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

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

Shoppers Turning into Savages over a Sale

November 25, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com It seems that every Black Friday there is some incident that leaves me wondering how people can go wild and out of control