The Common Sense Home Preparedness archives, featuring practical advice on food, water, shelter, skill building, emergency power, and more.
Cold Weather Preparedness – Water – Food – Freeze Drying – Food Storage and Prep – Emergency Cooking – Power and Light – First Aid and Hygiene – Storm Preparedness – General Preparedness – Everyday Emergencies – Bugging Out/ Evacuation – Radiation – Cold and Flu Remedies – Wildcrafting and Herbs
This post focuses on potential low dose nuclear radiation exposure. We address the risks of radiation in homes, food and homesteads. We’ll discuss the most common radiation concerns, and steps you can take to deal with them. Many people have concerns about Putin putting Russian nuclear deterrent forces on high alert. China is also threatening…
From our root cellar to home freeze drying, we’re all about stocking up on healthy food our family enjoys. These are our tops choices for best freeze dried foods, from budget friendly options to organic and gluten free emergency food. Freeze dried meals are great for backpacking food due to their light weight, but they’re…
Our electric grid is aging, and electric demand is increasing. We review 10 reasons for brownouts and power grid failure.
The Battery Powered Heater – Mythical Heating System There are thousands of online searches each month for “battery operated heaters” and “battery powered heaters”. The Good News? Small individual battery powered heaters for jackets, blankets, gloves, boots and 500BTU 12v car battery heaters do exist. There are some options available you might not know about….
In this post, we’ll discuss what to do when the power goes out that ready.gov won’t tell you. You need to know how to prepare for a power outage that disrupts basic services such as communications, water and trash pickup.