First Aid, Preparedness 9 comments

First Aid Kits and Survival Kits (perhaps for sale)

By on June 11th, 2011

Ok I’m looking at putting together some kits for sale. I was planning on a personal first aid kit and personal survival kit.

It will take quite an investment to put these together so if you are interested please leave a comment with what you would like, this will not be considered an order just a testing of the waters as it were. To not loose money on these kits I will need 10 orders of each kit so the pressure is on! I feel these kits are a great value and wouldn’t offer them If I thought otherwise, if you want further details let me know. (If I got even more orders I could probably buy some of these things at a better discount, right now I am buying everything retail)

First Aid Kit (59 pc) (this kit is contained in a “sandwich” sized bag, easy to keep in a purse or cargo pocket.)

  • 6×6 Loksak bag (container)
  • 5 2×2 sterile gauze
  • 20 assorted adhesive bandages (6ea .75″x3″ , 4ea .75″x1.5″, 6ea .33″x1.5″, 4 small round)
  • 1 5×9 ABD pad
  • 6 BZK antiseptic cleaning wipe
  • 6 Alcohol wipes
  • 2 Triple antibiotic packet
  • 2 burn cream
  • 3 packet acetaminophen (2ct)
  • 3 packet ibuprofen (2ct)
  • 4 packet Aspirin (2ct)
  • 2pr Nitrile glove
  • 1/2″ x 10yd adhesive tape
  • 1 roll 4″ gauze
  • 2 #10 Scalpel blade
  • Price $17.50

Survival kit (175+ pc)

  • 1 – 9 LED flashlight +3 AAA batteries (4pc)
  • 1 First Aid Kit (listed above) (59pc)
  • 1 3600 Calorie Mainstay food bar
  • 1 box Loperamide (anti-diarrhea) (12ct)
  • 1 Survival Straw water filter (1pc)
  • 1 Survival whistle / compass
  • 1 Folding knife
  • 2 dust mask
  • 1 8×10 reflective tarp
  • 2 emergency blankets
  • 100′ Paracord
  • 2 MRE Accessory Pack (10 pc ea) (coffee, sugar or sweetener, spiced cider, matches, handy wipe, salt, pepper, chewing gum and a spoon)
  • 1 “golf” pencil + 2 erasers
  • 1 Multi-tool
  • 1 Butane Lighter
  • 1 pk 5ct Stay Alert gum
  • 1 Fishing kit (at least 10 pc)
  • 1 Socket Set (40pc)
  • 1 6 in 1 screwdriver
  • 2 disposable poncho
  • 5 zip top bags
  • 1 roll duct tape (short roll)
  • 1 Aluminum water bottle
  • 1 Backpack
  • Price $120
Contest, Defense, Guns, Security 1 comment

Link to a contest to win an AR7 rifle

By on June 6th, 2011

WHAT? I don’t normally post links to other peoples stuff here but hey if you can possibly win a AR7 .22 “survival” rifle why not?

This one is easy to enter and sponsored by The Survival Podcast and Ready Made Resources.  All you have to do is fill out a simple form.  I could link to it directly but I will send you to the Survival Podcast’s post on it, not that Jack needs the exposure but it just seems like the right thing to do.  All the details are here. So go check it out and feel free to spread the message.

Brian

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Episode 54 – Do 1 Thing June – Unique Needs

By on May 31st, 2011

June is a unique month… well not really I am just too lazy to come up with another introduction.  Anywhoo as far as Do1Thing.com is concerned June is the time to focus on unique family needs in a potential disaster. This one hits close to home, my parents always told me I was unique so this is really important.

Things to think about?

  • Identify Unique Needs
  • Pets, plan for their needs
  • Disabled household members, they have needs too…

So sit down, grab a beverage, and listen to me yap… it might save your life one day.

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WOAH I totally mentioned some links so here you go…

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Episode 53 – 72 hour kit

By on May 14th, 2011

In past episodes we’ve discussed car kits and home emergency kits.  This week we will talk about 72 Hour kits / get out of dodge (GOOD) / Bug Out Bag /Evacuation kits.  Unlike many who identify themselves as survivalists this is NOT a battle kit, this is a “I have to evacuate NOW due to a chemical spill and I need supplies for 3 days” kit.

I shamelessly stole the list that I use in this episode from about.com and modified it a bit to make it fit my ideas a bit better.  Below the podcast I will include some other links as well as some things I thought to add recently.  Let me know if you think of anything else.

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Things I forgot…

  • Self defense items (firearm, knife, pepper spray)
  • Small portable hard drive / thumb drive with backed up computer information.
  • Large contractor sized garbage bags (55 gal), these can be used for so many things.

Stuff to buy (hopefully)…

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Check out ING DIRECT as a place to hide some emergency money. Very good interest rates and now special kids accounts.

Communication, General, Podcast, Preparedness 3 comments

Episode 52 – Do 1 Thing May

By on May 5th, 2011

Again this month we feature the “baby steps” from Do1Thing.com.  May is all about a preparedness plan, incidentally exactly what I did for the last episode. (I didn’t know or plan it this way).

In the interests of me being a lazy… ummm guy I am gonna say just listen and the links at the bottom are the same as the last episode.

DO1THING MAY – Community, School, Work

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Communication, General, Podcast, Power, Preparedness, Security 3 comments

Episode 51 – Preparedness Plan

By on April 30th, 2011

So lets say you are on a business trip and you get this call… “Honey, Oh My God we just had a major windstorm and all the power will be out for days, how do I hook up the generator?” – I’m guessing that will be a pain to try to explain during all the confusion, and of course your spouse hasn’t charged their cell phone so they are about to run out of power with no way to charge it because the power is out after all…

Yeah so lets get our paper, crayons, pencils, pens, glitter glue, folders, etc out and put together a quick reference “Preparedness Plan” that will tell us what to do in our personal emergency.

This is a document that you and your family should put together for yourselves and customize to your specific needs.

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Here is a link to my generator setup plan document as a reference. Generator Setup Booklet

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General 1 comment

WOW I suck.

By on April 28th, 2011

Holy Moly, it’s been almost a month since I posted!… Wow, I can’t believe I suck that bad… especially since I have 2 episodes just waiting already recorded.

No excuses other than I’ve been swamped and that doesn’t even count, I’m sorry.  I’ll get off my dead butt in the next few days and get back on the wagon.

Be safe while you wait.

B

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Episode 50 – Do 1 Thing April – Food

By on April 3rd, 2011

Sorry this one is late, sometimes life gets in the way, and I’m lazy.

So this episode we continue with our monthly series from www.do1thing.com , and April is FOOD.  Let’s face it, the do1thing philosophy is be prepared for 3 days without outside assistance, and you can survive without food for 3 days (unless you are in compromised health). You can survive but why suffer if it isn’t necessary? So as usual I read through the do1thing document and give further insight.

So if you don’t mind have a listen then check out some of the links for expanded information.

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Episode 49 – Debt and the Economy

By on March 27th, 2011

In theory it is good to have debt during an inflationary period.  Well I call shenanigans!  In this episode I discuss my personal progress on debt elimination and how being debt free will help you no matter how the economy does.  So get out of debt now, you know it is a cancer right?

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Link Festival

Hey it’s gardening time right around the corner, check out this podcast about how to build a garden.  https://www.momenttoponder.com/2010/11/23/episode-22-how-to-build-a-garden/

Oh remember this episode about debt elimination, yeah neither do I, perhaps we should check it out eh? https://www.momenttoponder.com/2010/08/07/episode-1-welcome-debt-elimination/

Great book to get you started eliminating debt. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

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Episode 48 – The Japanese Situation

By on March 20th, 2011

Wow so bad stuff is happening in Japan, first the Quake, then the Tsunami, now the Nuclear Reactors (oh my)!  Lets take a moment to ponder what this means to us and what exactly is happening over there. One of the problems is that people keep focusing on the reactors and are forgetting about how they can help the thousands, if not millions of people in immediate need.

First, (at least for us) it’s not as bad as it sounds (as far as the nukes go) so don’t freak out.
Second, this is why you need to be prepared. I’ll talk a little about how to get started and why.
Third, please help however you can, thousands are dead and it is terrible over there.

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GREAT explanations and much better information than I can provide are at the following links.

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