Category Archives: Disaster Kits

Emergency Preparedness Planner

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

The Prepare My Life Planner is a step-by-step plan to help prepare your home and family for an emergency and also stores and organizes your important documents. Continue reading →

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72 Hour Kits Revisited: Part 2 of 2

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

Today we talk about the FOOD portion of our 72 hour kits and introduce a handy worksheet to help you get started. Continue reading →

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72 Hour Kits Revisited: Part 1 of 2

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

72 hour kits are an important part of emergency preparedness. Today we’re looking at the non-food part of the kits and sharing ideas that our readers submitted. Continue reading →

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The 7 Day Challenge: DAY 6 (SUNDAY)

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

Everyday Emergency – Stranded with a flat tire: Find out how YOU would fare in today’s mock emergency scenario. Continue reading →

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Food Storage FOOL’s Day Results

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

Well we had a great “Food Storage Fools Day” where we actually did some things we have been putting off FoReVeR! We were so glad our readers joined us and got some great emails, facebook discussions, pictures and feedback about … Continue reading →

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Disaster Kits … and a GIVEAWAY!

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED – RESULTS WILL BE POSTED SOON! Our Grandma Lori Food Storage Makeover project has led to quite a few questions from readers on the different types of “ready-made” Disaster Kits that are available. We initially outlined … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day and Food Storage?

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

We made this post last year- but figured it’s still appropriate since it’s almost Valentines Day again and a lot of our readers have never seen this… If you made this last year remember to restock any foods (if your … Continue reading →

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Disaster Kit Scavenger Hunt

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

Are you STILL procrastinating getting your disasters kit together? Well we thought of a fun way for you and your family to GET IT DONE! Presenting the Food Storage Made Easy…. Get your family together for a fun night. Whether … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Makeover: Disaster Kits Part Two

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

Today is the DAY! We got Grandma Lori’s disaster kits all purchased and compiled and she is very excited with the results. We started out this phase of our Food Storage Makeover by discussing the three different options available for … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Makeover: Disaster Kits

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

We’re so excited about our Extreme Makeover: Food Storage Edition project we are working on with Grandma Lori. We decided to start with getting her Disaster Kits put together. Disaster kits consist of a 3 day supply of food, water, … Continue reading →

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