by Preparation Call Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2025 | Preparation Call, Preparation Guide, Preparation Supplies
It sounds a bit far-fetched and fear-mongering to talk about storing water, but a few years ago who would have even considered that the whole world would shut down with our latest pandemic. It’s been crazy to say the least.
The worst part it, I don’t think our pandemic days are completely behind us either. Whether you believe in the pandemic or not, the reality is we are all going to be affected one-way-or another. Even if it is a giant hoax, the world is being shuffled around in ways that will likely impact every person. Are you prepared for the latest new scare that is being pushed? We now get to deal with the new monkey pox virus. With that, let’s at least talk about how to store water in the event of a pandemic.
If things go bad, you may lose the ability to have water in your home the way that you’ve always depended on it in the past. In a pandemic, a water supply can suddenly become unusable.
The water supply can become compromised at any time. This is why you often see those boil advisories on the news. You need to be prepared by stockpiling water as soon as possible.
The water must be stored away from any direct sunlight. Warm water is an invitation for bacteria to grow and has the potential to make you sick. So you’ll need to keep the water stored in a cool area.
After you get your supply in, you need to look over it often to make sure it remains viable. Water can be stored in plastic bottles or jugs. Wash the bottles, soda bottles or any clear jugs and then fill them with water from your home.
You can also buy water barrels. These are 55 gallon barrels that are great for holding a large supply of water and you can find them online. They’re specifically for long-term water storage.
But you would also need to keep these away from direct sunlight. You can create a cistern for catching rainwater. What you do is position a barrel beneath any runoff areas of your home.
For example, you can place the cistern directly beneath your gutter pipe. Instead of the water going into the ground and getting wasted, it can be used for drinking or other water needs.
In a pinch, when you need a water supply, you can get it from rivers, ponds or lakes – but the water must be treated first before it’s safe to use. When you use water that you get or collect yourself, you need a filtering system.
The filter can clear your water of bacteria and other pathogens that can make you ill if you ingest them. There are different kinds of systems you can get – ranging from the very elaborate to the very simple, such as filtering straws.
Boiling the water you need to use for eating or drinking kills pathogens as long as the temperature of the water hits about 215 degrees Fahrenheit. Chemical ways to purify water includes using iodine.
You can get these in tablets or crystals. But you need to be aware that iodine does not kill some organisms. So use these only in a case where you have nothing else to use.
Chlorine tablets are good to use to purify water and so is regular household bleach. If you use bleach, don’t use any brands that have additives. So don’t use scented bleach.
To make water safe to drink, put ¼ of a teaspoon into every gallon of water you want to purify. So if you had a five gallon container of water you wanted to make safe for use, you would add a teaspoon of household bleach.
by Preparation Call Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2025 | Preparation Supplies
There are a lot of world challenges we are seeing every day in the media. Whether you believe what you hear on news reports or not, the reality is we are in difficult times. In fact, it’s likely to get more perilous before it improves.
With that, it is important to consider ways to get better prepared in the event things become more difficult. Even if you don’t think things will get worse, you would be wise to at least prepare for potential natural disasters that could be a short-term disruption to your normal life pattern. We will start by considering some food storage. So, let’s take a look at exactly how to begin your emergency food storage.
Are you looking to begin developing an emergency food storage? This is a great means to plan for emergency situations like natural catastrophes or any type of reason you need to be home for extended periods of time as well as may not have the capacity to buy more food.
Below are some very easy pointers for progressively developing your emergency food storage:
Build Your Emergency Food Storage Slowly
It can be alluring to go out and invest thousands of dollars on food for emergencies, however this isn’t handy or functional. You intend to begin slow-moving, and build it up simply a little at a time. One of the most convenient means to begin working with your emergency situation food storage is simply to acquire a little extra of specific sorts of food or mineral water.
If you buy one package of ground beef for tacos one week, you may want to go ahead and get 2 packages instead. Grab an gallon or two of bottled water when it gets on sale, or slowly add more things to your kitchen that you understand will certainly last for a long period of time.
Make Water Your Top Priority
Having clean drinking water and distilled water that can be utilized for various other things ought to be your top concern when it concerns emergency situation food storage. Water is the best item you can have in your home, given that it can be found in useful in numerous various emergency situation circumstances. You can use it as clean drinking water, for cooking, brushing your teeth, bathing, cleaning, and so much more.
Try stockpiling bottled water either in the pantry or in other areas of your residence, like saving it in your garage or cellar. Just realize even bottled water has an expiration date, so you will need to develop a rotation system to use it when there is no emergency.
More Emergency Food Storage Tips
Here are a few more tips to follow when you are putting your emergency food storage together.
Stock up on more non-perishable food items.
Yes, even the processed ones! These are going to come in handy in an emergency. This should include canned and jarred foods, freeze-dried and dehydrated snacks, and anything that is pantry safe, like nut butters, granola bars, and other processed snacks.
Get vegetables in cans, not frozen.
While frozen vegetables are great for normal daily cooking, in emergencies, the power often goes out. Stocking up on frozen vegetables isn’t going to help you much in those situations. Get plenty of veggies and tuna in cans for emergencies.
Be smart about where food is stored.
For example, if there is a flood in your area, keeping all that food on the ground level of your home is only going to get it ruined. Make sure you choose an area higher up above the ground, and store it in containers that will protect it.
by Preparation Call Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2025 | Preparation Call, Preparation Supplies
Unless you have been living on a different planet, you are well-aware of the concerns with our food supply. The war in Europe has impacted our wheat and grain supplies – and many experts fear the worst is yet to come.
Some people prefer to not be informed of the challenges we face. After all, we’ve been through a tough few years with the Covid outbreak, terrible political mess, and recession that is making it difficult to get by. I don’t blame folks for wanting to avoid reading or watching the news because it’s exhausting to see what is going on in the world. But avoidance can’t stop what’s coming because you can’t control the things that affect the world’s food supply.
With the difficulties, this writing is about doing something to better prepare your family for the challenges. We are going to discuss the Importance of Having a Survival Seed Bank.
There’s an impending sense that a major food crisis is on the way and the government is trying to prepare right now for that crisis. But if you know anything about how the world is run, then you know that if you’re not the one in charge of your family’s food supply, you and your loved ones could very well end up standing in a ration line or worse – going hungry.
Far too many people have the mistaken belief that if something bad does happen that interrupts their access to food supplies, the government will have a backup plan to save their family.
When millions upon millions of people rely on the same belief that there will be enough to go around, they’re going to end up disillusioned. There won’t be. The government isn’t going to be prepared for any major food crisis.
Why? Because they simply can’t stockpile enough food to feed millions of people for a long term situation. You might think that the hope for relief from a food crisis lies at the base of Mount Plateau in the depths of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which houses the world’s biggest seed storage.
But the seeds in this vault aren’t coming to your rescue and you won’t be able to get to those seeds. Take a look in the mirror. You’re looking at the person who’s your best chance of survival.
It’s up to you to know what to do and to be prepared for any food emergency situation. That means that you’re going to need to know how you can live off the grid. When every method of getting food is suddenly stripped away from you, it can’t be the catalyst that rocks your world.
You have to have a way to replenish your food supply long term. Even if you have some canned goods socked away in the event of a food catastrophe, having goods that will last you a few years isn’t enough.
You have to be able to bring food back in. And if there’s no way to get food from a grocery store and the government’s hands are tied, then what are you going to do? You need to be able to have a survival garden that will take care of you and your family’s nutritional needs for many years to come.
You start this by having the seeds that you need to raise a survival garden – and you need to have enough of them to plant a few acres’ worth of food. This means that you need to have the kinds of seeds that have the ability to reproduce themselves.
They’ll keep on producing for you. And you also want to look for seeds that haven’t been modified. When you plant seeds from a seed bank, you can guarantee that you’ll have food year after year – regardless of what’s going on in the rest of the world.
By using seeds from the foods you grow (and replanting those once your crops come in), you’ll ensure that your food supply will continually produce. You want to make sure that you look for seeds that offer a lot of produce return as well as ones that are high in nutrition and are long lasting.
by Preparation Call Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2025 | Preparation Call, Preparation Supplies
When I first felt a Preparation Call, I had no idea what to expect or even how to begin. I knew there was a lot of information available but much of it seemed geared toward fear-mongering and wilderness survival. As I began to make plans one of the first things I considered was to ask the question: What Supplies And Tools Do I Need For Emergency Preparedness?
Every household should prepare in advance for emergencies. Recent surveys show that fewer than twenty percent (20%) of Americans feel they are “very prepared” should a natural disaster or emergency happen. In that same survey, sixty-seven percent (67%) of Americans acknowledge the importance of being prepared.
An emergency can be as simple as the electricity going out or something so catastrophic that you need to board-up your home and evacuate until the emergency is over. Most experts really express the need to have an family emergency plan and a disaster preparedness kit. Fortunately, sample plans are easy to find on the Internet. You also need to have the right supplies and tools on hand at all times.
You’ll need food and water to last your family at least three days as well as medications and a first-aid kit. Other emergency supplies include a battery-operated radio, blankets and extra clothes. Everyone in the family should have a flashlight with extra batteries.
There is a wide variety of flashlights available. The experts at manufacturers such as Vector and Husky say flashlight-radio combinations can be a good choice, as are flashlights with clips or cords so they can hang from a belt or loop.
Hand tools and fasteners are also important. Quality hand tools such as those made by Stanley and Husky should be part of your kit, as should a box of nails and screws. You should have wrenches and pliers to shut off utilities, hammers and saws to board up windows and a crowbar to take down the boards. Many manufacturers make all-in-one tool sets that are easy to carry and include most of the tools you’ll need.
Another good set of tools to have on hand is a cordless combo kit. Typical kits can include a drill, a circular saw, a reciprocating saw and a flashlight. Because these tools are cordless, they’ll keep running even if your power goes out. Also consider a portable AC/DC power system, which can run corded tools and battery chargers; jump-start a car; inflate a tire; power a TV or radio; and recharge your cell phone. Plus, the kids can plug their games into it for hours of entertainment while you wait for the lights to come back on. It is strongly advised that everyone in your household should have a flashlight and extra batteries.
Before an emergency strikes, it pays to make a plan, practice that plan and stock up on the right supplies. Don’t wait til the last minute where panic might create a bigger issue. Be mindful that the majority of families will be in a panic state because of their lack of preparedness, so you will want to be ready to help.
by Preparation Call Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2025 | Preparation Call, Preparation Guide, Preparation Supplies
This is about a Preparation Call. I certainly don’t like the gloom and doom messages or fearmongering that was rampant during the “prepper era”. The reality is, times are difficult and likely going to get more difficult as we move forward. I must admit I’ve been hesitant to really share what was on my heart over the years because I didn’t want people to misinterpret the message.
Obviously, in my mind I’m not a pessimist. I have a faith that is optimistic about the future, and confident in the outcome. That doesn’t change the realities and difficulties that we most certainly will face. That also does not alter the concerns I have for individuals and families that will refuse to see what we are facing.
I agree with the power of positive thinking to alter an individual’s course in life, but I’m not sure positive thinking can alter a war or divert a natural disaster. Certainly, individuals can have an impact on the course of history – and if enough individuals will embrace they can be a major catalyst for change.
Today, unfortunately, I’m not feeling overly positive about the choices that many individuals have been making collectively – and the world is certainly impacted. I’d like to believe we have an opportunity to fix things for the better. Is it possible to alter the outcomes when the prophets of old have foreseen the difficulties that we are about to endure? No one knows the timeline for future events and no one can predict how things will unfold. We can pray for wisdom, and can prepare ourselves and our families for whatever difficulties may come.
Being prepared does not mean living without hope and excitement for the future. It does not mean giving up enjoyment of life and crawling into a cave. It certainly does not mean loading up on ammo and booby trapping your home waiting for the zombies to come.
A preparation call is being aware that there are storm clouds on the horizon and you should probably bring in the laundry. Take some extra efforts to get things organized and in better order. Be sure to think of your family and make some extra plans for them – because they may not be looking ahead and preparing.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some additional insights on preparedness. We’ll discuss the looming inflationary crisis, and multiple wars that we will likely be experiencing and how it will impact our lives. Above all, keep your hearts open to faith, hope and love.
by Preparation Call Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2025 | Preparation Supplies
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Preparedness
Preparedness refers to a very concrete research based set of actions that are taken as precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters. These actions can include both physical preparations (such as emergency supplies depots, adapting buildings to survive earthquakes and so on) and trainings for emergency action.
Preparedness is an important quality in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes. There are different types of preparedness, such as public health preparedness and local emergency preparedness or snow preparedness (i.e.: Snow Preparedness Teams SPT), but probably the most developed type is “Disaster Preparedness”, defined by the UN as involving “forecasting and taking precautionary measures prior to an imminent threat when advance warnings are possible”. This includes not only natural disasters, but all kinds of severe damage caused in a relatively short period, including warfare. Preparedness is a major phase of emergency management, and is particularly valued in areas of competition such as sport and military science.
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Some reference Preparedness as “Emergency Preparedness” or “Disaster Preparedness”. Emergency preparedness also includes more than physical items and skill specific training. Psychological preparedness is also a type of emergency preparedness and specific mental health preparedness resources are offered for mental health professionals by organizations such as the Red Cross. These mental health preparedness resources are designed to support both community members affected by a disaster and the disaster workers serving them. CDC has a website devoted to coping with a disaster or traumatic event.
After such an event, the CDC, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), suggests that people seek psychological help when they exhibit symptoms such as excessive worry, crying frequently, an increase in irritability, anger, and frequent arguing, wanting to be alone most of the time, feeling anxious or fearful, overwhelmed by sadness, confused, having trouble thinking clearly and concentrating, and difficulty making decisions, increased alcohol and/or substance use, increased physical (aches, pains) complaints such as headaches and trouble with “nerves.”
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