Surviving Hurricane Sandy

Posted on November 4, 2012 by admin

This is the kind of thing we prepare for…

You can never be sure if you were prepared until after the fact. Many residents along the East Coast had no idea they’d be facing a powerful hurricane in October, and were not as well-prepared as they could have been.

Hurricane Sandy is an unprecedented storm, and it has ravaged New York, where survival supplies are not usually at the top of everyone’s priority list. This unfortunate event just goes to show that you can prepare for disaster no matter where you live. While many New Yorkers are having a hard time finding food to eat because of the storm, those who stocked up on emergency food and other emergency supplies are in a much better position.

Nobody expected this storm to be such a disaster until it was too late. Hurricane Sandy has devastated the lives of millions of people, most of whom were virtually unprepared for this catastrophic event.

Hurricanes do what they want.

You cannot reason with a hurricane. It will not engage you in a debate on the merits of flooding your town and destroying your home.

You cannot buy your way out of a hurricane. All the money in the world won’t keep you safe from a powerful storm like Hurricane Sandy. Everyone in its path of destruction is at risk.

You cannot hide from a hurricane. With the extensive flooding that has taken place, you’d be foolish to hide below-ground in a cellar or storm-shelter for fear of leaks that would lead to your holding quarters to become flooded, destroying survival supplies you may have stored there. If you keep emergency food in your home, try to keep it in more than one location and keep it as high up as you can so it won’t be lost in flood waters.

Storm safety and the aftermath…

The cleanup effort is enormous.

Many volunteers are coming out to help however they can.

Stay ready with a large emergency preparedness backpack in case of anything.

Military Bags

Posted on October 23, 2012 by admin

Military bags are built especially for survival-mode, and they are one of the best ways to store survival supplies on the go or in case of urgent evacuation. Available in a variety of camouflage patterns and various shapes, sizes, and configurations to meet any need, our military bags can be packed to be ready for you in your time of need. Emergency survival is not a game, but you can still win by being heavily prepared and coming out ahead of the pack. These military packs are rugged and durable, and are sure to enhance your survival capabilities in an urban or rural setting. Through rugged terrain like jungle or across a sandy desert, you’ll be better prepared when you travel with a military bag from Survival Supply.

You can use a military bag to carry just about any kind of supplies with you. The fact that you can easily throw it on your back makes it ideal in case you need to head out on foot. Pack your survival food, first aid kit, knife, flashlight, hand-crank radio in there and you’ve got yourself a survival bag, my friend.

Duffle bags, backpacks, laptop bags and more are available through our website survival-supply.com and we can customize most items with your company logo if you’d like. We have a wide array of styles to choose from. Our children’s backpack even comes in pink camo.

Whatever terrain you’re facing, be glad you came prepared with military bags from Survival Supply, an official government and military contractor meeting the needs of our nation, our government, our military, and our citizens through the most challenging times we face. Survival Supply is your source for emergency kits, emergency radios, first aid kits, home defense and more. Survival and preparedness is our business, and we want to keep you ready.

First Aid Supplies

Posted on October 18, 2012 by admin

You might not know it, but disaster can strike when you least expect it. Unexpected emergencies are really the only kind that there are, but even so, you can do your best to be prepared for the circumstances that may arise, whether you’re in your home, your office, or on the road.

First aid supplies save lives, and in less extreme situations can prevent infections, excess bleeding, and psychological trauma in some circumstances. The security of having a first-aid kit on-hand at all times is valuable and comforting. We want you to feel secure and be prepared for every possible circumstance.

All first-aid kits should have certain basic first aid supplies, without exception. Bandages of varying sizes and with different adhesive capability are always good to have on-hand. Having an antiseptic is extremely advisable and some vinyl gloves may come in handy, also. These items and more can be found in our first aid kits and we have a variety of kits to choose from. We have kits for the home, and we have first aid kits for the office or industrial environment. Every car should be equipped with a first aid kit, so we carry 9 different car kits for road-trip emergencies for you to choose from.

At Survival Supply, we aim to be the one-stop emergency supply company for all of our customers. We carry everything you might need in any type of disaster, and we want to help you prepare for the worst situations.

While we hope that the time does not come when our products prove essential to your well-being, we do want you to be ready for anything, and we strive to carry an extensive variety of survival products to meet your needs. We carry lines of products from survival food supplies to hand-crank radios and home defense products as well.

An official government and military contractor, Survival Supply is a trusted organization in the preparedness industry. We want to keep you prepared, as well.

Emergency Car Kits

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Your car could be the most important place you can keep an emergency preparedness kit. You never know where you might be when an emergency strikes you and your vehicle… but if the chances are fair that it will be somewhere further than walking distance from your home, out on the highway or in some remote area, you’ll be so glad you packed a bag just in case such an emergency one day arose.

The best thing is to have something prepared for a disaster but not need it. When the time does come to get out of a bad situation, however, having something prepared and needing it is the next best thing. Nobody wants to be in a dangerous or scary situation, but having the foresight to plan ahead makes you smart and ready for anything.

Car kits are essential for anyone who travels by automobile. Being ready for anything means having the right tool for the job, no matter what life throws your way. With our roadside emergency kits, we can equip you to be prepared for car break-downs, tumultuous weather, and more.

Roadside emergency kits can contain anything that you may need in the event of an unexpected circumstance while you’re driving. You might want to have an umbrella, a first-aid kit, or any number of items you would personally prefer to have. You can get your emergency car kit started with an All-in-One Car Emergency Kit or our Roadside Safety Kit and add more items to it. The All-In-One Ultimate Winter Kit is very comprehensive and includes many items that can help you stay prepared. If you are watching your budget, please look at the Best Value Car Emergency Kit for a great value. It is better to be safe than sorry, so please do not let your budget prevent you from being safe and prepared.

We also have the Commuter Car Emergency Kits with practical items that are likely to come in handy down the road, excuse the pun.

A Fake Camera can Deter Criminal Activity: Dummy Cameras

Posted on October 3, 2012 by admin

The expense of a home security system is not always in the budget of American home owners. There’s more than one way to protect your home, however, and we have the cost-effective solution may be very glad to have found. Deterring criminal activity in and around your home is easy with the use of a faux camera, or dummy camera. This is simply an exact replica of a real security camera, which does its job simply by warning thieves and other criminals that their actions will be caught on tape. There is no way for someone to know whether the camera is actually recording or not, so by setting up a dummy camera in plain sight, you deter the cowardly criminal from even attempting anything unsavory.

Survival Supply offers several dummy cameras to help you keep your property secure without shelling out thousands of dollars for setting up surveillance systems that are constantly monitored. Most crime can be prevented by simply letting the soon-to-be criminal think twice by letting them know they’ll probably be caught, if not in the act, then eventually.

More and more crimes are solved these days by camera footage that captured the illegal activity on tape, so most would-be criminals are going to be reluctant to try anything if they can plainly see the camera in place. Though the camera won’t be filming them, they’ll have no way of knowing that, and it’s a risk probably left better untaken. They’ll walk away, and your property and home will be left alone.

In these financially uncertain times, it might be best to hold off on expenses that aren’t absolutely critical. The economy is still recovering from the havoc of late 2008. While a fake camera may not be able to capture the face of an individual on tape, the deterrent factor is through the roof, and as a low-cost security solution, dummy cameras can’t be beat.

Best Ways to Store Emergency Food

Posted on October 2, 2012 by admin

Where and how should emergency food be stored? In many cases, you are going to need your survival food to be in the same area that you plan on doing your surviving. Storing your survival food on-site is the best idea. Other supplies you could store somewhere, or you can have some of your food in storage, but emergency food should initially be kept where you’ll be the most likely to have access to it, which is also where you would probably need it the most, as well: at home.

Store food in a dry place, somewhere that is low in humidity if possible. Moisture can cause problems with stored foods like rice or anything else where bacteria could grow, and you should always be cautious of where you’re storing them. Also, if you are storing any canned goods, you will want to be sure that there is no possibility of rusting from excessive humidity or moisture.

Unless you are storing the food in a bomb shelter or basement or other place where flooding is not an issue, you should store your supplies somewhere high-up if possible. While this may not always be an option, it’s suggested that you store your emergency food as high up as you can to prevent flood waters from affecting your supply in any way.

Nobody should have access to the area if they do not need it. If you have these supplies stored in your home then you should keep them out of the way and somewhere only you have access to, like a locked room or a safe.

You can never be sure what kind of drastic circumstances will surround an emergency situation, and when disaster strikes, the magnitude of the disaster could be such that you really will need to hide your supplies. The best place you can hide your emergency food supply is somewhere that hasn’t been mentioned here, because it hasn’t been thought of yet.

Solar Radio & Hand Crank Radios

Posted on September 19, 2012 by admin

Disaster can strike at any time. That’s what being prepared is all about. Taking the precautions ahead of time to ensure survival through a tumultuous event is a wise choice. The possibility that you may be without electricity isn’t only possible, it is actually probable in severe circumstances. Even after nothing more than strong thunder storms are millions of people in America left without electricity for extended periods of time.

To have food and water stored in the event of an emergency is smart, but what about communications? If you are without power, how will you be able to stay connected with the outside world and get news about what’s happening? Having an emergency radio on hand with the rest of your survival supplies is the smart choice. They’re available in a wide variety of styles and can be cranked by hand, or solar powered, or both.

The best option is to get a survival radio with as many features as possible in case they come in handy during or following a catastrophe. Survival Supply sells the most advanced emergency radio online and has many others from which to choose, as well. A solar radio passively powered by the sun or a hand crank radio that uses manual power and a dynamo to generate electricity will be something you’re very glad to have when you need to see if anyone is broadcasting in your area after a disaster.

Even in the relatively benign event of just being without electricity due to a power outage, a radio you can charge manually or with the sun’s light can be of great advantage if you want to listen to something other than silence.

Emergency Water Packs: Clean Water in an Emergency or Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on September 14, 2012 by admin

In case of a zombie apocalypse, for a general plan, you need to consider emergency food supplies, first aid supplies, generating power, and also an evacuation plan, in-case the zombie threat becomes imminent. You will also need to be especially aware of having enough clean water to out-last the zombies.

Clean drinking water is the most important substance to a human’s well-being. A lack of drinkable water can be a devastating consequence of a disaster whether man-made or natural (zombie attacks can be either).

It is a good idea not only to store clean water in case of an emergency at home, but also when you travel. Whether going on a camping trip or traveling a long distance, emergency water packs are a very wise choice. The packaging of the water allows for long-term storage with the peace-of-mind of knowing it will be safely consumable even after a vast span of time passes.

Access to clean water can be lost a variety of ways, whether due to earthquake, or from hurricane, or from other unforeseeable catastrophes, but never is it more likely you’ll need a long-term supply of drinkable water than during a zombie apocalypse.

In the event of zombie apocalypse, a large supply of drinkable emergency water will be critical. Zombie attacks are steadily on the rise and they stop at almost nothing to feast on the delicious brains inside your cranium. When the zombie apocalypse comes, you’ll want to be prepared, and the water sanitation plant will probably be shut down due to there being zombies everywhere, so clean water could be hard to come by. You won’t be able to venture out of the house to the grocery store because there are zombies everywhere, and you won’t be able to order emergency water online after the zombie apocalypse comes, since there will be zombies everywhere.

You’ll want to store at least about a gallon of water per person per day. Your average non-zombie needs one gallon of water daily just for drinking, but needs vary depending on age, climate, and other factors. Children, nursing mothers, and sick people may need more water.

A medical emergency might require additional water. If you live in a warm weather climate more water may be necessary. In very hot temperatures, water needs can double. Emergency water packs are the best way to store water for long periods of time.

There is no way to know for certain how long a zombie apocalypse may last, but we can all agree that it is better to err on the side of caution when it comes to outlasting the zombies. Zombies have been known to live for up to three months without feeding on human brains, so taking refuge from their attack could be an extraneous endeavor.

The Lessons of Isaac

Posted on August 31, 2012 by admin

Images of Isaac

While Hurricane Isaac fortunately was nothing like the devastating Hurricane Katrina of 2005 that wrought terrible destruction to New Orleans and many areas of the Gulf Coast it was still strong enough to cause flooding throughout coastal regions. Every year at least one storm comes along that reminds everyone why it is so important to have emergency kits and supplies ready to deal with the many consequences of a major hurricane, tornado or nor’easter. And yet every year thousands of people are stranded without flashlights, emergency radios, fresh drinking water and other supplies that are necessary to surviving storms and their aftermaths.

As Isaac slowly fades over the inland regions of Louisiana in its wake are hundreds of thousands of people without power and no one can say for sure when electricity will be restored. Though Isaac lacked the force of Katrina it still had enough power to topple power lines and cause flooding which means many people will be spending the next few days in the dark waiting on the utility companies and cleanup crews. This is the time when emergency kits and survival supplies will be crucial to getting through the difficult days after a natural disaster.

Depending on the size of a storm the hurricane supplies you will need may vary but there are a few essential supplies everyone should have in preparation for a hurricane, tropical storm or intense rain fall. Since the power will most likely be out every home should have an emergency radio and flashlights with a good supply of batteries. Families should also prepare a three-day supply of food and water that consists of power bars, fresh drinking water and readymade meals. Though these storms typically take place during the summer the days right after can be marked by cooler temperatures and in that case you should have emergency thermal blankets and warm clothes that have been stored in sealed bags.

Play Smart with Sports First Aid Kits

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin

Many people enjoy various sports and athletics for recreation, health and fitness, and competition. Team and individual sports activities are popular from childhood through adulthood including gymnastics, soccer, and track and field. The potential for injury is present with the various activities, but some injuries are more or less likely based on the requirements of a particular sport.

The bumps and bruises or sprains and strains that you may expect from football, for example, are likely very different than your probable injuries from a round of golf. Likewise, the muscle soreness and blisters you may suffer after a round of golf require different first aid than the skin abrasions and bruising you may experience in more interactive sports such as football, basketball, or volleyball. First aid kits for sports activities feature many common elements, and these are fantastic options for general use. However, if you or someone in your family is very active in one particular sport or another, it is wise to maintain a first aid kit tailored to the individual sport.

Sports are an important part of many people’s lives from childhood. From little league teams to company softball teams, the risk of injury is ever present. Beyond the basics, evaluate the injuries common to participation in individual sports. Little league first aid kits specifically should address the potential for injuries as a result of the game action. These include being hit by the ball, collisions on the field, sliding to avoid a tag, and jumping or diving to make a play.

Injuries are a fact of life and certainly a fact of sports and athletics. Sports and outdoor enthusiasts may have the greatest need for readily accessible first aid supplies. Kits that target the injuries that are specific to an individual sport should also include basic supplies to cleanse and cover minor scrapes such as antiseptic wash, ointment, and bandages. Sports first aid kits should also generally include hydration, instant ice, and medicine for pain and inflammation.