Water is life, and without water you will not survive for very long. Knowing how to find and treat water to make is safe for drinking will be an essential skill if you want to survive any emergency or disaster. You can only last approximately three days without water, and this time will vary depending […]
Author: Dee Smith
Bug-Out-Bags: Escaping Disaster
The concept of a bug-out-bag is a simple one. It is a bag designed and equipped to grab quickly and leave with. This content will cover the concept of a bug-out-bag, the contents, and why they are important, with a few other suggestions for you to understand why you need one. For a large selection of […]
Survival First Aid
As an EMT, I have the necessary skills I would need in an emergency situation, and you should have a basic knowledge of first aid as well. First Aid skills are good to know for everyday life, but can be especially important during an emergency Why First Aid Knowledge is Important I cannot express the […]
Emergency Evacuation
If you absolutely had to get out of your house fast, could you do it, and where would you go? Being able to evacuate quickly could be a matter of life and death, and knowing what you need to grab and where you will go should be considered before an evacuation becomes a reality. I […]
Food Storage for Survival
Food in a survival situation is as important as water. Although you can survive longer without food than you can without water, why would you if there is an easy way to ensure you have the food you will need. Keeping food fresh for the long term can be difficult, and the prepackaged long term […]
Survival Fire Starting Techniques
Fire is life, and being able to start a fire in a survival or disaster situation will give you the ability to purify water, and cook for your family. The situation may be that the power is out and the only method of preparing food is with a fire. I am going to share a […]
Fire Starting for Survival
Without fire during an emergency or survival situation you cannot purify water or cook food, two things essential for life. Having something to start a fire will be important to plan for, and there are several things that can be used. It will be important to have more than one way to start a fire […]
Family Survival Planning – Getting Everyone on Board
You may be thinking about the need to start preparing for survival, but you might be having a tough time convincing your partner, whether it be spouse, girlfriend, boy friend, or whoever that this is necessary. Here I would like to share some ideas that will help include everyone, even children, in survival preparing, as […]
Why Prepare for a Disaster – and Other Unknowns
Being prepared is not a new concept, but some may not think it is important enough to focus on and work for. This is not true. The thought may be one of it will not happen here, or it will not happen to me, but it could, and if you are not prepared, the consequences […]
About Dee
About Dee Thank you for visiting Prepping 4 survival. I hope you find the content useful, educational, and entertaining as I share what I have learned, as well as my experiences. I am not an expert in the prepping or survival world, but I have been prepping on a small scale for a few years. […]