Off The Grid Ready is your premier source for Emergency Preparedness, Survival Packs and Survival Kits you'll need when emergencies occur and we go off the grid. We also carry Emergency Kits, Disaster Preparedness, Food for Storage, Water Filtration, Water Purification and Camping Equipment to help prepare you and your family for most disasters you will face. When you visit our site, be sure and sign up for our newsletter to keep informed and to learn about new emergency preparedness offerings.
Friday, December 31, 2010
New Survival Kits
We are continually trying to improve our site with new and exciting products to help you and your family in your emergency preparedness needs. Some of the new survival kits we've added include a 2 person deluxe survival kt and 4 person deluxe survival kit. These kits have most of what you need to survive most emergencies for you and your family. These kits include food, water, light sticks, an emergency radio, shelter, survival tools and much more.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Canadians: Build A Fence!
This cracked me up so much I had to post it here. Any Liberals planning to make the trip, be sure and read all the way through to find a resource link for survival gear.
From the The Manitoba Herald
Canadians: Build a Fence!
by Clive Runnels, October 27, 2010
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The recent actions of the Tea Party are prompting an exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and to agree with Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck.
Canadians: Build a Fence!
by Clive Runnels, October 27, 2010
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The recent actions of the Tea Party are prompting an exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and to agree with Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.
"I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry.
"He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left before I even got a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. He then installed loudspeakers that blared Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through and Rush annoyed the cows so much that they wouldn't give any milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons and drive them across the border where they are simply left to fend for themselves.
"A lot of these people are not prepared for our rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a single bottle of imported drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley Cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives.
Rumors have been circulating about plans being made to build re-education camps where liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR races..
In recent days, liberals have turned to ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have been disguised as senior citizens taking a bus trip to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans in powdered wig disguises, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior citizens about Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney to prove that they were alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we become very suspicious about their age." an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and are renting all the Michael Moore movies.
"I really feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them."
An Ottawa resident said "How many art-history majors does one country need?"
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Food Storage Ideas for Urban Survival
Most grocery stores have approximately three days worth of food on their shelves; and as experience has shown, when a known emergency event is coming, these shelves will be depleted rapidly within a matter of minutes. So, to prepare and secure your families survival a food storage plan should be part of your overall emergency preparedness planning. Living in an urban area presents unique challenges to preparing for these events; one of these is growing your own food for food storage in the event of a long term emergency.
Growing your own food takes several components to be successful including using heirloom seeds, having plenty of fertile land, large amounts of clean water, the knowledge and the time to grow the foods. You also have to control pests and diseases that can wipe out your crops, plus your growing season needs to be right in order to have success. Some advantages to growing your own food include: it’s typically healthier, taste better, fresher, offers a wide variety, great source of natural nutrients and can be fun and rewarding. However, the shelf life of fresh food is measured in days, unless proper storing and preservation methods are used. Even then the shelf life is relatively short and requires knowledge, the right materials and time to successfully complete.
A major concern of having a garden in your yard in a long term survival event is that it can make you a target to thieves as it’s hard to hide fresh growing plants, especially in an urban area. This could be similar to placing a sign outside your house saying “we are prepared, come take our stuff”. People, who would rather take from others, than to prepare for themselves, will look for these types of signs as easy victims for their own selfish needs. So what should we do?
Growing your own food can be accomplished on a smaller scale by growing plants inside your dwelling in planters and pots. This will not provide enough food in itself, but will provide variety and fresh nutrients in your diet. Unfortunately, this will also limit what you can successfully grow; for example corn, grains and other sun loving plants will not do well inside. But, herbs, lettuces, and other delicates should do well.
With this in mind, we recommend a large portion of your food storage supplies come from prepared long term food storage products. The range of prepared foods should included grocery supplies of canned vegetables, fruits, meats, fish and meals. Dried foods such as noodles, rice, legumes, seasonings, spices and dried herbs should be well accounted for and acquired as well. All of these items can be purchased in small quantities as part of your regular trips to your local grocery store and should be well stored and rotated as part of your regular meal preparations.
Another source of prepared meals is freeze dried and dehydrated foods from manufactures that specialize in long term food storage. These manufacturers typically offer a wide variety of meals including breakfast and other entrée meals that are better tasting than what you would finds years ago and provide well balanced nutrients. I personally prefer the smaller packages of complete meals as they are easy to prepare and reduce the amount of waste from preparing too large of a quantity when refrigeration is not available. These meals are easy to prepare using hot water, can be ready in minutes, are typically easy to store, are very light and have an extended shelf life of as much as twenty-five years. Plus they are a quick way to get started as they can be purchased in small quantities and will rapidly start to increase your food stores. They do require space to store and should be rotated and used first in, first out as with other food products to account for their expiration. However, the advantages of prepared food storage far outweigh the negatives and should be a major portion for effective long term urban survival.
Many urban dwelling individuals can help prepare and secure their family by adopting a balanced food storage plan of small growing operations, adequate grocery items and by acquiring prepared food for storage that includes freeze dried and dehydrated foods. All of these items can be purchased in smaller quantities on a regular basis to rapidly build your food stores. One other item to start acquiring is water filtration systems and water storage items, but this will have to be another message at another time.
About Off The Grid Ready
Off The Grid Ready is your premier source for Emergency Preparedness, Survival Packs and Survival Kits you'll need when emergencies occur and we go off the grid. We also carry Emergency Kits, Disaster Preparedness, Food for Storage, Water Filtration, Water Purification and Camping Equipment to help prepare you and your family for most disasters you will face.
Growing your own food takes several components to be successful including using heirloom seeds, having plenty of fertile land, large amounts of clean water, the knowledge and the time to grow the foods. You also have to control pests and diseases that can wipe out your crops, plus your growing season needs to be right in order to have success. Some advantages to growing your own food include: it’s typically healthier, taste better, fresher, offers a wide variety, great source of natural nutrients and can be fun and rewarding. However, the shelf life of fresh food is measured in days, unless proper storing and preservation methods are used. Even then the shelf life is relatively short and requires knowledge, the right materials and time to successfully complete.
A major concern of having a garden in your yard in a long term survival event is that it can make you a target to thieves as it’s hard to hide fresh growing plants, especially in an urban area. This could be similar to placing a sign outside your house saying “we are prepared, come take our stuff”. People, who would rather take from others, than to prepare for themselves, will look for these types of signs as easy victims for their own selfish needs. So what should we do?
Growing your own food can be accomplished on a smaller scale by growing plants inside your dwelling in planters and pots. This will not provide enough food in itself, but will provide variety and fresh nutrients in your diet. Unfortunately, this will also limit what you can successfully grow; for example corn, grains and other sun loving plants will not do well inside. But, herbs, lettuces, and other delicates should do well.
With this in mind, we recommend a large portion of your food storage supplies come from prepared long term food storage products. The range of prepared foods should included grocery supplies of canned vegetables, fruits, meats, fish and meals. Dried foods such as noodles, rice, legumes, seasonings, spices and dried herbs should be well accounted for and acquired as well. All of these items can be purchased in small quantities as part of your regular trips to your local grocery store and should be well stored and rotated as part of your regular meal preparations.
Another source of prepared meals is freeze dried and dehydrated foods from manufactures that specialize in long term food storage. These manufacturers typically offer a wide variety of meals including breakfast and other entrée meals that are better tasting than what you would finds years ago and provide well balanced nutrients. I personally prefer the smaller packages of complete meals as they are easy to prepare and reduce the amount of waste from preparing too large of a quantity when refrigeration is not available. These meals are easy to prepare using hot water, can be ready in minutes, are typically easy to store, are very light and have an extended shelf life of as much as twenty-five years. Plus they are a quick way to get started as they can be purchased in small quantities and will rapidly start to increase your food stores. They do require space to store and should be rotated and used first in, first out as with other food products to account for their expiration. However, the advantages of prepared food storage far outweigh the negatives and should be a major portion for effective long term urban survival.
Many urban dwelling individuals can help prepare and secure their family by adopting a balanced food storage plan of small growing operations, adequate grocery items and by acquiring prepared food for storage that includes freeze dried and dehydrated foods. All of these items can be purchased in smaller quantities on a regular basis to rapidly build your food stores. One other item to start acquiring is water filtration systems and water storage items, but this will have to be another message at another time.
About Off The Grid Ready
Off The Grid Ready is your premier source for Emergency Preparedness, Survival Packs and Survival Kits you'll need when emergencies occur and we go off the grid. We also carry Emergency Kits, Disaster Preparedness, Food for Storage, Water Filtration, Water Purification and Camping Equipment to help prepare you and your family for most disasters you will face.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Personal Items to Add to Your Emergency Kit
A frequent question we receive is, “What should I include in my emergency supply kit?” The answer you will usually receive is, “It depends.” The reason for this is everyone’s circumstance is unique and dependent upon the emergency you are facing.
Each person is uniquely created by God and as such will have varying needs. Men vs. women, young vs. old, people with children or elderly dependents, your location, your physical fitness, your personal health and the number of people in your group will all have an impact. Plus throw in the variable of what type of emergency and the expected duration and things can get quite complicated and often times overwhelming in what you should include in a disaster kit.
A straightforward approach is to purchase a pre-built survival kit, thereby taking much of the guess work out of what to include in your kit. These kits will typically include some survival gear, first aid supplies and potentially some food and water. Plus, many of these kits have been developed by professional survival experts and can be a cost effective alternative to building a kit from scratch. They also allow for quick easy retrieval as well as creating confidence in knowing you are your family will have the supplies you need to overcome most emergencies.
However, even pre-built kits should be augmented by adding personal items you will need to support the necessities you or someone in your party may require. Some of the personal items that are often overlooked and we suggest should be added to your kit, whether pre-built or not, include:
- Extra pair of eyeglasses or contacts (if you wear them)
- Sunglasses
- Medical prescriptions (at least a weeks worth if possible)
- Personal grooming items (finger nail clippers, ear swabs, toothpaste and toothbrush, floss, tweezers, etc.)
- Scissors
- Sunscreen and lip balm
- Chewing gum
- Sanitation (bacterial wipes, toilet paper, trash bags, soap, female sanitation, etc.)
- Latex gloves
- Fresh batteries
- Hat (sun and/or cold protection)
- Work gloves
- Additional pair of socks and underwear
- Hand written address book (electronic forms will not always be available)
- Reading materials (Bible)
A few other miscellaneous items you might include:
- Coffee (have to have my coffee) or Tea
- Small pillow
- Sleeping mat
- Blanket
- Mosquito net
- Bug repellent
- Hand lotion
- Paper and writing materials
- Copies of personal documents
- A little extra cash
As one can see the list can start to get long and complex after just a few minutes of writing down our own ideas of personal items to include and this doesn’t mention survival gear items like knives, water containers, cookware, survival food, etc.
When planning for emergencies, it’s a personal process that’s as unique as we are individuals and should be well thought out and planned for to insure you have what you need to survive and to be as comfortable as the circumstance will allow. We would appreciate hearing from you regarding your ideas and items you would include in an emergency preparedness survival kit.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Emergency Preparedness, Where to Start?
Becoming prepared for emergencies, natural disasters and social unrest can be an overwhelming task when you first begin. I know it seamed that way to me when beginning the emergency preparedness process for my household. First of all, my wife, son and some family members thought I was crazy to be so worried about such things. Second, was learning what to acquire, how much to store and where to acquire these items. Third, was not having enough money to purchase everything we needed, especially in a short time frame and with limited waste. So, to help you with your preparation plans we are providing a few ideas to help you and your family with this important exercise.
In my personal situation, my immediate family still thinks I’m a little crazy and go a little overboard when it comes to preparing for emergencies. Although after a snow storm knocked out our power for three days from the heaviest snow fall that our area had experienced on record, convincing my family became a little easier. We were able to remain in our home with little discomfort and were able to regain emergency power with a generator. The house was kept warm enough with mobile propane heaters that our water was still flowing and cooking was achieved with a camp stove cook top. We even had Internet access, lighting and a running refrigerator. It became a relatively fun experience instead of a miserable event by having enough to sustain ourselves without having to rely on family, friends or emergency services. Hopefully, you will have an easier time of convincing your loved ones that being prepared is smart and worth the time, money and resources without having to experience a major emergency prior to accumulating what you need to be prepared. We have covered some of the items we recommend adding to your survival kit in previous writings and plan on covering more of this topic in the future.
Unfortunately, this article will not be able to cover ever resource available to you in survival preparedness, but learning what to have, how much to buy and where to acquire these items can become overwhelming in itself. So, in the beginning, shortening your learning curve can be achieved through some of the following resources. One of the best places to begin is obviously the Internet by doing searches for key terms like emergency preparedness, survival kits, survival food, emergency essentials, water filtration, water purification, etc. There are also numerous books available to help you in the preparedness process and these can be acquired online, at book stores or checked out at your local library. One of my favorite resources for books are several used book stores in my area. Another great resource is to join the numerous online forums that can also be discovered through your Internet search efforts. In a future writing we will cover some of our favorites and if you have any suggestions, please send them our way.
The final area we want to cover is having enough money to gather what you need to be prepared for disasters or other emergencies. Obviously, in the tough economic environment we are facing, having extra money lying around is not a common occurrence for most of us. Our recommendation is to acquire what you need as a regular process and potentially in smaller quantities. Another way of using your dollars wisely is to purchase ready made kits that have been professionally design to help you survive most emergencies. You may also purchase survival food supplies that have been designed for the correct amount of meals, proportions, and balanced variety. These meals have also been packed in manors that allow for an extended storage period, some as long as a twenty-five year shelf life. The fact these meals will last, will also help you conserve money by not having to throw out expired food because of a short storage life. Wasting food in this manor is not a good emergency plan.
Preparedness can be a moderately short process for you or it may become a lifestyle depending upon what you are anticipating to occur and your belief the event will be for an extended period of time. Being prepared can be achieved with few mistakes, time efficiency and lower amounts of money by relying on experienced people and gaining the right knowledge from reliable resources. We are here to help you in this process and appreciate hearing from you with your ideas and your tips.
In my personal situation, my immediate family still thinks I’m a little crazy and go a little overboard when it comes to preparing for emergencies. Although after a snow storm knocked out our power for three days from the heaviest snow fall that our area had experienced on record, convincing my family became a little easier. We were able to remain in our home with little discomfort and were able to regain emergency power with a generator. The house was kept warm enough with mobile propane heaters that our water was still flowing and cooking was achieved with a camp stove cook top. We even had Internet access, lighting and a running refrigerator. It became a relatively fun experience instead of a miserable event by having enough to sustain ourselves without having to rely on family, friends or emergency services. Hopefully, you will have an easier time of convincing your loved ones that being prepared is smart and worth the time, money and resources without having to experience a major emergency prior to accumulating what you need to be prepared. We have covered some of the items we recommend adding to your survival kit in previous writings and plan on covering more of this topic in the future.
Unfortunately, this article will not be able to cover ever resource available to you in survival preparedness, but learning what to have, how much to buy and where to acquire these items can become overwhelming in itself. So, in the beginning, shortening your learning curve can be achieved through some of the following resources. One of the best places to begin is obviously the Internet by doing searches for key terms like emergency preparedness, survival kits, survival food, emergency essentials, water filtration, water purification, etc. There are also numerous books available to help you in the preparedness process and these can be acquired online, at book stores or checked out at your local library. One of my favorite resources for books are several used book stores in my area. Another great resource is to join the numerous online forums that can also be discovered through your Internet search efforts. In a future writing we will cover some of our favorites and if you have any suggestions, please send them our way.
The final area we want to cover is having enough money to gather what you need to be prepared for disasters or other emergencies. Obviously, in the tough economic environment we are facing, having extra money lying around is not a common occurrence for most of us. Our recommendation is to acquire what you need as a regular process and potentially in smaller quantities. Another way of using your dollars wisely is to purchase ready made kits that have been professionally design to help you survive most emergencies. You may also purchase survival food supplies that have been designed for the correct amount of meals, proportions, and balanced variety. These meals have also been packed in manors that allow for an extended storage period, some as long as a twenty-five year shelf life. The fact these meals will last, will also help you conserve money by not having to throw out expired food because of a short storage life. Wasting food in this manor is not a good emergency plan.
Preparedness can be a moderately short process for you or it may become a lifestyle depending upon what you are anticipating to occur and your belief the event will be for an extended period of time. Being prepared can be achieved with few mistakes, time efficiency and lower amounts of money by relying on experienced people and gaining the right knowledge from reliable resources. We are here to help you in this process and appreciate hearing from you with your ideas and your tips.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Survival Knives & Tools and Navigation & Communication
As an industry leader in the distribution of emergency survival kits, Off The Grid Ready has expanded our product offering to include some of the best survival gear available on the preparedness supplies market. The brands we have added to our survival knives & tools category include: KA-BAR, Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT), SOG, Ontario Knife and Schrade. These are some of the best survival knives, both fixed blade and folding knives, and survival machetes available for wilderness survival and emergency preparedness.
We have also expanded our navigation & communication products to include Brunton Compasses and Silva Compasses. These are great compasses for hiking, camping and for outdoor survival to navigate to and from your intended destination. Please visit our site to explore these great survival gear additions first hand. And while you’re there, don’t forget to sign up for our eNewsletter to keep informed of survival skills knowledge and new product announcements.
About Off The Grid Ready:
Off The Grid Ready has the Emergency Survival Kits and Emergency Preparedness Supplies you'll need for going off the grid to take care of your family and loved ones. We also carry long term food storage, freeze dried food, disaster kits, survival gear and preparedness kits. When you visit our site, be sure and sign up for our newsletter to keep informed about important survival topics and to learn about new survival products we are continually adding to our online store.
We have also expanded our navigation & communication products to include Brunton Compasses and Silva Compasses. These are great compasses for hiking, camping and for outdoor survival to navigate to and from your intended destination. Please visit our site to explore these great survival gear additions first hand. And while you’re there, don’t forget to sign up for our eNewsletter to keep informed of survival skills knowledge and new product announcements.
About Off The Grid Ready:
Off The Grid Ready has the Emergency Survival Kits and Emergency Preparedness Supplies you'll need for going off the grid to take care of your family and loved ones. We also carry long term food storage, freeze dried food, disaster kits, survival gear and preparedness kits. When you visit our site, be sure and sign up for our newsletter to keep informed about important survival topics and to learn about new survival products we are continually adding to our online store.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month and is being promoted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They have a very informative site with some great tips on being prepared at Ready.gov. We are helping to promote this site with a link from our home page and with this newsletter to assist in getting the word out and to help our customers in your preparedness planning.
Being prepared starts with three primary steps as outlined on the Ready site: making a plan, keeping informed and getting involved. All of these can be achieved with a little focus and within a relatively short timeframe. More details will found on the link provided above.
Having a pre-built survival kit takes the guess work out of what to include in a kit and will allow for easy quick retrieval as well as creating confidence in knowing you are your family will have the supplies you need to overcome most emergencies. We offer a complete line of emergency kits for most emergencies, natural disasters or office/school environments that have been created by professional survival experts achieving the goals mentioned previously.
These kits leave room for personal needs, are packed in a easily portable container or backpack and should also be augmented with personal items. The following items are suggestions to include:
- Extra pair of eyeglasses or contacts
- Sunglasses
- Medical prescriptions
- Personal grooming items (finger nail clippers, soap, toothpaste and toothbrush, Tweezers, etc.)
- Sunscreen and chapstick
- Chewing gum
- Fresh batteries
- Hat (sun and/or cold protection)
- Additional pair of socks and underwear
- A little extra cash
- Hand written address book (electronic forms will not always be available)
- Reading materials (Bible)
- Other miscellaneous comfort items
These are just a few of the items we recommend adding to your kits based on our own knowledge and experience. In future newsletters we will add to your preparedness process with further discussion in planning, practicing for emergencies, communication and physical & mental preparedness. So for now thank you for your support and please let us know how we can help you and your family be Off The Grid Ready.
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