A lot of people have written up their thoughts and their experiences about going through the Herriman “Machine Gun” fire 19 September 2010. I’ve had some friends ask me to do the same. One friend asked me to specifically to highlight the preparedness aspect of our experience.

fozzmoo October 4, 2010

14 min read

#BOB #EDC #emergency preparedness +6 more

Personal Preparedness Tools

Prepping for Work Disasters

We had an emergency at work today, involving a critical server that was not properly cared for by its department. Due to the severity of the situation, I was called in to help recover the server. I had to go pick up the server from the data center and bring it back to to office to work on it. It was important enough that my boss offered to let me take his car, a 2006 Cadillac CTS. I think he was a little surprised when I declined, in favor of driving my 1998 Corolla instead.<br /> <br /> By any benchmark, his car is superior to mine in every way. It's faster, has a better sound system and is likely far more fun to drive. So why did I decline? I had two reasons. First, we were in what we all considered to be an emergency. This was no time to take a joyride in the boss's car. But more importantly, his car did not have my emergency tech kit. I didn't think I'd need it, because I was only planning to drive 15 minutes away, pick up a server, and drive 15 minutes back. Nothing was expected to go wrong, at least in the journey itself. But I didn't know what kinds of circumstances I would encounter in that journey. It was not the fear of the unknown that held me back; it was the expectation of the unknown.

TechHat November 17, 2009

6 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #EDC +3 more

Clothing Equipment

Evacuation/Emergency Combat Readiness

Contrary to the belief of some, being a Prepper is NOT synonymous with being well armed and ready to protect yourself and your preps in a violent situation. However, this article is specifically about being prepared to defend yourself, your family and your preps if it comes down to it.

Phil June 16, 2009

10 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #Combat Readiness +4 more

Family Preparedness Personal Preparedness

Evacuation Kits - 72 Hour Kits/BOBs/G.O.O.D. Bag Management

It seems that every time I inventory my preps I find things that are missing. It's usually something like that one time when my wife needed to send a couple water bottles to school and the easiest thing to grab was a couple out of a 72 Hour Kit, then we forgot to replace it.

Phil June 15, 2009

4 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #EDC +2 more

Communication Equipment

Evacuation Preparedness List Review part 3

<img class="alignright" src="http://interwork.sdsu.edu/fire/photo_gallery/images/jgfire213021x011.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="197" />This is the fifth installment of the Evacuation Preparedness Kit Series. The first post, on <a href="../2009/06/ready-for-anything/">Evac Prep Basics</a> is here, and the second post, which introduces the <a href="../2009/06/ready-for-anything/">Evac Prep Master List</a> is here. The third post, and the <a href="../2009/06/evacuation-preparedness-categories/">first post on the list review is here</a>. This post will pick up where we previously left off in reviewing the categories on the Master List.

Phil June 8, 2009

12 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #EDC +2 more

Books Clothing

Evacuation Preparedness List Review part 2

<img class="alignright" src="http://kalthoffonthefence.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/ken-traffic-3.jpg" alt="" width="336" height="248" />This is the fourth installment of the Evacuation Preparedness Kit Series. The first post, on <a href="../2009/06/ready-for-anything/">Evac Prep Basics</a> is here, and the second post, which introduces the <a href="../2009/06/ready-for-anything/">Evac Prep Master List</a> is here. The third post, and the <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/06/evacuation-preparedness-categories/">first post on the list review is here</a>. This post will pick up where we previously left off in reviewing the categories on the Master List.

Phil June 5, 2009

9 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #EDC +2 more

Family Preparedness Food

Evacuation Preparedness List Review part 1

<img class="alignright" src="http://www.phillysonline.com/lunch_counter/images/2006/08/03/houston_evacuation.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="344" />This is the third installment of the Evacuation Preparedness Kit Series. The first post, on Evac Prep Basics is here, and the second post, which introduces the Evac Prep Master List is here.

Phil June 4, 2009

13 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #EDC +2 more

Family Preparedness How To

Ready for Anything

Phil June 2, 2009

9 min read

#72 Hour Kits #BOB #Driving +3 more

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