Category Archives: Emergency Threats and Situations

Bear Safety: Grizzly Bear Territory

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Some of North America’s most magnificent mountain ranges and national parks are prime grizzly bear habitat. That doesn’t mean be scared away. But learn to be bear aware and practice common-sense bear safety guidelines. A great source of bear safety info is our National Park Service. It’s in their best interest for park visitors and bears to co-exist for the long-term safety of everyone involved—including the bears! What’s the Real Danger from Bears? It’s very rare anyone is killed by a bear in North America—on average, 3 each year. In fact, this Backpacker magazine article states almost 9 times as … Continue reading →

Treating Burns While Camping & Hiking

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First Aid for Burns Burns is a constant of life. Everyone will get burned several times in their lifetime. Usually, this is accomplished by the sun by causing sunburn. A simple burn that usually heals in a few days. You get slight discomfort but you are never really affected by it. However, burns can be very serious, and depending on the severity of the burn you can either lose a limb or even cause death. Treating burns is typically very easy. First aid for burns is typically characterized into four categories, First Degree, Second Degree, Third Degree, and Chemical burns. … Continue reading →

Emergency First Aid for Insect Stings While Hiking or Camping

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How To Treat Bites & Stings From Spiders & Insects Bug Bites are most of the time the most annoying bite to have. They itch and burn and are just plain annoying. For our purposes, we will break down bug bites into more specific areas. Tick Bites Ticks are blooding suck bugs that bury their heads into the skin and begin sucking the blood out of their host. Most tick bites are not dangerous but some ticks carry Lyme Disease. It is best to remove the tick as soon as possible once you have realized you have one. In order … Continue reading →

Treating Snake Bites While Camping & Hiking

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Snakebite Treatment: Field Guide to for Snakebites Snakebites are more common than you might think. Every year about 125,000 people are killed by snakebites worldwide. Snakebites typically happen during the summer seasons and are most snakebite victims are mostly male. However one of the most misunderstood things about snakebites is that they are not as dangerous as most people believe. Most people bit by snakes survive. There are many factors that lead to snakebite deaths, most of which is size and age. Most people that die from snakebites are the very young, and the elderly. Depending on the type of … Continue reading →

5 Red Flags of Imminent Collapse: Be Aware of the Warning Signs

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These indicators will give you anywhere from a few days to a few months of warning that things are about to change drastically. Interest rates on US Treasuries go up steeply, and/or suddenly The definition of ‘defaulting’ on its debt means the US Gov’t isn’t able to pay the interest on the almost $23 trillion it owes. Currently, interest rates are at all-time lows – as many homeowners are enjoying by re-financing their homes at lower rates. Interest on the debt is currently the smaller of the four biggest expenses the US Gov’t has.  As interest rates rise, the interest … Continue reading →

Can You Be Sure Your Preparedness Is Enough?

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Unfortunately, a crisis does not come with a crystal ball and instructions as to the event, timeline or the duration of a crisis. The best any of us can do is make the decision to prepare, determine if we want our preparedness supplies to cover a 3 month, 6 month, 1 year or longer time frame, and from there,  keep our eye on the goal until we’ve reached our personal safety zone. But there is one often overlooked step to preparedness that will uncover problems that can be addressed to avoid failure in a full-blown emergency where failure is NOT an … Continue reading →