Are you Prepared?

01/28/2026

Water and freezing temps.
Hey folks, we are in a long cold spell, with sub freezing temperatures.
Make sure your home is warm enough that your pipes will not freeze.

For those that have a few different water storage solutions, some reminders:

Outdoor catchment systems: Remember that water contained outside will freeze, and may expand, causing damage to your storage barrels. Ideally, disconnect the barrels, and ensure they are empty, clean, and stored upside down.

The ideal location for storing your potable water is inside your home, where it may be cool, but won't freeze. This ensures you will have potable water in the event you need it.

01/24/2026

Reminders: We get reminders like today.
Empty shelves at the grocery store as people buy prior to the storm.
Were you prepared?
If you were, great.
If not, will you let this be your last reminder to prep before the storms hit?

In any case, stay off the roads during the storm, and in the immediate aftermath, so the crews can clear the roads.

01/01/2026

People often ask what is it that we do, and why.
It is to help people become more aware of, prepared for, and ideally thrive, in the event of a life disrupting event.
It may be anything, but what follows, is the concern.
For a major event, human behavior comes into play, and it hasn't changed since the beginning of time. Panic, the enemy of rational behavior, has an impact, especially on those who are not prepared ahead of time.
Proper planning prevents poor performance, and can help maintain peace of mind.
Often, the term "72 hour cascade sequence" is brought up, and for those that do not know of it, here is some info:

12/31/2025

On sale now. Several items, up to 50% off.

12/30/2025

This lasted a week, and they are still doing repairs for this current break. Reportedly, the entire system has some potentially similar conditions.
Have you done anything to build up your reserve of drinkable water?

A water main break has left tens of thousands of Connecticut residents without water on early Saturday morning.

12/15/2025

We are now into day 4, with no clean, running water for Waterbury residents.
Folks, they are sending in relief supplies of water, but...
The minimum recommendation for supplies is thought by many to be only 72 hours.
That is food, water, and everything else you would need.
That is only 3 days.
We are into day 4, and they have no idea when it will be up and running.
When we recommend a 55 gallon barrel for each member of the household, this is a prime example of why.
First of all, we are praying for all those affected.
Secondly, we don't want to see anyone in the position of buying a flat bed full of bottled water, as was witnessed on Saturday at a local warehouse club.
We have, in stock:
55 Gallon barrels, new, $105.
4.6 gallon, jugs (inexpensive) are now just $5.
5 gallon "bucket filters" $60.
(plus tax on all non-food items)
locate them inside, where it is cool. Fill them with trusted water, treat them, and you are good for 5 years.
Contact us, we can help.

A water main break has left tens of thousands of Connecticut residents without water on early Saturday morning.

12/13/2025

Preparedness doesn't come into play only in a "Zombie Apocalypse".

This is a lot of people to be without potable water in Waterbury Connecticut, in freezing temps..
Do you know how much clean water you go through each day, per person?
Do you have enough on hand to get by for 3 days? (72 hour kits) or 1-2 weeks?
Water storage, in bulk, is a great and relatively economical solution.

A water main break has left tens of thousands of Connecticut residents without water on early Saturday morning.

10/20/2025

People are waking up this Monday morning it's a news of an internet provider outage. Somewhere in the chain of connections to cloud servers, something isn't working and this has resulted in an outage for many users.
This begs the question: How do you communicate with the people in your life?
If you are using internet-based tools, such as messenger apps, or email, do you have another means to communicate with the people that you need to?
Do you have phone numbers, address, or another means to touch base with them?
Do you have these written down, or stored in an app online?
For the one of the final methods, radio works as well.
Food for thought, and if you are one of the ones affected by this morning's outage, should be relatively short and duration, but there is a lesson in this. Have multiple means of communication available between yourself those you care about in your life.

10/13/2025

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Final price is 64 cents a piece.
A great price to replace those aging glow sticks in your kits.

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10/02/2025

The quiet part....

09/30/2025

MRE's.
People wonder how long they last.
Generally speaking they are good for 5-1/2 years and fresh when stored at 70 degrees.
There is a production date, and an inspection date (usually 3-5-1/2 years from the production date.)
Today I disposed of several cases of rations that were produced in 2011, with an inspection date of 2013. I inspected and tested several (what happens for each lot # at the inspection dates) and the pouches were still intact, the food still edible.

Bottom line, it will always be a buyer beware, but the foods will last longer than most people think.
This applies to Canned foods, MRE's, Freeze Dried foods and others as well.

09/19/2025

The Town of Canton Emergency Preparedness presentation: a great effort to help people get moving on their personal preparedness.
Does your Town off this?