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Helping Others Help Themselves
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Oct 28, 2012
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Dear Madtown Preppers,
They
say that no news is good news, but that would make for a pretty boring
world wouldn't it? Well that is why the APN has decided to commit to
bringing you at least one newsletter per week (but no more than two, we
don't want to spam anyone. Our goal is to inform) We hope that you will
enjoy our newsletters and share them with your friends and family. We
are always open to suggestions, remember this is your community too!
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After Sandy Winds Down, Recovery Ramps Up.
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Tempers Mount as Gas Runs Out
With
gas lines lasting over 6 hours,only to find no gas left, many motorists
all over NY & NJ, are finding patience wearing thin. Add to it the
destruction of homes & businesses,plus the biting winter cold, the
situation looks grim for many along the NY & NJ coast. While
recovery is surely to take weeks to months across the region, for the
time being, it's better to stay home if at all possible.
Power
is being restored to more each day, but officials admit it may be weeks
before power will reach all affected by the storm. As the recovery
unfolds, we can only be reminded of the importance of being prepared,
having a plan, and if at all possible, have a bug out location to wait
out the storm and the recovery period.
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Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images |
Now what?
By Janet Liebsch
(reposted from previous issue due to missing link)
After disaster strikes, families and businesses are faced with many questions including...
...now what?
This
post is not intended to replace local officials' instructions, but
contains tips and resources about disaster response, assistance and
recovery.
During
the response phase of any major disaster, people must keep in mind
First Responders will do everything in their power to help those in
need, but it may take hours, days or possibly even weeks before the
cavalry arrives. Read more...
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Three Days After... Headlights are the only lights in lower Manhattan.
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APN FB Page & Open Group See Surge
There's
nothing like a disaster to create new converts! This past week we've
seen a steady stream of likes & joins on our two flagship Facebook
entities, our APN Like Page, and our reader contributing APN Open Group. If you do facebook, come join us, and if you have How-To Prepper advice, CONTRIBUTE!
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Prepper Community
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New Rules make APN Forum Family Friendly Recently a couple of rules have been amended to the APN forum terms of use
in order to help our goal of keeping the community family friendly. We
have added stricter guidelines in regards to flaming and trolling of
the forum. While there is no such thing as "free speech" on privately
owned websites, the APN does strive to keep a fair balance between
members ability to post opinions while at the same time keeping things
friendly to all of our members and readers. We hope these new rules
will make the forum a friendlier place to be while at the same time
allowing reasonable opportunity to debate and express opinions.
International Preppers Vibrant & Growing
Preppers isn't just a U.S. thing...
While we have been making our list and checking it twice, the movement
has been spreading to the north, the south, and across the seas. There
has been a Canadian Preppers Blog and Forum for quite some time now. But did you know that the International Preppers Network
hosts sub sections for Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Panama, Germany,
Mexico, Portugal and links to other national groups? There is even word
that APN founder Tom Martin is working hard to help establish a group in the Philippines.
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Denob, IPN admin |
Denob at the Reins
The former global moderator for the Canadian Preppers Network, Denob
has recently accepted the admin position on the international forum and
in just a short time has brought the group to new heights with
excellent growth and exceptional moderating skills.
"The
IPN offers a place for people from all over the world to get together
and share knowledge, ask advice, and support each other in their
efforts to be prepared for whatever may happen. With over 1600 members
and growing every day, the IPN brings together preppers from Canada to
Australia and everywhere in between. Members can share ideas with
others from across the globe, or even organize groups and meetups from
fellow preppers right down the street. Members can discuss all prepper
related topics such as growing and storing your own food, alternative
energy, home defense and much, much more. Someone, somewhere has the
answer to that issue that you just can't seem to figure out and the IPN
lets you poke the brains of preppers from all over the world, bringing
you knowledge and experience that months of research couldn't match.
Whether
you're an experienced survivalist or just waking up to the fact that
the world around you can be a dangerous and volatile place, the IPN is a
one stop shop for preppers to get together and share what they have
learned."
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Food Preps & Recepies |
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Not just for Civil War Re-enactors anymore... |
Survival Recipe: Tasty Hardtack
By Leon Pantenburg
One of the more popular posts on SurvivalCommonSense.com
has been how to make hardtack, a basic survival food. I was gearing
up for an elk hunt, so I tried this recipe from Mark, who had commented
on the post.
"I've been
making and enjoying hardtack for years," Mark wrote. "I like to use
native pecans in mine." Immediately intrigued, I made up a batch,
using Mark's recipe as a base. Using only the ingredients that were on
hand, I had to make a few substitutions.
And, as is my
wont, I can't resist tweaking a recipe when there is potential to make
it more healthy. (I always amend flour: For each cup of white flour,
add 1 Tbs of soy meal; 1 tsp of wheat germ, and 1 Tbs of dried milk.
This creates a whole protein!)
The result was wonderful! Unlike the traditional hardtack recipes
which can be nutritious, but REALLY bland, this recipe is tasty! And
it's kind of like opening a bag of chips - you can't eat just one!
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Nuclear, Biological, Chemical...and Fire Safety Tips
Brought to you by ILC Dover
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Quick Tip #1 Preparing for a Chemical Attack
When preparing your disaster kit, make sure you have included a roll of duct tape and scissors.
Choose what room you will shelter in place in, preferably an interior
room at the highest level of the building with few or no windows. Be
sure to have pre-measured plastic to cover windows, doors, and vents.
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