US Army Survival Manual and MORE

The US Army Survival Manual, one of the best emergency preparedness manuals on the planet is available for free download here. It sells on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and eBay for $6.00 to $29.00. Click the link above and it is free. More to come.

Emergency Links (Including Ham Radio)

MARA SLC has a twitter page! You can follow this with your smart phone or your computer. We send out a tweet each Wednesday night about the upcoming net. You can see it here: http://twitter.com/MARA_SLC Tonight's tweet was just posted and it just hit my phone. I know it came in, because my phone makes a beep note when new tweets arrive.

1. Off Grid Survival - Lots of info on survival and good Ham Radio Info. http://offgridsurvival.com/hamradio-2/

2. How to make char cloth - http://tinyurl.com/bn56mwb
Boy Scouts all learn how to make and use Char Cloth. It is a GREAT fire starter and is easy to make using old clothes or rope. http://tinyurl.com/bn56mwb

3. Making CharCloth using an Altoids Tin and then starting a fire with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G3oq-dwim4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqhwGpIpDV0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zH3iIfugw&feature=related

4. Emergency Amateur Radio Communication Kit by KH7O - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnnf0xUWNM
This ENTIRE section is filled with info on how to make grab and go boxes for your radio and power supply. Lots of GOOD info here.

While looking at the YouTube info, be sure to look at the links on the right side of the page for related links and additional information. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will usually find that there are more pages with similar useful information.

Be sure to see last week's post on this blog for the MARA net frequencies and times - Thanks to Dave, KD7UM, for this helpful info.

ADDITIONAL SOURCES

Smith & Edwards - North of Salt Lake City - Lots of good stuff for Emergency Preparedness plus lots of amazing stuff you can't live without but you'll never even know it exists until you go to Smith & Edwards.

Emergency Essentials - Located at 6356 South State Street on the West side of the street. BePrepared.com/Utah

Puritan's Pride - Fantastic source for vitamins and similar products at Great Prices! - www.Puritan.com

The Vermont Country Store - www.VermontCountryStore.com - some things for emergency preparedness and LOTS of fun stuff and nostalgic things from your past. You'll go back to this one again and again PLUS they are a great resource around Christmas Time for things you can't get in the stores here.

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