Paul Martin - Member - The Prepared

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Reply to: Emergency food prep in urban, apartment living? Posted December 26, 2021

Solar cooking is no different than any other form of cooking, except for the fact you need the sun to be in full view. The plan is to use the solar cooking devices in situations where we are trying to conserve propane for cooking. Hope that helps!

Reply to: September is National Preparedness Month – Share your preparedness tips here! Posted September 12, 2021

Make an effort to make an inventory of your supplies. That’s a huge help when tracking on what needs to be topped off or rotated. https://paultmartin.com/blog/f/project-two-important-tools-every-prepared-citizen-should-have?fbclid=IwAR3VZvsimjT-tmoCl2nkwHjw2zi9PZsyMzhlBeLephZCfzBLOAtRS4tAUVQ

Reply to: Airline travel, what carry on preps do you all include? Posted July 13, 2021

https://paultmartin.com/travel-preparedness

FREE Preparedness Seminar March 20 in Austin, Texas

Posted March 9, 2021

Virtual Preparedness Conference – Now Online

Posted September 2, 2020

Increased news coverage on secession and civil war

Posted August 10, 2020

Improving your vehicle maintenance

Posted July 28, 2020

Reply to: Increasing your readiness when driving near protests Posted July 28, 2020

I think a drone would be great…I just don’t know how practical it would be. I am a 20 minute drive from downtown Austin. For me, it’s just not practical to take a drone with me to survey traffic. For others, it might be viable.

Reply to: Better gas cans Posted July 27, 2020

This is what I use – along with the long nose flexible spouts available on this site. https://wavianusa.com/

Increasing your readiness when driving near protests

Advice 5

Posted July 27, 2020

If you have checklists, do you have triggers for using them?

Advice 1

Posted July 21, 2020

Reply to: Better gas cans Posted July 15, 2020

I use Wavian cans exclusively. Yes, they are quite expensive. I find them more robust than the cheaper cans I have owned in the past.

Reply to: Preparation for flying? Posted July 13, 2020

I have flown twice in the last 30 days, including a round trip to Los Angeles this past weekend. Here are some of my thoughts in case they help you. https://paultmartin.com/blog/f/report-air-travel-during-a-pandemic

Reply to: Thinking ahead: second order impacts? Posted July 13, 2020

I am reading police are retiring at record numbers to the point NYPD is limiting the number of retirement submissions on a daily basis. As cities elect to de-fund police, it creates an artificial lack of cops on the street, putting those current officers under more stress.

Reply to: Recommendations for Worksheets or Planning Sheets? Posted July 8, 2020

I started cataloging all of the checklists I use here. https://paultmartin.com/checklists-1

Reply to: Shelf-stable pantry meals for snobs Posted July 7, 2020

Check out The Storm Gourmet: A Guide to Creating Extraordinary Meals Without Electricity. It will give you a lot of good ideas of what to keep on hand for grid down emergencies that will allow you to prepare an array of meals.

Reply to: Thinking ahead: second order impacts? Posted July 7, 2020

I put this together back in late April. These are not predictions but rather possibilities. https://paultmartin.com/blog/f/a-letter-to-you-on-the-second-and-third-order-effects-of-covid-19

Reply to: What the media didn’t understand about toilet paper hoarding Posted July 7, 2020

My hypothesis is that a) consumers were told earlier this year just how dependent we were on China for everything we use, and b) the media ran images of shoppers in Hong Kong stocking up on toilet paper. In light of that, American consumers did what American consumers do in such situation – hoard what they believe is going to be in short supply.

Reply to: Emergency food prep in urban, apartment living? Posted July 7, 2020

I put the Ready Citizen Manual together a few months ago, along with a food planning spreadsheet. You may find some ideas here. For cooking options, you may find a solar oven a good option depending on the amount of sunlight you get and whether you have a porch or other place to put the oven while it’s heating up your food. I have a SunOven and am very impressed with it. https://paultmartin.com/the-ready-citizen-manual

Reply to: Does insurance cover damage from civil unrest and looting? Posted July 7, 2020

Insurance trade publications are reporting insurers are re-evaluating whether to provide property damage coverage for civil unrest in the future. https://paultmartin.com/blog/f/commentary-shifting-treatment-of-civil-unrest