GPS Portable Navigation - For emergency situations

Two of the most popular GPS systems are the Tom Tom and the Garmin. Both are proven systems that work very well in your vehicles for vacation trips out of town or even finding a local address in your home town.

Most GPS Navigation Systems such as the Tom Tom make it easy for a family to evacuate and plan evacuation trips with a simple push off the button. Most sensible people will evacuate during a hurricane or named storm to protect their family. With The Tom Tom GPS portable navigation system delays on the road will kept to a minimum while traveling inland which makes this device great for emergency plans. Read More

Hurricane Preparedness Topics

Best Hurricane Preparedness Supplies and Awareness

My wife is from Louisiana, she is an experienced Hurricane Andrew Survivor and we stay during all hurricanes? Are you ready to battle the hurricane? Are your trees pruned and loose debris all tied down or picked up around the yard for the hurricane to pass? Are your windows boarded up or window shutters installed for the hurricane? Do you have a backup power supply with enough fuel to run for at least a week or two till the utilities are restored from the hurricane damage? Do you have camping supplies available to you to support living conditions from the hurricane damage? Do you have enough water to sustain life for a few weeks after the hurricane? Do you have enough food supplies or MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) to last a few weeks after the hurricane will pass.

In this Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness lens I have discussed eight great topics and tips to getting ready for a hurricane season and shared my families readiness plans from are own experiences living in the path of hurricanes.

Hurricane Preparedness - First aid supplies are the most important for survival.

Hurricane Preparedness - What does hurricane preparedness mean to you?

For me, being hurricane prepared means taking care of my safety and my families safety during a named hurricane. During hurricane season the threat of loosing a loved one or friend is very possible when they live near the Gulf of Mexico or the eastern Seaboard.

First aid supplies or kits will take care of some of the simplest needs during a hurricane. While the hospitals and emergency response teams will be very busy with more important situations you can assist with just being prepared. A first aid kit for your family can insist of some bandages and antibiotic ointment to aid in minor first aid and allow the emergency response teams to access more people who are really in need.

There are several first aid kits that are on the market and having a mobile first aid kit will have many benefits. The grab and go types will give care to any patient during any natural disaster or road side situations




Mother nature has a way of taking control of are lives and desecrating are futures. We can start planning for hurricane season long before it is even close. I have explained several tips to getting ready for hurricane season on my Best Hurricane Preparedness Supplies and Awareness lens.

Popular Potable Generators - For Hurricane Use

Popular Hurricane Generators

Popular hurricane generators are generally in the size range of 4000 watt generator to a 6000 watt portable generator. The hurricane generator you will purchase will depend upon your power needs during a natural disaster power outage caused from downed power lines.

High hurricane winds will cause trees to fall over and foreign debris onto power lines causing power outages in your neighborhood.

Part of getting ready for hurricane season is to have a good backup power supply as I have discussed in my website Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness. Having a hurricane backup power supply in the event of power loss will protect your food supply for a longer period of time.

Additional large backup power supplies to run your whole house and all of its appliances visit: Large Hurricane Generators Both types of generators - permanent and portable generators available.