Surviving In Your Car

Here’s hoping that you never need this information, but The Urban Survival Guide To Living In Your Car provides lots of advice should you ever find yourself in this situation. There are many things to consider that you’ve probably never thought of, such as where to park, what is and isn’t legal, receiving mail, generating electricity, essential basic gear, and more. Knowing how to stay safe, clean and fed/hydrated are imperative and should be your first priorities. Of course having adequate insurance is necessary to stay legal, and having cheap car insurance is more important than ever when you’re in financial difficulty. If you do need to reduce your premiums, compare auto insurance quotes online for free.

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Cody Lundin on Urban Survival

Cody Lundin is a professional instructor of outdoor survival, primitive living skills and urban preparedness. This video is an interview for his 2007 book, “When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes”.

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Urban Survival – The Importance of Safe Water in an Urban Survival Situation

By David Hardin

When preparing your household for a disaster nothing is more important than assuring an adequate supply of clean water.

In our day to day existence, fresh water is so abundant and inexpensive that we tend to overlook its true importance in our lives.

The rule of three says that we can survive

  • three minutes without air,
  • three days without water,
  • three weeks without food.

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Surviving Urban Disasters – Do You Know What to Do If the Worst Happens?

By Lance Esondi

An urban disaster can be life after a pandemic, flood, mudslide, tornado, hurricane, major snow storm, or any other weather conditions that change the urban environment into a survival type situation. For most of us we don’t find ourselves in these situations too regularly. But it can happen at any placing you in a situation where you need to survive the urban disaster.

These types of disasters can range from simply losing some city services like water, gas, and electricity to a situation where you might not be able to stay in your home or live in a damaged home. Just like out in the wild where you need some survival skills if lost, you will need some skills and supplies in the city if this situation happens.

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