Black out curtains are crucial in managing emergency situations at home! The safety of your loved ones depends on the preparation of your home now.
How will darkness protect you? Consider a situation where the power has gone out. Whether it’s from an accident, weather or an emergency, being the only lit house on the block can draw people to your home seeking supplies. If the power grid is down, and your house is the only one lighting up the dark, you will be a beacon. The light will attract people looking for help. Possibly looters and those who would take the things you have prepared for your family. It is important that you protect your home from intruders with darkness.
I am not saying you shouldn’t help others. You should plan to help others, but you should not put a target on your home. Investment in blackout shades
Blackout curtains can also be crucial to managing emergency situations in cold conditions. An extra layer of insulation in the cold months can improve your home’s warmth retention enormously . This saves money on your heating bills now, as well as being a safety measure in harder times.
If these two options are too expensive right now, keep a box of heavy mil garbage bags for 55 gal drums 
Darkness is your friend in this situation. Remember that these are simple steps that are very do-able. If you have these things available, you and your home will be much more prepared in the event of any emergency.
For more ideas to improve the safety of your family and the security of your home, check out this quick-start guide. Be Prepared by Friday will show you how to take manageable steps that will have you more prepared for any situation within a week. Are you up for it?
You really have some good idea on prepping a house and protecting a home with darkness. Thank you for sharing with us 🙂
dominic@dlansing
I appreciate you checking in.I think Katrina showed how being a beacon was sometimes a bad thing. I just want folks to be aware of the situation around them, before they get in trouble. Have a great day!
Great tips, it might be useful someday to be prepared for anything like this.
Yea, as the weather today indicated, anything can happen anywhere at anytime…be prepared!
Great article, I was also reading about how people would never store all their supplies in one area. Instead they would hide stuff all over the house and if possible in the backyard. Also they keep wanna be thieves out by not advertising that they have been prepping, you look just as bad off as they are and they leave you alone and move on.
Yes, not having your eggs in one basket is always a good plan…not only because of looting ,but natural disasters too. In a tornado or earthquake part of your home could be dangerously damaged and a different spot, unaffected. I believe that people should be aware of their neighbors. I don’t make a big deal about crazy prepper talk, but I am friends with several folks around me who are likeminded. In an emergency, I have people who will be a help. I try to help the people around me be prepared so we create a safe zone for everyone if something bad happened. I am blessed to live in a very self reliant area of the world.