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Six Things to Scout Along Your Evacuation Route
Evacuations happen every year around the country for various reasons. From weather related emergencies to chemical spills to wild fire, you may be asked to evacuate your home with very little notice. Or you could decide to leave (or "bug...
Prepper Dating: 15 Cheap or Free Date Ideas with a Preparedness Twist
Looking for some cheap or free date ideas for you and your significant other to share a little fun and romance while doing some prepping as well? Because I know as a prepper, being frugal is high on your list...
72 Hour Emergency Kit Series Week 4: Cooking
Welcome back! Today's focus in our 72 hour emergency kits is cooking! Having a cooking method in your kit is not mandatory, but will help if you want to heat or cook food OR are planning to use boiling as...
February 2015 Monthly Challenge: 3 Gallons of Water
Welcome to February's Monthly Challenge! How did Making a List go? This month we're going right to the basics. Your challenge is to get three gallons of water stored per person in your household. I know you were hoping for...
Maxpedition Triptych Organizer Giveaway!
Are you looking for a container for your everyday carry gear? Or an add on you could attach to your 72 hour emergency kit? Maybe a container for first aid supplies? Or maybe you just want to be a little...
72 Hour Kit Series Week 3: Fire and Heat
Welcome back to our 72 hour emergency kit series! This week we're covering fire and heat. Hypothermia, (not keeping your core body temperature high enough) is the most common outdoor killer. You can die from hypothermia even when it's not...
DIY Double 2 Liter Bottle Tote
Here's an easy sewing project I dreamed up when trying to figure out how to be able to carry more water in an emergency. 2 liter soda bottles are so easy and inexpensive to get, wash, and fill for emergencies,...
72 Hour Kit Series Week 2: Water for Your Emergency Kit
Welcome back to the 72 hour emergency kit series! This week we're getting water in our kits. Water for emergency kits is another topic I cover in detail in the first chapter of my book, Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and...
8 Delicious Ways to Use Freeze Dried Vegetables
When I started buying freeze dried food, I knew I needed to take my own advice and try the food out rather than just set it on a shelf and call it food storage and hope I liked it when...
