May 222013
 
The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide Review and Giveaway!

Have you read the Hunger Games series?  My two oldest kids loved these books, and they are chock full of young people in outdoor survival situations.  Throughout the series, the heroine Katniss, eats plants, purifies water, builds shelters, uses plants for medicine, hunts her own food, and survives some pretty harsh circumstances.  These books are Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 22, 2013
May 202013
 
Book Review: The Prepper's Cookbook

Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition has a new food storage cookbook out:  The Prepper’s Cookbook: 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious, Life-Saving Meals.  The book focuses on foods that are commonly stored and inexpensive to stock and really does have 300 recipes.  There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, supper, sides, breads, Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 20, 2013
May 162013
 
Storm Preparedness Plus Giveaway

Guest post and giveaway by the makers of STA-BIL and Start Your Engines! fuel treatments. Storm and tornado season is in full swing, and each year, the United States gets an average of 5.9 hurricanes, 1,000 tornadoes and 10,000 severe thunderstorms. Storms can be as scary as they are unpredictable and cause immense damage. But, Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 16, 2013
May 142013
 
How to Cook Dandelion Roots

Dandelion is one of the  most recognizable and widespread edible plants.  You know that weed that pops up in your yard every spring with its sunny yellow flowers?  That lovely yellow flower that then turns into a ball of fluff attached to seeds that get blown across the yard/town/nation by the wind and small children?  Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 14, 2013
May 102013
 
Solo Stove Biomass Stove Review

I recently got to test out the Solo Stove biomass backpacking stove.  This little stove is very light weight and burns bio-fuels like sticks, pine cones, leaves, and other dry fuel.  I put it through the standard testing and tried to boil some water on it.  The stove burns really nicely.  The first round I Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 10, 2013
May 092013
 
Book Review: Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting

There are many different reasons and scenarios for which to be prepared.  One that isn’t covered too often is surviving a mass shooting.  Do you know what to do if you find yourself in one of these attacks?  In Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting, John Forsythe outlines ways to Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 9, 2013
May 082013
 
5 Ways of Purifying Water for Drinking in an Emergency Situation

Guest post by Josh “Mad Thrad” Campbell As you probably already know, purifying water for drinking is extremely important, because your life literally depends on your ability to produce water that is free from pathogens and impurities. First, you need to have a list of the source(s) of water around you (here’s a list of Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 8, 2013
May 062013
 
Kelly Kettle Trekker Biomass Stove Review

The Kelly Kettle Trekker is a portable sized biomass stove with a unique design.  The stove consists of a fire pan and a chimney that is the water pot.  The chimney is double walled and holds water between the walls.   Kelly Kettle makes three different sizes of stove–the largest called the Volcano or Base Camp, Read More . . .

 Posted by on May 6, 2013
Apr 292013
 
How To Can Chicken or Pork

Want to know how to can chicken or pork?  Well, you’ve come to the right place.  Today we have a step by step, illustrated guide to canning pork and chicken! Canning meat might sound a little intimidating, but it is actually easier than many fruits or vegetables.  Bottled meat is fully cooked when it is Read More . . .

 Posted by on April 29, 2013
Apr 242013
 
Kindle Cook Kit Flameless Cooker Review

There are quite a few ways to heat food and water that require a flame.  But did you know there are also flameless  heaters?  MRE’s have used this technology for years with their specially designed MRE heaters.  Those heaters consist of a chemical in a pouch that produces heat when it is exposed to water.  Read More . . .

 Posted by on April 24, 2013