Episode 40: Staying Warm and Alive in Freezing Temperatures Listen here! Holy Polar Vortex, Batman! It’s cold outside! Today we’re talking easy ways to stay warm and alive in your home and your vehicle when the weather is freezing. Mentioned in the show: Cold Camping Hot Rocks 11 Trunk Essentials for Winter Driving Hand Warmers […]
Archives for January 2014
Replacing Lunch Meat with Real Meat
When we need a sandwich for lunch we skip the processed lunch meats and go for real meat instead. Lunch meats from the store are laden with additives and just go bad in my refrigerator waiting for someone to want to eat them. But a real meat sandwich is one even my husband, who is […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 39: The I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge
Episode 39: The I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge Listen here! What are your plans for Thanksgiving this coming year? It’s usually too early for me to plan, but this year our family will be eating all foods we grew, hunted, or raised ourselves. This week I explain why we’re doing this and what our plans are […]
Shoes for Survival–Nine Tips for Keeping Shoes on Your Feet No Matter What
What’s on your feet? All through history, there have been civilizations that have run around their whole lives bare footed. I’m not one of them. I like shoes. Especially in an emergency, shoes protect your feet from injury that can be incurred through unstable walking surfaces and debris on the ground. They will help you […]
Excalibur Dehydrator Giveaway!
Oh man, am I excited for this one. When I started with food storage, my husband and I decided we needed a dehydrator to help preserve food from our garden. So we shopped around and ended up spending what was, to us, a small fortune on an Excalibur 9 tray deluxe model. Then I went […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 38: Storing Food in #10 Cans and Buckets
Long Term Food Storage in #10 Cans and Buckets Listen here! What are the advantages and disadvantages of storing food in #10 cans or buckets? Which would be better for your food storage? Couple this episode with last week’s episode on storing food in Mylar bags to decide which storage method will be best for […]
Mountain House Just In Case Breakfast Bucket Review and Giveaway
What are your breakfast plans in your emergency kits? I might be fine with a granola bar or something quick, but my husband would rather have something real. Something hot. Like eggs and bacon. Maybe hash browns. If you’re looking for something a bit more substantial and more like regular breakfast to add to your […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 37: Long Term Food Storage in Mylar Bags
Episode 37: Long Term Food Storage in Mylar Bags Listen here! What’s the big deal about storing food in Mylar bags? Easy, inexpensive, and shiny! This podcast covers everything you need to know about storing food in Mylar bags. Plus it’s a new year and hopefully you’ve got some preparedness goals. I share some questions […]
The I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge
I got a call from my baby sister the other day asking what my plans were for Thanksgiving this year. If any of you know us, you know we don’t usually have plans for next week, much less for some holiday almost eleven months away. But we do now. Seems my brother hatched a crazy […]
How to Repair a Frayed Shirt Collar
My husband is arguably even cheaper more frugal than I am. Plus he gets attached to his clothes. Take this favorite shirt, for example. He brought this to me a couple of weeks ago. “Can you fix this? It’s a perfectly good shirt,” he tells me. Except for the collar, honey. The collar is falling […]