Honey is one of the more versatile foods you can store. You know it tastes good on toast and in your tea, but did you know honey also has healing properties? We recently got to experiment with honey as a topical antibiotic when our adventurous little dog, Huck, decided to go get his foot caught […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 1: Interview with Linda from Food Storage Moms
Episode 1: Interview with Linda from Food Storage Moms Listen here! April 8, 2013: Today on the Food Storage and Survival Radio Show I interview Linda from Food Storage Moms .com about her blog, her love of food storage, and how she helps her family be better prepared as a mother and grandmother. I’m also […]
Official Launch of The Survival Mom Radio Network!
Today is the official launch of the Survival Mom Radio Network! What is this network you ask? Well, a dozen amazing women have teamed up to share their knowledge and passion on a wide variety of topics through podcasts hosted on the Survival Mom Radio Network. And yes, I’m one of them! Be sure to […]
UVPaqlite MatLite Review
UVPaqlite is a company that makes reusable glow products. They have glow sticks, dots, light weight Paqlites, and an assortment of other glowing items. These products produce light kind of like a high powered glow in the dark sticker. They can be charged up with any light source and will glow throughout the night. I […]
Hypothermia Symptoms and Treatment
When I was a teenager, my two brothers and I took a series of wilderness survival classes. I don’t remember much of what we learned, but I distinctly remember the instructor talking about hypothermia. He told us that people don’t freeze to death, they get hypothermia and die. I guess that jarred my reality enough […]
8 Tips For Storing Food in Mylar Bags
Want to store your food storage in Mylar bags? Here are 8 tips for using Mylar bags for food storage you’ll want to know. 1. Mylar bags are not rodent proof. Plan accordingly. Put your bags into rodent proof containers like plastic bins, buckets, or metal barrels. 2. Mylar bags are reusable. Unlike a #10 […]
Practically Free Mylar Bags
Continuing our Mylar bag fun today, I know you were all disappointed that the Mylar emergency blanket couldn’t make a food storage bag. However, there is a way to get food grade Mylar bags super cheap. In fact, they’re practically free and you probably have some in your house right now. Check out the video […]
Can You Make a Food Storage Bag From a Mylar Emergency Blanket?
Food storage bags are made of Mylar. So are those shiny emergency blankets. So can you make a Mylar food storage bag from a Mylar emergency blanket? I know this is a question that has kept you up at night, but you didn’t want to unfold one of those unruly blankets to test it out! […]
Make Custom Sized Mylar Bags With a Clothing Iron
Even with all the sizes and shapes of Mylar bags available, sometimes you just want something custom made for a particular project. Well, it’s super simple to make your own custom sized or shaped Mylar bags and all you need is a pair of scissors and a clothing iron. Check out the video below: Click […]
Honey and Onion Natural Cough Remedy
Here’s an easy homemade cough remedy that you probably already have the ingredients for. It’s a honey onion syrup–before you get grossed out, it doesn’t taste like onions when it’s done. Really. And you just use the honey syrup, you don’t actually eat the onion pieces (although you could if you love onions). We’ve been […]
