Okay, this is my next project I think. Very cheap, efficient, cheap, small, cheap woodstove. Did I mention that it won’t cost a lot to build this? You probably have most of the materials in your food storage already. Check out this thread on the LDS Preppers site. Which, by the way, is full of […]
Kids Prep Minute: Code Words
Here’s a quick one to think about with your kids. If mom was unavailable to come get you and she had to send someone you didn’t know to pick you up from school/ball practice/whatever, how would you know they were safe to go with? Well, they’ll know the secret code word (or phrase) of course. […]
The Most Amazing Delicious Magical Award Winning 6 Grain Bread Recipe I Ever Came Up With Myself
Really. It’s that good. And I made it up myself. Well, I started with a recipe and kept changing it and changing it until I hit on this combination and haven’t changed it since. This is what my family eats. I promise it’s delicious. Angela’s Crazy Delicious 6 Grain Bread Recipe Makes 6 loaves. If […]
Kids Prep Minute: Drills
Another post here about preparing with kids in the house. If you don’t have kids, read it anyway. Maybe it will get your imagination going on something you could do to be better prepared also. Our topic today is drills, and I’m not talking about your favorite Makita here. I’m talking about practicing your emergency […]
Emergency Radio Winner and Powdered Milk Tasting
Congratulations to Becki, the winner of the emergency radio giveaway from campingsurvival.com! Wish I had one of those for everyone who entered. In other news, for you locals there’s powdered milk taste testing going on today (Friday) from 4-5 at the church on the hill. Come by and give me your opinions on a variety […]
Kids Prep Minute: Make a Plan
The computer has been reincarnated, so I’m back. I only have about a hundred posts to write, but the photo editing software isn’t installed yet, so I guess I get to start with a non-photo intensive post. This will be the first in a bunch of posts having to do with preparedness and self-reliance when […]
Viruses and the Barter Economy
Just a quick post today. My computer has some crazy virus, so it’s out of commission until we have our computer guy come cast some tech-geek-magic spell on it and hopefully it will be happy and work again. In the meantime, I almost had to go to the library to use their computer to post […]
Got Old Oil in the Utah or Southern Idaho Area?
Want to donate some to a study on food storage oils at BYU? I love food storage experiments, so you know I’m letting them have some of my old stuff. If you’d like to help out the oil study, see the details here. They are looking for vegetable oils that have been in food storage […]
Canning Plum Jam
Cooked jams are not too difficult and a little bit of fruit can actually make more jam than you might think. And one of the best parts about making jam is that you can make “variations on the theme” jams that you’ll never find in a store, like cherry-strawberry or plum-pineapple or peach-jalepeno (hubby’s personal […]
Homemade Survival Bars Question
I had a question from a reader on my Homemade Survival Bar post: Is there something you can substitute for the jello that would be organic to use for flavoring? I plan to go with stevia and honey rather than the sugar, as stevia will hold up longer and it is much better for the […]