Welcome to the 72 Hour Kit series! It was recently brought to my attention that my coverage of personal emergency kits (commonly called 72 hour kits) has been pretty slack on this site. So I’m repenting, and we’re going to go through building an emergency kit one step at a time together. I’m excited to […]
Practically Free Egg Carton Dryer Lint Firestarters
Here’s a fire starter that’s easy to make from materials you probably already have floating around your house. These little balls of fire will burn for approximately 15 minutes after being lit, giving you plenty of time to get a fire going even if you have to dry out some of the wood. I keep […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 70: Five Emergency Kits to Prepare
Episode 70: Five Emergency Kits to Prepare Listen here! Want to put an emergency kit together? Today we discuss five different kits with ideas for what to put in them and why you would want each one. Mentioned in the show: Five Emergency Kits to Prepare for Your Family Car Emergency Kit (with checklist) Road […]
Five Emergency Kits To Prepare For Your Family
So you’re thinking of assembling an emergency kit. Great! As you are putting your kit together, you may find that you actually need more than one, each serving a slightly different purpose. I’ve outlined five kits you may need to have for your family. Add any others you think of in the comments! 1. 72 […]
Make Your Own Homemade Survival Bars –Improved Recipe!
You may remember that almost five years ago we made these homemade survival bars. With approximately 2000 calories total, low cost, and long shelf life, these are a fantastic addition to your vehicle emergency kit or 72 hour kit. But there were some problems. Holy cow, they were hard to mix. Then they overcooked a […]
Assembling a Car Emergency Kit with Printable Checklist
An emergency can strike any time. If you are away from home, you will only have what is with you to take care of yourself and your loved ones, and wouldn’t it be nice if those supplies included a well stocked car emergency kit? Depending on your lifestyle, a car emergency kit could be more […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: An Ounce of Prevention
One time I was discussing the contents of my emergency kit with an interested individual. Sharp fellow, this guy. I had quite a lengthy list of what was included in my kit (similar to how it is still) and after reading through the list, he said he’d add a pair of work gloves. And I […]