Here’s a quick post to answer a question my sister had: How can you tell the difference between used and new canning lids? There are a few ways to tell. First, the new ones are in a box and second, the used ones have the date sharpied on them :) However, if you used lids […]
Emergency Notebooks
I’m putting together a couple of notebooks (might turn into more). The first is a Grab and Go Emergency notebook with copies of important documents in it. I’m thinking to make a second copy and leave it at my mom’s house or something so if my house burns to the ground while I’m away, I […]
The Prepper Yard Sale or Thrift Store Shopping List
I love shopping at yard sales and thrift stores, and when I find one, I’m on the lookout for gear to help my preparedness efforts. Because most of the items you’ll find are used, always check the item’s condition well before buying. A $3.00 backpacking stove is useless if it doesn’t work. You never know […]
HEAT!
When preparing for emergencies, some of the first considerations are clean water, food, shelter, and in cold climates like ours–heat. My main concern in this house has been heat. We have gas heat so if the gas flow is interrupted OR the electricity goes out, we have no heat and the place cools off in […]
Emergency or Camping Shower
Here’s a great way to clean up in the woods–the Camp Shower. If you’re like me, a couple of days without a shower starts affecting my mood and there’s only so many ways to wash up in the woods most of which are a pain in the neck and use lots of water. One year […]
Storing Jars
When I’ve eaten the fantastic food (well, most of the time it’s fantastic) out of my canning jars and washed them out, it’s time to store them until I need to can something else. I like to wash the used lid and ring along with the jar and then put the clean lid UPSIDE DOWN […]
Canning Tools
If you’re going to can your own food, you’ll need some tools. Don’t worry, the list isn’t long and I’ll put in pictures also so you know what you’re looking for. First a canner. High acid foods like fruits, jams/jellies and tomatoes can be bottled in a Water Bath Canner or Boiling Water Canner (both […]
Dehydrator
A dehydrator is a fantastic tool for food preservation. I have used mine to dry green beans, corn, zucchini, tomatoes, apples, apricots, strawberries, herbs, actually anything that gets in my way when the dehydrator is out has the chance of being tossed in the dehydrator and dried. I have only owned one dehydrator–it is an […]
Apple Peeler/Corer/Slicer
Here’s the apple peeler/corer/slicer I use. It is a Back to Basics brand and clamps to the countertop. I’ve been told you can get a version of this through Pampered Chef as well. When the handle part is pulled back you stick an apple on the prongs with the prongs going into the core from […]
72 Hour Survival Kits
Let me start by saying that the 72 hour kit is highly overrated. The idea is a kit with all the items you need to survive for the first 72 hours after a disaster in a portable container of some type in case of evacuations, etc. Here’s the main problem with this idea: Who is […]
