In the event of an emergency, knowing what is happening as soon as possible can help you make the best decisions on how to react. One of the simplest and quickest ways to get that information is to register your phone number and your mobile phone with your local law enforcement office’s reverse 911 system. […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 9: Emergency Water 101
Episode 9: Emergency Water 101 Listen here! Water 101. What are my options for storing water? How often do I need to rotate water? What should I look for in a water filter, and tons of other great emergency water information! Featuring an interview with Tim Pedersen, Emergency Essentials® water expert. Mentioned in the show: […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 8: Preparedness 101
Episode 8: Preparedness Basics Listen here! Preparedness 101: An overview of the basics of preparedness. Why prepare, what are we preparing for, making a plan, emergency kits, short and long term food storage, and how to start. Mentioned in the show: Prioritizing preparedness goals Making a Plan Vehicle Emergency Kit 72 Hour Kit here and […]
The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide Review and Giveaway!
Have you read the Hunger Games series? My two oldest kids loved these books, and they are chock full of young people in outdoor survival situations. Throughout the series, the heroine Katniss, eats plants, purifies water, builds shelters, uses plants for medicine, hunts her own food, and survives some pretty harsh circumstances. These books are […]
Book Review: The Prepper’s Cookbook
Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition has a new food storage cookbook out: The Prepper’s Cookbook: 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious, Life-Saving Meals. The book focuses on foods that are commonly stored and inexpensive to stock and really does have 300 recipes. There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, supper, sides, breads, […]
How to Cook Dandelion Roots
Dandelion is one of the most recognizable and widespread edible plants. You know that weed that pops up in your yard every spring with its sunny yellow flowers? That lovely yellow flower that then turns into a ball of fluff attached to seeds that get blown across the yard/town/nation by the wind and small children? […]
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 […]
Book Review: Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting
There are many different reasons and scenarios for which to be prepared. One that isn’t covered too often is surviving a mass shooting. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in one of these attacks? In Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting, John Forsythe outlines ways to […]
5 Ways of Purifying Water for Drinking in an Emergency Situation
Guest post by Josh “Mad Thrad” Campbell As you probably already know, purifying water for drinking is extremely important, because your life literally depends on your ability to produce water that is free from pathogens and impurities. First, you need to have a list of the source(s) of water around you (here’s a list of […]
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, […]
