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. […]
18 Power’s Out Sanity Saving Activities For Children (And Their Parents)
You are in the middle of eating dinner during a storm and suddenly the lights flicker and turn off. The power is out. You don’t know how long it will last, but you have kids that are starting to get worried. Either because they’re small and afraid of the dark or because they realize they […]
Using Honey as a Topical Antibiotic: The Honey Bandage
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thrive Life Cansolidator Assembly
The Cansolidator from Thrive Life is a kitchen cupboard sized can rotator rack. It is built to go on a shelf in your pantry or cupboard and comes in three different sizes. For the assembly today we have the Cansolidator Cupboard model (holds 20 cans). When the box is opened, there are 12 support bracket […]
