I recently received a copy of Caleb Warnock’s new book, The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers and of course was quite interested in finding out what I could learn. Forgotten self sufficiency skills? Right up my alley. I live in Utah and I’m a Mormon. With my own Pioneer ancestry, I […]
Emergency Dental Work
I recently had some dental work done. Serious dental work. For some reason I don’t feel anything wrong with my teeth until it is a root canal. Ugh. Anyway, of course it got me thinking about how glad I was to get that done and over with and how much it would stink to have […]
6 Ways to Get Better at Ham Radio
When I first got my amateur radio license (also called ham radio), I really didn’t know what I was doing. I studied the recommended book, quizzed myself on the recommended website, and showed up and passed the test. Now what? I thought. Just because I can understand it in a book doesn’t mean I know […]
EcoZoom Zoom Versa Rocket Stove Review (Charcoal)
What are your options for emergency cooking? For any stove you have available for off grid cooking, you’ll need some kind of fuel. It’s best if the fuel is something you can get more of or stock a lot of. I recently had the opportunity to test out a ZoomVersa Stove from EcoZoom stoves. One […]
Emergency Diaper Insurance
For long term diapering in an emergency situation, cloth diapers are the way to go. They are reusable, washable,and you don’t need to loot your local store when a disaster hits because you’re worried about running out of diapers. And cloth diapers aren’t what they used to be. There are some really nice designs out […]
Food Storage Saves Dinner
This is not the first time food storage has saved dinner. Just the most recent time. It was Sunday (you know, when I avoid shopping and all the stores around here are closed anyway). We had been visiting friends and I needed a quick dinner, so I went to the food storage room and pulled […]
Food Storage Basics: Variety
Way back in 1998 sweet husband and I were just getting serious about our food storage. That’s shortly before we had any kids. We had the opportunity to do some canning at the LDS dry pack cannery and so we sat down to figure out what to can. Well, we didn’t have a wheat grinder […]
Tips for Using Yard Sales for Preparedness
It’s yard sale season! At least around here. Some of you in hotter climates may have them more often in the spring or fall or even through the winter, but here in Utah, it’s prime yard sale time. Yard sales, or estate sales, moving sales, farm auctions, or any other variety of “get rid of […]
ENDED Headlamp Giveaway from Coast Products
You know I love headlamps. They are so handy (or is it unhandy?) With a headlamp on, your hands are free to do whatever else you need to do like pitch your tent or feed the animals. They’re perfect for emergency kits as well–lightweight and convenient. Everyone should have one. Or two, or three. Well, […]
Ham Radio Show on TWiT.tv
For those of you who are interested in amateur radio, there’s a new online weekly show about ham radio on TWIT.tv called HAM Nation. Here’s the information on the show from their site: “HAM Nation is the new TWIT show about ham radio. Bob Heil, with various co-hosts and guests will cover the excitement and […]
