Note from Angela: Food prices are on the rise, so what can we do about it? Thanks to reader Kalen for this guest post with some great ideas. Any other ideas? Add them in the comments. :) The world is currently experiencing some of the highest food prices on record. The United Nations has recently […]
The Survival Cache
Guest Post by Tom Huntington from Coast Products–thanks Tom! Coast Products is sponsoring a giveaway next week–watch for it! :) Preparing a Survival Cache Most people that have been paying any attention to the news lately would likely agree that things have been precarious to say the least. From natural disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes and […]
Lessons Learned
Thanks again to the guest post writers during baby recovery time! Here is a guest post from reader Patti–Thanks, Patti, for sharing! :) Well, many of you don’t know me. This is my first guest post ever. So, I am excited about doing this. I thought I would share how this weekend is going (middle […]
Five WalMarts, One Can of Carrots
Guest post by Nick who blogs at StockingUp.net. Originally posted on his blog. Note from Angela: With “Just in Time” inventory at most stores you never know if they’ll have the things you need when you want to get them. And in an emergency situation, wouldn’t you rather not have to go to the store […]
A Reader’s Attempt at the Homemade Survival Bars and Some Troubleshooting
I had a reader try out making the Homemade Survival Bars and graciously agree to have his experience shared with all of you. Thanks, Robert! Here’s how it went. I made the recipe according to instructions. After reading some of the comments, I decided to make flat bars instead. I used a 1/2″ thick jelly […]
Cold Camping, Hot Rocks: Using Rocks to Stay Warm on a Cold Night Outside
Sometimes camp outs can get pretty chilly. When I was growing up we’d frequently take camping trips when it wasn’t quite warm enough to be comfortable–mostly the early spring or late fall trips–and sleeping was never warm enough even with plenty of blankets piled on. I’m not sure how it came to be–maybe my mom […]
Preparedness Basics: Long Term Storage
Once your short term food storage goals are met (or close to it), the next item of preparedness in the food category is to work on storing some long term food storage. These foods are items that will sustain life and store for a long time. This is where your buckets of wheat and rice […]
Homemade Survival Bar Update–2+ Years Later
Can you believe it’s been two years since we made these homemade survival bars? If you weren’t around for the homemade survival bar post, go ahead and check it out, I’ll wait. We checked on them last year here. Well, I had a sweet reader ask about their condition now, over two years later, so […]
Book Review: Seven Years of Plenty Cookbook
I recently received a copy of Seven Years of Plenty Cookbook by Linda Olsson who also writes the blog Seven Years of Plenty. For those of you unfamiliar with the phrase, seven years of plenty were what Joseph in Egypt knew would happen before a great famine hit by interpreting Pharaoh’s dream in the Old […]
Book Review: Old-Time Country Wisdom and Lore
Voyageur Press recently sent me a copy of their newest book Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore: 1000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living by Jerry Mack Johnson to review. This book contains a wealth of information from folklore about topics like water witching, weather, country remedies and herbal cures, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood […]