Remember Monday’s post on our Mountain House dinner? Well, the next morning we had freeze dried Mountain House breakfast that the sweet folks at Mountain House sent us to sample. The kids wanted oatmeal, so we heated up water for mom and dad’s Mountain House Breakfast Skillet Wrap and for the kids’ oatmeal and for […]
Mountain House for Dinner: Review of Wraps and Macaroni and Cheese
The folks at Mountain House sent me some samples of their freeze dried meals to try, and really I was pretty excited. I’ve had some Mountain House before and actually had compared it to a couple of other brands of “backpacker” foods and for flavor and texture, the Mountain House was my favorite. So in […]
Shoes
What kind of shoes do you wear? Classy? Comfortable? Worn out? Crazy cute but highly uncomfortable? If your car broke down and you had to hike 5 miles, could you do it in the shoes you have on? What about the shoes you wear to work? To church? If not, it would be a good […]
Krazy Glue for Your First Aid Supplies
I had a friend write with an idea for 72 hour kits or first aid kits. Her son fell about 9 feet out of a tree onto the cement edge of their pond and got a nasty gash by his eye and a concussion. After getting it all cleaned up and disinfected, a neighbor who […]
Homemade Laundry Detergent Dispenser
Here’s a great little gadget my mom discovered for storing and pouring her homemade laundry soap–the Coffee Mate creamer bottle. They are pretty sturdy little bottles with a nice flip top lid and pour spout. If you don’t drink coffee, maybe you have a friend who would save a couple for you. They fit nicely […]
Book Review: Survivalist Family by Joe Fox
Joe Fox from Viking Preparedness recently contacted me about a book he had written called Survivalist Family: Prepared Americans for a Strong America. I’m sure he’s glad to see that I’m finally getting the review up. Life has been nuts lately, but I’ve finished the book and have to say I really enjoyed it. This […]
New Car, New Car Kit
We recently added a second vehicle to our family. This is a good thing. I’m seeing some substantial fuel savings over driving the suburban everywhere we go. This car has been in the plans for a few weeks, so I started gathering gear for a vehicle emergency kit before we even bought it. Who wants […]
Augason Farms Breakfast Pack Giveaway
Today we have a giveaway from the fabulous folks at Augason Farms. Augason Farms is part of the Blue Chip Group companies and is the maker and producer of the Morning Moos milk alternative we taste tested a little while ago. They’ve come up with a sweet product for food storage convenience and apparently it’s […]
The New Sun Oven
Happy day! I finally got a Sun Oven of my very own. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. It only took a week and a half or maybe two to get it out of the box. I know, if I’m so excited about it, why wasn’t it out on day one? I’ve been […]
Saratoga Farms Freeze Dried Peas Review
We tried out some of Saratoga Farms’ Freeze dried peas from The Ready Store last week, so here’s the report. Freeze dried is different from dehydrated. Dehydrating uses heat and air flow to remove the moisture from a food. Freeze dried foods are frozen, then put through a process of quickly thawing while moisture is […]