Here’s an easy sewing project I dreamed up when trying to figure out how to be able to carry more water in an emergency. 2 liter soda bottles are so easy and inexpensive to get, wash, and fill for emergencies, but they are difficult to carry if you need to leave and take your water […]
72 Hour Kit Series Week 2: Water for Your Emergency Kit
Welcome back to the 72 hour emergency kit series! This week we’re getting water in our kits. Water for emergency kits is another topic I cover in detail in the first chapter of my book, Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and Survival, so if you want more than we’re covering here plus options for water storage […]
8 Delicious Ways to Use Freeze Dried Vegetables
When I started buying freeze dried food, I knew I needed to take my own advice and try the food out rather than just set it on a shelf and call it food storage and hope I liked it when I needed to use it. There are freeze dried fruits and meats and even yogurt, […]
72 Hour Kit Series Week 1: Food for Your Emergency Kit
Welcome back to the 72 Hour Kit Series! If you haven’t already caught the introduction, read it now so you’ll know what’s going on. I’ll wait right here until you get back. Remember that you are building a kit for YOU and YOUR family, so your kit will probably look different than mine. In this […]
72 Hour Kit Series: Welcome and Personalize Your Kit
Welcome to the 72 Hour Kit series! It was recently brought to my attention that my coverage of personal emergency kits (commonly called 72 hour kits) has been pretty slack on this site. So I’m repenting, and we’re going to go through building an emergency kit one step at a time together. I’m excited to […]
How to Make Soap: Cold Process with Oatmeal
Have you been wanting to make your own soap at home but not sure how to do it? Well I’m going to walk you through soap making using the cold process. Now, the name “cold process” is a bit misleading. Things still get hot as you’ll see. But we’re not stirring everything together in a […]
23 (mostly beginner) Preparedness Sewing Projects
Want to try your hand at sewing? How about taking on a project that, besides honing your sewing skills, will help you be better prepared when it’s finished? I’ve rounded up 23 great sewing projects from around the web that are perfect for preppers to get started sewing on. Almost every one of these would […]
January 2015 Monthly Challenge: Make a List
Welcome to the monthly challenge series at Food Storage and Survival! Each month this year I’ll be issuing a challenge to you. I know quite a few of you are very active in preparing, but I don’t want any of you falling into the trap of reading blog posts, books, and articles, watching videos, and […]
Four Questions to Ask to Prioritize Emergency Preparedness Goals
It’s a new year and that means the traditional time of making new goals for yourself. Hopefully you added a few goals to be better prepared this year. I keep an ongoing list of things I want to learn, do, and purchase for preparedness. I call it the “Big List” and keep it in a […]
Food Storage and Survival’s Top 14 Posts of 2014
Holy cow we’ve had a fun year here at Food Storage and Survival! The highlight of the year was the release and many positive reviews of my new book, Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and Survival. If you haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy for yourself or a friend, now would be a […]