Sometimes there are things that are important to share that just don’t have the depth to make up a full post, so every so often I’ll share a Preparedness Quick Tip with you. Short, sweet, to the point. Here’s today’s: When cleaning up vomit, a dab of your favorite essential oil under your nose makes […]
Cutting Corn Off The Cob the Easy Way
Here’s an easy way to cut corn off the cob for freezing, bottling, or dehydrating. Power tools involved! I think you guys will especially enjoy this one. In the past we’ve used a knife to get our blanched corn cut off the cob. It works pretty well although the straight knife cutting on the round […]
101 Uses for Empty Food Storage Cans
Do you have empty food storage cans laying around? If you’re like us, you use food that has been canned in #10 cans. These are the standard bulk food storage cans–approximately 6 1/8″ across and 7″ high. And once they’re opened, they can’t be resealed like a bucket can, so you end up with this: […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Garden Map
When you’re planting your garden, it’s nice to make some kind of markers so you know what you planted where. This is especially good if you are trying different varieties of the same vegetables. Some people like to put little sticks or papers stuck to sticks to mark their rows. I’ve found that at least […]
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 […]
The Kid’s Emergency Boredom Buster Can
Here’s a fun idea for the non-foods section of your food storage. Suppose your emergency lasts longer than you expected. You’re stuck in your house without electricity or quarantined for whatever reason. What are you going to do for entertainment? Storing entertainment is not high on the preparedness list, but can be a lifesaver especially […]
Saving Seeds: Squash
Saving squash seeds is pretty simple. The pictures I’m using are from a winter squash called Long Island Cheese. For summer squash, you want to let the squash get big and over-ripe like we did with the cucumber so the seeds can mature before trying to save the seeds. The squash will be long past […]
Two Heads are Better than One
I hope none of you are prepping alone. I hope you’ve got someone who you can discuss things with. Though not everybody does, it’s really a good thing to get a trusted friend or spouse or significant other involved in your plans. They will have insight that you don’t and will be able to solve […]