Clean, safe, drinking water is one of the top concerns when there is an emergency. The average person can only live approximately 3 days without water. I personally think I’d run into trouble before my three days were up. Drinking contaminated water can cause a variety of illnesses and even death. However, packing enough water […]
Mud
The days have gotten slightly longer, the temperatures slightly higher, and the crazy amount of snow on the ground is melting a little bit. Yesterday I pulled out of the driveway that is dirt in the summer time and narrowly missed hitting the back of sweet husband’s truck with the front of our suburban as […]
Aurora Fire Starter Giveaway from Campingsurvival.com
Today we have a giveaway from the fantastic folks at campingsurvival.com. Among the most important things when you’re in a survival situation is being able to keep warm and so a way to start fires is a must. I personally like to have 3 or 4 ways because I’m fire challenged, but that’s just me. […]
Emergency Radio Winner and Powdered Milk Tasting
Congratulations to Becki, the winner of the emergency radio giveaway from campingsurvival.com! Wish I had one of those for everyone who entered. In other news, for you locals there’s powdered milk taste testing going on today (Friday) from 4-5 at the church on the hill. Come by and give me your opinions on a variety […]
Viruses and the Barter Economy
Just a quick post today. My computer has some crazy virus, so it’s out of commission until we have our computer guy come cast some tech-geek-magic spell on it and hopefully it will be happy and work again. In the meantime, I almost had to go to the library to use their computer to post […]
Homemade Survival Bars Question
I had a question from a reader on my Homemade Survival Bar post: Is there something you can substitute for the jello that would be organic to use for flavoring? I plan to go with stevia and honey rather than the sugar, as stevia will hold up longer and it is much better for the […]
Emergency Radio Giveaway from Campingsurvival.com
Today we have another fun giveaway sponsored by campingsurvival.com! In an emergency, it’s nice to know what’s going on. If you’re stuck in your house with the power out and a blizzard raging and the power company knew they’d have power restored to your area within two days, wouldn’t you want to know? But if […]
Herb Seed Winner and Other Stuff
Planning a giveaway ending on Christmas Eve you know I’m not going to be notifying you Christmas day if you’re the winner, but I actually did notify the winner about a week ago and I’m just now getting around to posting it. The winner of the Culinary Herb Seeds in a Can is Brooke M.! […]
All Natural Culinary Herb Seeds in a Can Giveaway
Holy cow, things have been nuts around here lately! I have a pile of posts that should be getting posted and have had no time to post them! I think I might have a few minutes to do some posting today, so as promised, we’ll start with another fun giveaway from our friends at campingsurvival.com […]
Preparedness Stocking Swap
I’m going to try something a little crazy here, so bear with me and play along, okay? You all know Christmas is coming. If your house is anything like mine, you’ve got stockings to fill, and usually Santa is a little more sparse on the grown-ups stockings. Do you stuff your own? Use a sticky […]