Episode 39: The I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge Listen here! What are your plans for Thanksgiving this coming year? It’s usually too early for me to plan, but this year our family will be eating all foods we grew, hunted, or raised ourselves. This … [Read more]
Shoes for Survival–Nine Tips for Keeping Shoes on Your Feet No Matter What
What's on your feet? All through history, there have been civilizations that have run around their whole lives bare footed. I'm not one of them. I like shoes. Especially in an emergency, shoes protect your feet from injury that can be incurred … [Read more]
Excalibur Dehydrator Giveaway!
Oh man, am I excited for this one. When I started with food storage, my husband and I decided we needed a dehydrator to help preserve food from our garden. So we shopped around and ended up spending what was, to us, a small fortune on an Excalibur … [Read more]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 38: Storing Food in #10 Cans and Buckets
Long Term Food Storage in #10 Cans and Buckets Listen here! What are the advantages and disadvantages of storing food in #10 cans or buckets? Which would be better for your food storage? Couple this episode with last week’s episode on storing food … [Read more]
Mountain House Just In Case Breakfast Bucket Review and Giveaway
What are your breakfast plans in your emergency kits? I might be fine with a granola bar or something quick, but my husband would rather have something real. Something hot. Like eggs and bacon. Maybe hash browns. If you're looking for … [Read more]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 37: Long Term Food Storage in Mylar Bags
Episode 37: Long Term Food Storage in Mylar Bags Listen here! What's the big deal about storing food in Mylar bags? Easy, inexpensive, and shiny! This podcast covers everything you need to know about storing food in Mylar bags. Plus it's a new … [Read more]
The I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge
I got a call from my baby sister the other day asking what my plans were for Thanksgiving this year. If any of you know us, you know we don't usually have plans for next week, much less for some holiday almost eleven months away. But we do now. … [Read more]
How to Repair a Frayed Shirt Collar
My husband is arguably even cheaper more frugal than I am. Plus he gets attached to his clothes. Take this favorite shirt, for example. He brought this to me a couple of weeks ago. "Can you fix this? It's a perfectly good shirt," he tells … [Read more]
Best of 2013 on Food Storage and Survival
It's the end of another year here at Food Storage and Survival and I want to thank you, my readers for visiting, commenting, asking questions, and being just plain awesome! We've got some exciting things coming in 2014, but for now we're winding … [Read more]
Make Your Own Homemade Survival Bars –Improved Recipe!
You may remember that almost five years ago we made these homemade survival bars. With approximately 2000 calories total, low cost, and long shelf life, these are a fantastic addition to your vehicle emergency kit or 72 hour kit. But there were … [Read more]
