One of the most basic needs we have in many emergency situations is clean water. Water to drink, cook with, and clean with. It is hard to imagine life without clean water coming out of our tap, but it really wouldn't take much to disrupt or … [Read more]
Revolution: New NBC Show Premiers Monday
NBC has a new show with survival themes called Revolution premiering this coming Monday, September 17th. Looks like it might be worth watching, what do you think? For more information, go to NBC's Revolution page. … [Read more]
ENDED Guess the Mystery Prep Item–Paracord Giveaway
550 Paracord is a fantastically versatile and amazingly strong cord that consists of an outer sheath surrounding seven smaller inner cords. This cord can be used for lashing, stringing up a survival shelter, snares, and of course paracord … [Read more]
How to Make a Paracord Survival Bracelet
Making a bracelet from paracord (also called parachute cord) is a relatively easy project. We did this together as a family and even my 8 year old got one made with not too much help from mom. A paracord bracelet gives you approximately 8-10 feet … [Read more]
ENDED Guess the Mystery Prep Item–UVPaqlite Giveaway
Here's another guess the mystery preparedness item giveaway. The prize on this one is a fantastic assortment of reusable glow products from UVPaqlite. I did a review of some of UVPaqlite's products, and since then have strategically placed them … [Read more]
Last Week’s Winners and the Mystery Prep Item
The lucky winners for the giveaways last week were: Lindy B--$50 Gift card to Freeze Dry Guy Peggy N--4 Dozen Tattler reusable canning lids Jeanine F--Augason Farms Breakfast Pack All the winners have been contacted by email. The … [Read more]
ENDED Freeze Dry Guy Gift Cards Giveaway
To celebrate National Preparedness Month (and the fact that the blog was only down for a few hours today when our host site crashed), we've got another giveaway to help you get prepped. The Freeze Dry Guy has generously donated three more fifty … [Read more]
ENDED Weekend Giveaway: Name That Prep Item
We have another giveaway today in honor of National Preparedness Month. This one will run through the weekend and end Sunday at midnight EST. The prize is a fabulous Breakfast 6 Pack from Augason Farms. And all you have to do to enter is guess the … [Read more]
Dehydrating Green Beans
Green beans are the garden gift that keeps on giving. If you can keep up with the picking about 1-2 times per week, green beans will just keep on making beans until they freeze. What to do with all those green beans? One of my favorite methods of … [Read more]
ENDED Giveaway Kicking Off National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month and to celebrate and help raise your preparedness level, I've got some great contests and giveaways lined up this month. I have super blog sponsors and friends in the preparedness community helping with the … [Read more]
