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DIY Toothpaste Dots for Your Emergency Kits

March 26, 2023 By Emily Mendel 13 Comments

DIY Toothpaste Dots for Your Emergency Kits

Learn how to make toothpaste dots with this easy step-by-step guide. This quick hack helps your hygiene in emergency situations.

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Preparedness Tagged With: camping, dental hygiene, hiking

Long-Burning Candles at Low Cost for Powerless Nights

May 15, 2022 By Tom Myles Leave a Comment

Light up your powerless, dark nights with this inexpensive prep item from Dollar Tree

Find out what are the best long-burning candles on a low cost for the powerless nights. These budget candles last a long time!

Filed Under: Preparedness Tagged With: camping, emergency lighting, shtf, survival, teotwawki

Aquamira Water Bottle Filter: 2022 Review

April 28, 2022 By Emily Mendel 2 Comments

Mom with a PREP | A review of the Aquamira Water Filter Bottle...a water filter that you can store water in. But does it work?....

Learn why you should buy the Aquamira Microbiological Filter. All the Aquamira Water Bottle Filter pros and cons are in this 2022 review.

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Preparedness, Reviews Tagged With: camping, hiking, life straw, water filter

Top 10 Fire Starters For Camping in 2022

April 24, 2022 By Tom Myles 2 Comments

Learn what are the best fire starters in 2022. Read these reviews of the top 10 fire starters from Amazon and find your best!

Filed Under: Camping / Hiking Tagged With: backyard camping, camp cooking, campfire cooking, camping, fire starters, preparedness, survival

I Tried It for You: Lifestraw Personal Water Filter Review

December 9, 2013 By Tom Myles 4 Comments

I Tried It for You: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter Review by Mom with a Prep

​Can you see yourself lugging the 2-3 gallons of water per day that you’ll need for survival, cooking and safe cleaning? No, me either. Though the every federal emergency preparedness plan calls for a minimum of 1 gallon of water per person per day, that doesn’t take into account what you need for extra. That’s […]

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Preparedness, Reviews Tagged With: camping, hiking, LifeStraw; water filter, personal water filter, water filter, water purification

Preparedness Quick Tip #18: 15+ Uses for a Trash Bag in an Emergency Situation

November 9, 2013 By Mike Lucero 7 Comments

A list of how you can use trash bags in your emergency preparedness | Mom with a Prep

Trash bags are essential tools for your emergency kits and to have stocked in your home. The list below has the black trash bag in mind, but many of the uses would work equally well with white trash bags, especially if you are using the better quality brands. How to Use Trash Bags for an […]

Filed Under: Preparedness Quick Tip Tagged With: camping, shelter, trash bags

How to Build a Backyard Fire Pit

October 29, 2013 By Emily Mendel 16 Comments

Mom with a PREP | Having a Fire Pit in your backyard not only adds some interest to your landscape, but it gives you another venue for cooking when there is a power outage. Here's how to build one...

Having a fire pit in your backyard is an awesome way to have a backup for cooking when the power goes out, and it creates a great space to gather round and spend time with your family away from technology and just talk. How about that? NOTE: This post was written as we went – […]

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: alternative cooking, camping, landscaping, off grid

How a Pencil Sharpener can Save Your Life

October 21, 2013 By Emily Mendel 5 Comments

How can you utilize a simple pencil sharpener into a tool that can save your life?

This seems a pretty tall order for a mere back to school supply piece of plastic, but the humble pencil sharpener really can save your life in an emergency situation. I’m sure you’ve all seen the million ways you can use a Tic Tac box to create mini survival kits. But that’s not a great […]

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Preparedness, Preparedness Quick Tip Tagged With: camping, fire making, kindling, school supplies

I Tried It for You: A Review of the Credit Card-sized Survival Tool in Everyday Life

September 20, 2013 By Tom Myles Leave a Comment

One of the very first 'survival' tools that I bought my family. Everyone has one for their wallet. It's one of this kitchy things that you think aren't worth it, but you might be wrong...

One of the very first ‘survival’ tools that I bought my family Everyone has one for their wallet. It’s one of this kitchy things that you think aren’t worth the money, but it’s a really great, small first move you can make that is cheap to boot! What is it? It’s an 11 function survival […]

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Preparedness, Reviews Tagged With: camping, emergency preparedness, hiking, preppertalk, survival, wallet

How to Make Your Own Deodorant (and why you’d even want to)

August 30, 2013 By Mike Lucero 3 Comments

Mom with a PREP | How to make your own deodorant. Why the heck would you want to do that?

Not long ago, I began reading up on how aluminum in antiperspirants could be contributing to an increase in Alzheimer’s, as well as being an estrogen mimicker and clogging pores (see more info HERE @ Kitchen Stewardship). Considering I’m youngish, I kind of just ignored most of that, until I began seeing symptoms in several family […]

Filed Under: Make Your Own, Preparedness Tagged With: camping, coconut oil, deodorant, essential oils, toiletries

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