A collection of Preparedness & Survival Quotes that can help motivate you to do more for your family! Preparedness Quotes “Be Prepared.” –The Boy Scout Motto “Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and them.” –Genesis 6:21 “Learn to sustain […]
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Preparedness Quick Tip #26: This Water Tastes Dirty!
There’s nothing like picking up a glass of water, expecting a nice refreshing drink, only to find it tastes ‘dirty’, ‘dusty’, ‘flat’, or tastes sort of like the chemicals it was treated with. A way to help that, and to give yourself a happy boost is to use flavored powdered drink mixes to boost the […]
6 Ways to Dehydrate Foods
Think using an electric dehydrator is the only way to be able to dehydrate your garden bounty? You’ve got options! Dehydrating food is a great way to be able to preserve your garden bounty or great find at the produce stand. You simply remove the moisture from your produce or meat to give it a […]
Food Storage Recipe: Hummus (even if you hate beans)
If your family is like mine, they hate beans. For some of us it’s a texture issue, for some of us it’s just the taste. That can put a real damper on your Food Storage plans if you can’t rely on a super cheap form of protein for your family. It’s hard to pass 13 […]
How Lipstick Can Light His Fire in More Ways Than One
I am not a girlie girl, far from it, but after watching an episode of “Dude, You’re Screwed” on Discover Channel with my family not long ago, you bet I’m going to advocate you carrying some kind of lip treatment in your everyday carry! Lipstick, and many other lip treatment products like lip balm, contains […]
The Importance of a Survival Seed Bank
It’s winter time…when most folks aren’t even beginning to think about the garden, unless, of course, they are PREPared 🙂 This is the prefect time to be planning and ordering and beginning your wee plants, in preparation for the great garden adventure to come! Not All Seeds Are The Same Heirloom Seeds – seeds taken […]
Creating Self-Reliant Kids: Prepper Pete Prepares – a Child’s Book about Being Prepared
We all know the story about the ant and the grasshopper, right? In this new book series, geared towards children (5-10), Kermit Jones, Jr. brings the ant right to our bedside story time with Prepper Pete! A resourceful ant who knows the importance of being prepared for all kinds of scenarios and wants to teach […]
How to Survive in a World without Internet
When our World Ended. How we coped with no internet for 3 months. Well, it felt that long. It was probably just 90 minutes. This is our story. We lived to tell about it. The proverbial poo hit the fan. Our internet was down. Seriously. No Netflix, no Facebook, no cable. We don’t really care […]
The Prepper’s Guide to Food Storage: A Book Review
So you’ve begun to think about putting some stuff away – just in case. But where to start? Gaye Levy of BackdoorSurvival.com has put together an e-book that might be just the thing for you! Don’t let the word Prepper fool you. The Prepper’s Guide to Food Storage is a basic, how to get it […]
10 Reasons to NOT be PREPared
Being prepared is more than the Doomsday Zombie Apocalypse Survival Scenario. You’ve seen me talk about how it’s about the little things. Be prepared for weather things (Polar Vortex, Hurricane Sandy, Moore, OK anyone?). But really, why bother? Top 10 List on Why You Might Not Be Prepared: 10. It takes up too much space. […]