As any woodsman will tell you, a warm fire at your campsite is both comforting and practical. It not only serves to warm you, your fellow campers and any food or beverage you decide to cook, it can also deter wildlife from venturing too close. When you want to light a campfire, you’ll need one […]
Your Guide to Creating a Comprehensive Car Survival Kit
SaveSaveSaveSave Even though pretty much everyone has a cell phone, there may still be times when you are stuck on a road needing help and can’t get it. Cell phone batteries die or there may be no signal. Bad weather can also impede help, leaving you trapped in your car to wait. Whatever the scenario, […]
5 Great Survival Movies That Prove It Pays to Be Prepared
Save Long before human beings were living in high-rise apartments and ordering take-out, they were sleeping under the stars and foraging for roots and berries. Modern life affords so many comforts and conveniences it can be hard to imagine how any humans managed to survive under primitive circumstances. Without fur or feathers to keep us […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #50: It’s Not About Emergencies
PREPAREDNESS IS NOT ABOUT EMERGENCIES, IT’S ABOUT A LIFESTYLE. But not necessarily the lifestyle you think …. Scenario 1 Take the scenario of my friend who is highly focused on being prepared for an earthquake. He lives in the middle of earthquake country in California. He has bags at the ready, his family does routine […]
What the Heck does that Even Mean!? A Glossary of Preparedness & Homesteading Terms
Do you know how it is to walk into a group of folks who are well versed in their speciality, and they are talking and throwing around terms and acronyms and you haven’t a clue what they’re talking about, but you really want to understand? That’s how I felt when I first started investigating just […]
Top 5 Preparedness Pinners on Pinterest – an update!
(This is an updated post from February of 2013. I wanted to pass along the wealth of knowledge to other folks who are awesome, as well!) I was truly honored to be named one of the Top 5 Pinners for Prepping by Simply Preparing! I can’t say it was all me, because the entire prepping, […]
I Tried It for You: A Review of the Credit Card-sized Survival Tool in Everyday Life
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 […]
Light Up the Night – low cost, long burning lighting option for powerless nights
When the power is out, most people rely on candles to light up their night. You know you have a few smelly candles around the house (those old ones you’ve been storing for the candle lit suppers you plan on having with your honey once you get a night when the kids aren’t home […]
Teaching Our Kids about Every Day Carry – EDC
Every day Carry ( or EDC ) items aren’t just for gun totin’ survivalists in hunting vests or massive utility belts (though I’m sure my kids would LOVE to wear a massive utility belt!); they are also for Moms and children. It’s also not what we carry in our purses, bags or backpacks, but those things that […]
How I use Pinterest to Help Me Prepare for Emergencies
How I use Pinterest to help me PREPare for my family. Creating helpful boards with tons of emergency preparedness and homesteading information has really helped! I’m a visual person. I’ve always read tons to learn, but find that I’m visual in so many things. I need to see something done or see something organized before […]