Learn how to make a lighter duct tape using affordable supplies and only a couple of minutes. Light up your duct tape for your emergency bag.
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Long-Burning Candles at Low Cost for Powerless Nights
Find out what are the best long-burning candles on a low cost for the powerless nights. These budget candles last a long time!
What Will You Do When the Toilet Paper Runs Out?
Remember those Extreme Couponing shows where the participants had a wall full of toilet paper? They had the right idea! At least for me, I’d much rather waste a whole wall of my home with a mountain of toilet paper than think of doing without. However, in an extreme post-poop hits the fan world (get […]
My Prepper Library
I added a new page to my blog, My Prepper Library. It’s an ongoing list of books I’ve found helpful or are standards in the movement that are on my immediate to-be-read list. I’ll be adding to it as I finish a book with a mini-review and adding more as I go, so check back […]
This Little Light of Mine – EDC LED Keychain Flashlight Review
As I get older, I’m noticing I’m having more and more trouble seeing in low light/odd light situations. Trying to open my husband’s car door with my keys in less than desirable light is frustrating to say the least (I’m not worthy enough to have my own remote to his car – besides, we weren’t […]
Don’t be an Armchair Prepper
To everything there is a season. A time to plan, a time to harvest. A time to can, a time to eat. A time to prepare, a time to research. But never is there a time when you can’t be actively preparing, even if you can’t afford to buy anything. You know that guy who […]
I Tried It for You: A Review of Wise Freeze Dried Foods
We’re relatively new to preparedness and have never wanted to be that family with 10 years of freeze dried foods taking up 3 rooms of their house. We want to be self-sustaining, but do realize that it isn’t realistic now. Having a few months of freeze dried foods would be really smart, just in case. We’ve eyeballed […]
You Can Do It! 4 Tips to Help You Feel Less Overwhelmed when Preparing
For those of us starting out preparing our families for whatever emergency comes our way, it canbeing overwhelmed is quite the norm. There is so much information on what needs to be done, and the tendency is to just give up before we’ve really started because it is too daunting of a task. My focus […]
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 […]