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Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar: Sausage Potato Soup

Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar provide nutrition, convenience, and long term storage ability to your food storage plan.   Boil…

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How to make goat milk yogurt.

My son, Parker, follows the SCD diet for his ulcerative colitis.  This diet calls for yogurt.  Goat milk yogurt is…

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Why You Should Store Food NOW.

I've had people ask me why they should store food now rather than waiting to see if a crisis event…

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Egg Prices are Going Up. Way Up.

Egg prices are going up.  An announcement was made at the beginning of January alerting consumers to a price hike…

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Last Minute Winter Emergency Road Trip List

Heading to the snowy mountains for the holidays? Here is a last minute winter emergency road trip list to keep…

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Preppers Wish List

Instead of the latest useless gadget this year, why not get some emergency preparedness gifts for your loved one? Here…

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After Halloween Sales On Prepping Items

Hi Everyone- Quick post today but wanted to remind you that today most "Halloween" items go on sale for at…

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Time to Update Your Emergency Road Trip Kit

Every year you should take out your emergency road trip kit, check it and refresh it because you just never…

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Technology in Vehicles

Disclosure: I have long had an interest in technology in vehicles and how that plays a role in emergency preparedness.…

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Top Preppers on Pinterest

The social networking site Pinterest is a a great place to get ideas on prepping, homesteading and self-sufficiency. Last March…

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The Pros and Cons of MREs

Most preppers and outdoor enthusiasts are familiar with MREs. MRE stands for meal, ready-to-eat, and they are most common as…

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Unpredictable Winter Weather

Snow is starting to fall and that means unpredictable winter weather is upon us. Taking simple steps now to plan…

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Dressing for Unpredictable Weather

The outdoors presents a large variety of physical activities to participate in, everything from hiking, backpacking, snow sports, water sports,…

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Prepping on a Budget: Things to Buy at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has to be one of the best times of the year for prepping on a budget. Loss leaders are…

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Pressure Canners Tutorial

Tis the season!  No, not that season.  Canning season! The season where families like mine harvest their garden goodness, plop…

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Creating An Emergency Preparedness Blueprint

Emergency Preparedness.  Food Storage. Water.  Flash Lights. Batteries.   When I first began prepping, I thought about earthquakes and fires…

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Gleaning | Prepping on a Budget

It used to drive me nuts.  Driving by fruit trees that were loaded with rich, ripe fruit that was simply…

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Ham Radio

Ever since my Dad was knee high to a grasshopper he's been fascinated by radios.  From tiny crystal radios to…

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First Time At The Shooting Range: What To Expect

There are a lot of things we swore we would never do before we actually became parents. Give in and buy…

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Preparing for the Outdoors: The Ten Essentials

If you are planning to spend any amount of time outdoors, it is critical that you make sure you are…

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How To Disinfect Water With Pool Shock

Bleach is a common item in a preppers stockpile. While bleach has many important uses in an emergency situation, it…

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Mandatory Evacuation: Are You Ready?

Mandatory evacuations can happen at any time. Those of us that live in high fire danger areas have seen whole…

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How To Make An Emergency Road Trip Kit

An emergency road trip kit can make or break a family trip. Besides the essentials for a mechanical or health…

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Starting Seeds Indoors: Germination

Starting seeds indoors? Really? Already? If you are like me, and still having huge storms at the end of March,…

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