by Kylene | May 23, 2019 | Home Production, Preparedness, Root Cellars
An important aspect of becoming self-reliant is to grow at least some of your own food. Today, you can choose to grow your own or pick it up at the market. Tomorrow you may have to depend on what you can produce in your own backyard to feed your family. Why... read more
by Kylene | May 17, 2019 | Disaster Psychology, Preparedness
The media often paints preppers in a less than appealing light because of a few extreme preppers that make an impressive, but a non-realistic story. Real preppers are quite different than Doomsday Preppers. What are today’s preppers actually preparing for? Modern... read more
by Kylene | May 3, 2019 | Emergency Cooking, Preparedness
Emergency cooking can be a bit challenging as you look at how to safely store enough fuel to get you through the crisis. Charcoal briquettes not only give you the biggest bang for your cooking fuel buck but they are safe to store in large quantities and have an... read more
by Kylene | Apr 29, 2019 | Food Storage, Preparedness
Recently we taught a food storage class for the Civil Defense Volunteers of Utah and discovered that there is some controversy over whether or not grains stored with an oxygen absorber will retain the ability to sprout. Sprouting may be vital to good nutrition in a... read more
by Kylene | Apr 22, 2019 | Food Storage, Medical Prepping, Preparedness
A well designed long term survival food storage program will contain most of the vitamins and minerals you need to make it through a crisis, with the exception of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. It may be a good idea to store vitamin supplements to ensure you get the... read more
by Kylene | Apr 16, 2019 | Communication, Disaster Psychology, Family ER Plan, Preparedness
Jonathan and I are quite blessed to have a partner with whom we are united in our self-reliance and preparedness efforts. Our readers frequently remind us that not everyone is so lucky. Whether you are single or married, sometimes you may find that you are prepping... read more
by Kylene | Apr 9, 2019 | Preparedness, Risk, Security
I had the opportunity to sit in a local courtroom for a few hours and watch as inmates in shackles from the county jail were brought before a judge one after another for a variety of criminal activities. I left feeling vulnerable and with a renewed awareness of the... read more
by Kylene | Apr 4, 2019 | Medical Prepping, Preparedness, Risk
Pandemic is an exciting game where the players race against the clock to find a cure for any one of several virulent diseases before they get out of hand and destroy the human race. This game may be very thrilling when it is just an imaginary event but a real-life... read more
by Kylene | Mar 25, 2019 | Emergency Cooking, Food Storage, Preparedness
We recently received an email from one of our readers named Maren. She is doing a great job building her food storage and wanted to know what she could do with potato flakes in addition to making mashed potatoes and thickening soups. We love our readers and appreciate... read more
by Kylene | Mar 13, 2019 | Communication, Evacuation/Shelter, Family ER Plan, Preparedness
It can be challenging to put your life back together again after a hurricane, flood, earthquake, wildfire or other disasters. Family members often struggle to piece together financial and legal affairs when a family member dies unexpectedly. The experts agree that it... read more
by Kylene | Mar 8, 2019 | Communication, Disaster Psychology, Evacuation/Shelter, Family ER Plan, Food Storage, Preparedness, Risk, Security
We do not all face the same risk of disasters. Your location determines many of the risk factors that you may face when it comes to natural disasters and other threats to your safety and well-being. Other risks are universally faced by the entire population.... read more
by Kylene | Feb 28, 2019 | Food Storage, Preparedness
Salt should be a basic staple in every prepper’s pantry. Today salt is inexpensive and easy to obtain. Tomorrow this valuable resource may become a rare commodity and you may be very glad you had the wisdom to stock up on salt when it was cheap and readily available.... read more
by Kylene | Feb 28, 2019 | Home Production, Preparedness, Risk
The recent tragic events in Venezuela have prompted us to consider whether or not we are prepared to survive an economic collapse here in the United States. How do you prepare to survive an economic collapse? You can reduce the potential impact that an economic... read more
by Kylene | Feb 19, 2019 | Home Production, Preparedness
Our family strives to be self-reliant and live a sustainable lifestyle. Experience has taught us that there is an easy way and a hard way to produce your own food. After learning from the hard way, we have designed the perfect solution to provide healthy food for our... read more
by Kylene | Feb 18, 2019 | Preparedness, Water
Water disinfection is a critical part of any emergency plan. One of the most often recommended techniques is to disinfect water using regular chlorine bleach. The problem with household beach as a disinfectant is that it has a shelf life of only 6 months from the time... read more
by Kylene | Feb 15, 2019 | Emergency Cooking, Emergency Heating, Emergency Lighting, Fuel Storage, Preparedness
Preparing for emergencies can be a bit daunting. Not knowing when disaster will strike makes keeping emergency supplies fresh and viable a challenge. As you plan and begin to store fuel it is important to understand which fuels have the longest shelf life. Whenever... read more
by Kylene | Feb 12, 2019 | Emergency Cooking, Food Storage, Preparedness
There are only a few foods that are both nutritional powerhouses and candidates for long term food storage. Oats are on my top 10 list of must-have staples for my long term food storage. Let me explain why I think they should be one of the basic grains in your... read more
by Kylene | Feb 6, 2019 | Preparedness, Sanitation
Our family loves to go camping. I don’t mind the dirt, cold, lack of hot water, or even the bugs. However, I absolutely hate the outhouse! The concept is okay, but the smell is nauseating. The campground uses chemicals and dumps it out periodically, but it still... read more
by Kylene | Jan 31, 2019 | Emergency Cooking, Emergency Heating, Emergency Lighting, Evacuation/Shelter, Preparedness
A severe arctic blast is threatening much of the eastern parts of the United States bringing with it record lows and bitterly cold winds. We thought now might be a good time to remind our friends of the best ways to prepare to hunker down in your homes until the storm... read more
by Kylene | Jan 30, 2019 | Emergency Heating, Evacuation/Shelter, Preparedness, Risk
Today a very dangerous arctic blast is threatening much of the eastern parts of the United States. It is accompanied by record lows and bitterly cold wind chills. The reports of hazardous weather impacting our friends have prompted us to prepare a helpful list for... read more
