If you’re a few days behind on your to-do list and can’t seem to recover your home from its constant disarray, pat yourself on the back. Because you’re doing it right — motherhood is tough. (Just a typical day around our home ;) You’re not alone though, busy moms barely have enough groceries and juice boxes […]
SURVIVAL SKILLS
DUCT TAPE: 25 Uses for Survival
Duct Tape – It’s tough, waterproof, inexpensive, & a must have item for your survival kit! Did you know it was originally developed to be used as a tape for sealing ammunition during World War II? Today, it’s commonly used to patch things up at home, but it can do so much more – like keep you safe and […]
How to Filter and Purify Water for Survival
Note: This post is part of the Prepared Blogger‘s 30 Days of Preparedness series to celebrate National Preparedness Month. Day 26: How to Filter and Purify Water for Survival Water is essential to survival. If there is one survival skill you should learn, I would recommend how to filter and purify water so it’s safe enough to drink. […]
Spearfishing (aka Underwater Hunting): an Introduction to Seaside Survival
Written by Scott M. When you are enclosed or live near a body of water, the first thing most folks assume is that the only way you can obtain protein is with a fishing rod and some bait. This isn’t exactly true. Spearfishing has been around since the dawn of time. Our ancestors probably used […]
Purifying Water in Case of a Disaster (6 Different Methods)
Author Lee Flynn It’s important to be prepared to keep your family safe in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. One of the most critical aspects of emergency preparedness is the availability of emergency food and clean drinking water. If running water is not available, you will need to purify water from other sources so […]
Duct Tape 911: Could You Tape Yourself Together in an Emergency?
When I first heard about this book, my first reaction was who would ever tape themselves together? Then I remembered… oh yeah, my brother has done just that! When he was a teenager, he went hunting with his friend (another responsible teenager – yeah right) and he wound up in a 4-wheeler accident. The nearest town was […]
How Long Could You Survive… Alone in the Wild?
So have you ever wanted to be on TV? Well, here’s your chance… Maybe if I wasn’t to busy trying to survive at home I would give it a try – I could use a vacation ;) Anyways, I know there are some true survivalist out there just itching to prove their skills! Let me know […]
Are You Fit Enough to Survive?
Physical Fitness is probably one of the most over-looked survival skills. You may have enough food and water to survive an emergency, but are you fit enough to last long? I would be a hypocrite to even talk about being fit since I’ve worked out a total of 20 minutes this year (the time it took for the […]
10 Questions Every Prepper Should Ask BEFORE Going off the Grid
Have you ever considered going off the grid? It’s one of those questions people who are serious about prepping, or who read too many apocalyptic books (like me), think about sometimes. I’m pretty sure the bears would eat me on day 7, but it never hurts to make a plan in case you have to […]
The New World Series: Surviving an EMP Attack
Do you want to read a TRUE horror story? One that will literally slap you across the face and make you pee your pants? I just had the opportunity to read “The End” & “The Long Road” where the author, G. Michael Hopf, has us follow a family attempting to survive after America has been crippled […]
Hunger Games Survival Guide: May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor!
I’m addicted to the Hunger Games series! I thought these books were the strangest and most repulsive thing when I first heard about them. After reading them though, I was the first one pushing over teenagers to go see the movie this weekend! I already know I would be the first one dead if I was ever in a […]
The Preparedness Review – DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!
If you haven’t heard of The Preparedness Review (TPR), let me give you the scoop on it! The Fall 2013 Edition is out and it’s packed with 17 AWESOME works (16 articles and 1 emergency binder template) by some of the most well-known preparedness authors out there. Todd Sepulveda, who is the author of the Prepper Website […]
50 Emergency Apps: Turn Your Phone into a Life-Saving Device!
One thing most of us carry at all times is our phones, so why not make them smarter? Phones these days can do much more than check emails and take pictures; they can do CPR too (well, almost)! They can be more useful in an emergency situation than you may realize! There are thousands of apps and […]
Honey: 15 Alternative Uses for Survival
While I was doing my once a year shopping yesterday, I loaded up on some more honey. People can’t help but stop and stare at my grocery basket, and of course someone asked why I was buying so much! “BECAUSE IT’S AWESOME!!!” Ok, my response answered nothing, but it really is. You can do so […]
Avoiding and Fixing Stored Sugar Issues
I was the unlucky recipient of a bag of sugar from the very bottom of a pallet that must have been exposed to moisture of some sort. 90% of the sugar inside was fine but along the very bottom of the bag were areas where the sugar had crystallized into huge, rock-hard clumps. I inspected […]