Small Quantity - DIY Long Term Storage
Perhaps you are storing some items from the grocery store or you have opened a professionally packed #10 can and would like to repackage part of the contents to last longer than a year, here's how.
Zombies Next 40 Miles
As the kids were coming home from snowboarding on Friday, they received their first real warning.
Cheap, Easy, Basic Shed
The location of your homestead often determines the kind of buildings you can have and the materials you need or can get by with.
Why Shipping Is Going To Get Even More Expensive
Everyone who buys stamps or sends a package knows that parcel transportation has been skyrocketing. We have all been witness to the phenomenon of fluctuating fuel prices and some pretty severe spikes in the last few years. It's time to understand why shipping companies are tagging us with such high fuel surcharges.
"In other energy trading, heating oil rose 5.25 cents to finish at $3.1511 per gallon, while gasoline futures fell less than a penny to end at $2.6368 per gallon. Natural gas finished virtually unchanged at $3.65 per 1,000 cubic feet."
Gift Giving Is An Indicator.
The weeks leading up to Christmas were truly hectic. With money being tight for many people, giving practical gifts was the trend we saw from serious preppers.
It's 2012 and high time we start talking about why so many people are starting to do what we have done.
Preparedness vs. Self-sufficiency
Why prepare for disaster when you can begin living self-sufficiently now? Being self-reliant is the best preparation because you have already tackled the learning curve.
Tweezer Weeding - Part 5
It might look like a giant weed but it's the future. Part five in a short series of experiences and deeper contemplations on the trials of 'tares' in the field.
Tip on Tuesday
This is my daughters favorite granola recipe. Try adding new things that your family will enjoy like different dried fruits, or chocolate chips for a special treat.
Tip on Tuesday
Having things like a toothbrush will keep a much needed sense of normalcy in an abnormal and stressful situation.
Make Your Emergency Kit Yours - on a Budget
If you are required to evacuate your home due to fire, flood, earthquake, tornado or some man-made circumstance do you have the basics you need to get by for three days until help comes or you can return to your home? Putting together an emergency kit doesn't have to be expensive.
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