Month: June 2013
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Sun Oven Sunday – Baked Tilapia
Since we were having fish the other night I figured I should try it in the sun oven just ’cause I can. 🙂 The idea is super simple since it’s already frozen… just douse with Italian dressing and cook at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes. I let the sun oven pre-heat a bit (it…
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CONTEST POST: Eighteen Essential Items for Your Bug Out Bag by R.M.
A bug out bag is an item anyone who is even slightly invested in prepping should own. A bug out bag is a collection of things that should give you everything you need to get through the first few days on the road. You should be able to grab it in a minute, and it…
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CONTEST POST: 7 Survival Tools for Camping with Kids by T.L.
The tools I pack for a camping trip may seem unorthodox or a too extensive, but I believe you need the proper preparation to handle any drastic situation in the wilderness, especially with children. I was always the younger brother that older siblings took to baseball games, waterparks, and other events. I never got the…
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CONTEST POST: You Think? by G.R.
Yeah, I do, I’m sitting pretty, there’s canned goods and bags of staples bucket’d, i have the major area’s covered, food, water, med’s, oh yeah, I’m sitting pretty. There’s enough you say for 90 days to see you through, 0r 6 months, or gee i have a year’s supply laid up, so when the emergency…
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200 Miles From Home With a Flat Tire, Guess What I Didn’t Have?
We just returned from a day trip to Omaha, NE (from Kansas City) where we wanted to take the kids to the zoo or local wildlife reserve and a children’s museum. About ten miles from our destination I got a flat tire, my wife asked what was wrong, and I immediately knew I was about…
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If I Could Only Follow One Person On Pinterest… It Would Be MomWithAPrep
I’m such a HUGE fan of Pinterest these days… there’s so much to see yet so little time! Strangely, I had an email the other day that had basically asked me about Pinterest and who would be a good person to follow. My immediate response was “you mean somebody besides my boards?” Because, after all,…
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Our 30 Acts of Kindness Recap – How About You?
Yesterday I mentioned that we were going to do a “random” act of kindness day which was inspired by a person wanting to celebrate her 38th birthday a while back (here’s a link to her original article). Well, it turned out to be a success and, despite my best efforts otherwise, turned out to be an all day…
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Remember That Today is “Random Act of Kindness” Day – Give it a Shot!
A few days ago I mentioned that my family and I are doing a random act of kindness day today. Normally, this isn’t something I would ever willfully do on my own–this is just one of many reasons why I’m better off married to my wife–and since we’re about to head out on the town…
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CONTEST POST: Fasting for SHTF Preparedness by A.K.
[Editors note: Please don’t consider this to be medical advice whatsoever. Always consult a qualified medical practitioner before attempting any fast.] Have you ever considered fasting as a means of preparing for SHTF? I didn’t until I did my first fast a few years back. It was more for health reasons although some people do…