Month: October 2014

  • Trick Your Kids and Stockpile Their Candy!

    Trick Your Kids and Stockpile Their Candy!

    Seeing as though today is one of the BEST holidays for kids, I figured I would also point out that today is a great time to potentially “trick” your kids and stockpile a portion of their free candy haul-ins. 😉 Let me explain… In my opinion, most children get entirely too much candy in one day.…

  • Foodsaver Successes, Failures, and Tips

    Foodsaver Successes, Failures, and Tips

    I’m sure I’ve said it before but I NEVER use my FoodSaver to seal leftovers or for any foods whatsoever. I use it exclusively to prolong the life of supplies and gear that I want to better protect from oxygen and moisture. That was the plan anyway. I’ve done so for years and rarely had…

  • 900+ Dutch Oven Cooking Recipes!

    900+ Dutch Oven Cooking Recipes!

    I was searching for dutch oven recipes this weekend because it’s getting to be good campfire season and figured I would share what I found in my searches. Note that there are more than likely some duplicate recipes included in the links below but there are no doubt plenty of great ideas for years to…

  • THRIVE Creamy Garden Vegetable Chowder

    THRIVE Creamy Garden Vegetable Chowder

    You could choose to eat this Thrive Creamy Garden Vegetable Chowder either as a lunch or dinner for two or as a side dish as we did the other night: Thus far we’ve been very happy with every Thrive Life Express package we’ve tried; heck, even my kids usually wanted more which isn’t normal of…

  • Enter Giveaways Regularly: Win Big, Save Money!

    Enter Giveaways Regularly: Win Big, Save Money!

    I got to thinking about giveaways just the other day as a possible way to save money on items I would want, need, or just to have for free. Obviously, the odds of winning any particular giveaway are rather small depending on the number of applicants but if you choose to scale the number of…

  • Put Your Vehicle Door Pads to Good Use

    Put Your Vehicle Door Pads to Good Use

    Sometimes I feel like I take my prepping overboard… and my car is no exception. I literally have stuff shoved everywhere, from the nooks and crannies of the spare tire well to the glove box, under seats, and in bins and bags in the back. Sometimes I wonder if I could actually fit more stuff…

  • Live Ebola Tracking Map – Keep Up With the Epidemic!

    Live Ebola Tracking Map – Keep Up With the Epidemic!

    I was just made aware of this Live Ebola Map from Insteading.com here. Thank you to them for the heads-up. Using the tool is easy. Not only is there an interactive map to view but there’s also a detailed list of what’s going on below the map. They’ll keep you up to date as to whether the…

  • THRIVE Scrambled Egg Mix

    THRIVE Scrambled Egg Mix

    Eggs, along with dairy (such as cheese, milk, etc) and meat are among the more important foods to include in your food storage but are also difficult to add yourself. That is, it’s not very easy or recommended for safety reasons to try and dehydrate eggs or cheese, for example. Commercially-packaged options are without a…

  • Ebola: Understanding and Preparing for an Outbreak eBook Currently $0.99 on Amazon

    Ebola: Understanding and Preparing for an Outbreak eBook Currently $0.99 on Amazon

    Ebola talk seems to be everywhere these days. Sadly, I’m sure there’s plenty of misinformation, lots of educated guesses, and plenty of pure speculation. Alex Smith (of whom I’ve reviewed another book titled Getting Home: Making it Back to Your Family After Disaster Strikes) is currently offering a new Kindle eBook titled Ebola: Understanding and Preparing…