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  • Review of Thermos Stainless King 16-Ounce Food Jar

    I’m a fan of vacuum thermos jars and have always stuck with larger (1 quart or more) Stanley brand jars. This particular Thermos brand food jar is simply a smaller option that seemed like a better idea for our bug out bags or short term emergency because it takes up less space and is lighter-weight. At 16…

  • Wilderness Survival Skills to Keep You Alive – Part 1 of 2, by Jerry Ward

    [Editor’s note: Today and Wednesday we feature a post by one of our sponsors, OzarkMountainPreparedness.com. I will attend one of Jerry’s wilderness survival classes in Arkansas this coming March as my wilderness survival skills need A LOT of help! If you’re anywhere nearby Arkansas then I encourage you to attend a class.] Wilderness Survival! The phrase…

  • How to Cook Dried Beans Infographic

    Thanks to the Survival Woman at BackdoorSurvival.com for these instructions… Link to complete instructions: http://www.backdoorsurvival.com/how-to-cook-dried-beans

  • Outdoor Condensor Microphone Plans and Trip Wire Alarm System

    The more I think about prepping for the long term the more I realize how important early warning can be. I should point out that I have no experience whatsoever with such concepts as I never served in the military or brewed up a batch of moonshine–I just watched the last episode of Moonshiners. 🙂 Anyway,…

  • Egg Storage Experiment – Week 3 Results

    My how time flies… we’re already to week 3 of my–possibly–18 week experiment of egg storage without refrigeration. Here’s where we’re at (click images to enlarge)… Here’s the mineral oil egg (doesn’t float and no smell when opened): And this is the control egg (also did not float and no smell when opened): Here’s what…

  • What if the Mistake is With Preparation?

    This post is me being my own devil’s advocate. You see, not long ago I posted an article on The Probability Spectrum of Disasters which basically stated that you should focus your preparations on the scenarios that are most likely to happen to YOU rather than what you’re most afraid of or some guru says you should…

  • There’s More to Proper Food Storage Than You Think

    Last week I got into a short, yet friendly, comments discussion with HealthyPrepper (one of my recent favorite YouTube channels by the way) on one of her videos regarding the storage of crackers for the long term. Suffice it to say, that I suggested there’s more to consider when storing crackers (she was storing regular…

  • Win a FREE Sun Oven by Sharing Your 2013 Food Storage Goals (FoodStorageMadeEasy.net Giveaway)

    I just noticed that Jodi and Julie at FoodStorageMadeEasy.net are offering a free sun oven giveaway contest! All it seems that you have to do to be entered into the contest is to post a comment about your 2013 goals on their Facebook page by Sunday, February 3 (winner announced on Monday). I would have jumped…

  • Review of Energizer 7 LED Trailfinder Headlight

    I recently purchased the Energizer 7 LED Trailfinder Headlight off a recommendation of Steven Harris of Solar1234.com because I was in the market for a new headlamp. After removing it from the package there was some basic assembly required, including attaching the headband and installing the batteries. One thing I noticed was that the battery compartment…