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Meals in a Jar: Hearty Vegetable Soup
This past week we got into one of our delicious meals in a jar recipe, Thrive’s Hearty Vegetable Soup: The ingredients are quite a few and include (note: FD=”freeze dried”): 4 cups water (added to the pot when ready to cook) 2 tsp Chicken Bouillon 1/4 cup Potato Chunks 1/4 Cup Broccoli FD 1/4 cup…
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Attach Res-Q-Me to Seat Belt for BEST Accessibility
This just recently dawned on me and though I’ve yet to purchase the handy Res-Q-Me Keychain Car Escape Tool (pack of 2) for my own use, I have been contemplating where the best place to keep it would be when I do. Photos show it attached to keychains like this: But I’m wondering if that’s…
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Belated Black Friday Advice: Don’t Get Sucked In!
First, I wanted to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully, you were able to enjoy a few days off work and to relax a bit. Second, if you’re reading this post now chances are this advice is too late as you’ve likely already done your Christmas shopping but if you’ve yet to do so and are…
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How to buy a Police Scanner Radio for your Go Bag
Go bags are a critical part of any survival plan. While there are many components that make up a successful go bag, a communication device is required. While there is no shortage of emergency communication devices on the market, in this article we’ll review what a police scanner radio is, how it works, and what…
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17 Great Ways to Use Your Foodsaver for Preparedness
I’ve been thinking about my foodsaver again lately. After the post on Foodsaver Successes, Failures, and Tips I figured I would point out many of the positive ways you can and should use a foodsaver for preparedness. While I own the FoodSaver V2244 Vacuum Sealing System (which is a budget model) I’d say it’s served…
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THRIVE Express Hearty Chili With Beans
This week I got into Thrive’s Hearty Chili with Beans Express meal which was plenty for two adults or enough to have quite a bit of leftovers: Here’s the backside, though, it’s much easier to see the nutritional facts and ingredients here: Unlike the other Express meals I’ve reviewed which want you to boil water…
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Rent a Home to Save Money, Don’t Buy?
For the longest time the advice of nearly everyone, from your grandmother to your financial adviser is to BUY your home and NEVER to rent… after all, you’re just throwing your money away when renting, right? Well, I’m beginning to differ on this and I’ll explain why in a moment. Currently, you should realize that we’re…
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16+ Abrasives and Lubricants for SHTF
It’s easy to get focused on the items we NEED for survival and forget about everything else. Water, food, ammo, and so on are the easy ones to think about. But what about all the other stuff that makes life easier but just aren’t nearly as sexy when it comes to SHTF blog posts? There’s…
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Winter Cold Poses Several Unique Survival Problems You May Not Have Thought Of…
Since it’s been much colder around the Pacific Northwest than it should be for this time of year it got me to thinking about several of the troubles that we could face during an emergency situation due specifically to the winter cold. Though I’m sure this list isn’t exhaustive it will get you started to…