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The Survival Mom : INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: A Goofy Survival Must-Have

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:58:43 +0000

How water tight are they? If they're water tight it's an extra container for water storage after it's use as a carry-all.

The Survival Mom : Many streams make a mighty fine income

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 02:43:19 +0000

This is inspiring me to try a new stream I've been contemplating for years. I'm going to start delving into the homemade sauce industry. A passion of mine, and it also helps with my canning skills and backlogged stock just is apart of my personal survival stores. There are several farmer's markets, and small shops I can get into. I've already had some people buy my sauces from an over made batch from christmas last year. My biggest request is my Thai-Apricot sauce. Also I had a small hobby I used to do of candle-making, I may get back into that.

The Survival Mom : INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Canned beans are smart beans!

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 02:31:40 +0000

I'm about to start buying bags of dried beans and canning all of my bean concoctions. Thanks for the great tips as always.

The Survival Mom : TheSurvivalMom's Survival Report Card

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:55:48 +0000

I'm at a D in my opinion. Water, as long as nothing contaminates the ground is a spring with some backups of bottles I give myself there a B, but for the rest I'm needing to stock, learn, and prep. I'm doing what I can on a very tight budget though.

The Survival Mom : Use Desert Survival Skills to Get Drinking Water During Floods

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:36:09 +0000

I was made aware of this technique watching Dual Survival. Code use a clear plastic bottle for a similar effect. I plan on trying it sometime soon.

Survival Cache : (Content Audit - Delete) Weather Preparedness Part 2: Low-Tech Survival

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:07:19 +0000

To true Miss

Survival Cache : 5 Types of Machetes and How to Use Them

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:08:13 +0000

It's a bit awkward at first, but once you get used to holding it and sawing it works just fine. Not my ideal saw, but would work well in the event you have no other saw.

Survival Cache : 5 Types of Machetes and How to Use Them

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:44 +0000

I just picked up the SOGfari as a cheap "starter" machete from amazon.com for 22.31. So far so good, though I did nik the blade on a rock that was in the midst of some brush. http://www.amazon.com/SOG-Specialty-Knives-MC-02-...

The Survival Mom : Prepping on Pennies: #5 Learn one new skill this month

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:32:27 +0000

Speaking of prepping for pennies: I was whacking some overgrowth near my spring's overflow basin, and found some wild growing spearmint! I did a write up on it on my blog, but I'm so happy about free resources, I had to share.

The Survival Mom : Wonderwash ~ Is it worth the money???

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:21:22 +0000

Looks Neat. Couple of questions: What is the weight of the unit? How portable is it? (Is it a bulky object to carry?) You said you did three loads per night was the 45 minute time frame per load or all three loads? The price point is pretty good (a little under $45 on the link). Please let us know how it holds up under continued use. See if it has durability for the long haul.

The Survival Mom : Be ready for the next disaster

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:01:33 +0000

My three are: Blizzards Tornados Flood (But this is a rare one) I live in OH so not many other concerns. I'm lucky to have a fresh water spring on my property so any water shortage might not affect me as hard.

The Survival Mom : Essential tools for disaster recovery

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:30 +0000

Awesome list, though a couple of things to add for me personally: Pliers-various types and sizes Pry-Bar/Fu-Bar I've already went through and got a shopping list... Huge and daunting right now, but it's nice to have it on paper.

The Survival Mom : Prepping on Pennies: #5 Learn one new skill this month

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:47:01 +0000

I've canned sauces and am confident about any other canning experiences I may face. The Joy of Cooking has great sections about that topic, and many many more. My next home cooking purchase is going to be a pressure canner so I can move on too proteins and not worry about microbes.

Survival Cache : 9 Common Spices to Stock (and 5 Uncommon)

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:40:49 +0000

Nutmeg and a planer is also good. You can shave just a little and it keeps for a good while. Also any form of peppercorn (White, Black, Pink) will keep quite a while in their whole form versus the preground stuff. All Mrs. Dash blends are sodium free if that's a concern. One item I will include for me is Seasoned Salt. Relativly cheap for larger bottles and has more flavor to it than regular salt. Also, if you have the inclination, make your own spice blends. You can combine and carry a simple blend of 4-1-1 ratio Salt - Black pepper-Garlic podwer (or granulated garlic) that will add flavor to any dish. I went to culinary school so this is more my expertise lol.

Survival Cache : (Content Audit - Delete) Weather Preparedness Part 2: Low-Tech Survival

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:23:57 +0000

It's always shocking how quiet it gets before something happens in nature. When you're away from all of the noise we produce and you get used to the sounds of nature around when it stops you know, and you should be ready for something not so happy. Also Doppler Forecasts are as always a GUESS of what will happen, they're better then it used to be, but where I live they're still wrong about 60% of the time. I need a job where I can be wrong half the time and keep it.

Survival Cache : (Content Audit - Delete) Weather Preparedness Part 2: Low-Tech Survival

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:38:59 +0000

Great Article. I've found your website yesterday, and am going through it page by page backwards. I'm brand new to survival prep, at least physically, I've always thought about scenarios in my head, but yesterday I had this feeling that I needed to actually DO something. If I were to Bug In, I'd be ok for a bit, my current home is well stocked on food and I'm lucky enough to have a spring feed cistern for my water source. I also have the right mindset, which to me is the most important thing any prepper needs. I will admit that I've thought the negatvie stereotypes of "Survivalists" before, but the older I get, the more it looks like something could spark a world wide disaster. So I come here humbled with eyes open ready to learn.