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Dehydrating Black Beans for Storage

So, I didn’t even know you could dehydrate black beans.  I suppose in the back of my mind, I knew it, but thought since I was jumping back on the band wagon again, that I would try some experimentation as well.  That said, I used four cans of black beans, a colander to rinse the […]

The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 – Beef and Pork in Focus

As we step into 2024, the shadow of rising food prices looms large, particularly in the realms of beef and pork. This surge is not just a blip on the economic radar but a trend that’s been building, influenced by a complex web of factors from climate to consumer behavior. In this exploration, we delve […]

How I Build My Food Storage For Long Term Preparations

o, I have a buddy that is pretty new to prepping, as I am sure many of you do know that we’re dealing with or have dealt with what was supposed to be a global deadly pandemic.  Everyone went out hoarded paper products, pasta, etc from the grocery stores earlier this year.  He thankfully heeded some advice […]

Filling a Hole In My Preps, Fruits, Vegetables, and the New Dehydrator

I always knew I had a damaging hole in my food preparations. I have quite a few proteins. In fact I consistently rotate my proteins because I use them in every day life. I also need to boost some of the protein preps, as an aside. However, what are/were missing are critical preparations because they […]

Hydration for Children, by ShaneTheNurse

One of the common mistakes that people make is to treat a dehydrated child in the same manner as a dehydrated adult. For a child that is severely dehydrated this will most likely mean death. I have been an ER nurse since the 1990’s and I cannot tell you how many times I have treated […]

The Food I Buy Is Changing, a Lot.

It is evident.  My last few trips to the grocery store have yielded what I believe what others have been talking about now for some time.  But to me it is visually noticeable.  I know this because I am a creature of habit.  Being a single guy, I generally purchase the same things over and […]

Accelerating the Purchase of Preps

Ideally, you replace one can of something with two cans of that same something when you use it and you are rotating your preps.  Lately, I have been a bit lazy thinking I have had enough, but I really do not, and if you read Friday’s post, clearly my head is spinning about what to […]

A Couple of Interesting Conversations on Food Prices on Sunday

Sunday was an interesting day for me.  I spoke to a friend of mine that lives about 20 minutes outside of Allentown, PA.  He went to the grocery store as he always does on Sunday mornings.  He is a man of routine.  He picked up hes hand basket and proceeded to fill it with the items that […]

One Suburban Apartment Preppers Plan

Taken from a survival forum and copied to a word document late last year for my own review going forward: Now some people live in apartments like myself, I figured we needed a thread for suggestions for folks like myself.  I’m pretty creative and have some ideas that I will be enacting soon if not […]