Homemade Electrolyte Replacements (Homemade Gatorade)

by suburban | Mar 25, 2013 | DIY, Health, Hydraton, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water

My girl­friend’s dog has been sick the past cou­ple of days.  Dehy­drat­ed, lethar­gic, etc.   This got me think­ing when I was doing sev­er­al search­es online for how to ade­quate­ly keep him hydrat­ed.  By doing sev­er­al Google search­es I... Read more

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

by suburban | Jun 18, 2012 | DIY, Food, General, Preparedness, Prepping

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... Read more

Hydration for Children, by ShaneTheNurse

by suburban | Nov 14, 2011 | first aid, Health, Hydraton, Medical, suburban survival, Urban Survival, Water

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... Read more