‘Suburban’s” Take on Sharing Your Gear, Supplies, and Food With Others
Over the past couple of weeks a reader and someone I correspond with via email wrote a couple of posts for the blog that have had some good comments associated with them regarding ethics and gear. You can find them here if you have not read them: The Case for Non-lethal Defense Share and Share […]
Tight Budget? Get Prepared Anyway.
Everyone has money on the brain these days. I don’t care how much money you have. A forum I am sometimes active on had one young man in college just sought the advice of the members on how he can get prepared, as well as help his family and his girlfriend prepare for any tough times ahead. […]
The $10.00 Jerky Maker (from SurvivalMonkey.com)
So, while on the SurvivalMonkey.com forum this morning, I came across a post called “The $10.00 Jerky Maker.” I am sure many of you have seen these cardboard box jerky maker/driers in the past… After my first skeptical look, I was impressed with the simple design of how the designer built this, and even with […]
The Advantage of the Suburban Farmers Market
You might not think there is one. At first glance you might say, the vegetables are not organic, they have less flavor because they are factory farm grown, they have steroids, etc. But there is one advantage of the suburban farmers market. They get fresh shipments of vegetables every day for purchase at a discounted price. This […]
Food Prices at Walmart Are Out of Control
Well, I have to rant for a moment. I walked into a Walmart the other day, and honestly, I don’t like doing that. I went through the food section, thinking I would pick up a few items, and I was appalled. What happened to the prices there? They went through the roof. The yellow smiley face […]
A Little More Food Storage – Stocking Up On Wheat Products
Well, I had every intention of picking up a bit more for my food storage, mainly flour in both whole wheat and white. Picked up a five pound bag of brown rice, canned chicken, two bags of dried chick peas, a bag of dried peas, and a few more items. Well, I forgot the flour. […]
Another Post on EMP Attack
I will probably write about EMP attacks more than other types of attacks. The reason is that I think that this is one of the most viable attacks from a foreign power that we could see in the future. I also think that it is one of the most dangerous attacks that we could see […]
Going to Buy Some #10 Cans of Food for Storage and Use.
I have been researching food for storage. However, I have been researching food for storage that I will actually use, because I do not want to waste any money on buying food that will just sit in the can or container and get no use at all. It just seems like a waste of money […]
Food Storage Guide
Here are two pages that list a wide variety of foods, condiments etc. and their approximate shelf life when stored at room temperature, and also when refrigerated or frozen. The web pages were archived from the North Dakota State University’s Agriculture website; the original document can be found here: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn579-1.htm I found this on […]