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Preparedness Basics: Short Term Storage
I am often asked by people new to preparedness, “Where do I start?” And the answer is, “It depends”. I know you’re excited to hear that one. But where to start varies depending on your situation...
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Preparedness Basics: Long Term Storage
photo by Tim Patterson Once your short term food storage goals are met (or close to it), the next item of preparedness in the food category is to work on storing some long term food storage. These...
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Food Storage Basics: Variety
Way back in 1998 sweet husband and I were just getting serious about our food storage. That’s shortly before we had any kids. We had the opportunity to do some canning at the LDS dry pack cannery...
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4 Questions to Ask When Prioritizing Emergency Preparedness Goals
image by john.shultz It’s a new year and that means the traditional time of making new goals for yourself. Hopefully you added a few goals to be better prepared this year. I keep an ongoing list of...
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The Complete Pictorial Guide to Quick Soaking Beans
Sometimes when I want a meal with beans I remember the day before and soak my beans overnight. But sometimes I forget to get the beans soaking and remember in the late morning on the day I want to...
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Got Water? Emergency Water Storage, Filtering, and Purification
This is a guest post from RamboMoe who blogs at preparedforthat.com photo by Klearchos Kapoutsis When it comes to emergency preparedness, one of the most important steps- and often one of the most...
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FEMA Basic Water Storage Guidelines (With Commentary)
photo by Fields of View FEMA has some guidelines on water for an emergency. Most of them are accurate with my experience, but I’ll throw a few comments in where I have something to add. FEMA’s...
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In an Emergency, STOP
photo by Steve A Johnson For many people, the first reaction to a survival situation is to panic. Panic, my friends, is not good. It most likely will lead to wasted energy doing something that won’t...
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5 Ways of Purifying Water for Drinking in an Emergency Situation
Guest post by Josh “Mad Thrad” Campbell As you probably already know, purifying water for drinking is extremely important, because your life literally depends on your ability to produce water that is...
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15+ Emergency Phone Numbers to Have Handy
photo by robinsonsmay An emergency has struck. Maybe it’s a large scale disaster, or maybe it’s just a broken arm. Who do you need to contact? Don’t waste precious time fumbling through a phone...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 8: Preparedness 101
Episode 8: Preparedness Basics Listen here! Preparedness 101: An overview of the basics of preparedness. Why prepare, what are we preparing for, making a plan, emergency kits, short and long term...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 9: Emergency Water 101
Episode 9: Emergency Water 101 Listen here! Water 101. What are my options for storing water? How often do I need to rotate water? What should I look for in a water filter, and tons of other great...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 26: Short Term and Long Term Food...
Episode 26: Short Term and Long Term Food Storage Listen here! Getting started with food storage isn’t as hard as it might seem. In this episode I discuss the difference between short and long term...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 36: Introduction to Dehydrating
Episode 36: Introduction to Dehydrating Listen here! I love dehydrating, and today’s podcast is all about drying food! Why dehydrate and what you need to get started dehydrating. We also discuss how...
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What’s Your Threat: 7 Tips for Keeping Your Family Together in an Emergency
What’s your threat? There are plenty. Tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfire, terrorist attacks, and more. But what I find most frightening is the thought that I might be missing a family member or two...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 61: Eight of the Best Water Storage...
Episode 61: Eight of the Best Water Storage Container Options Listen here! Access to clean water is one of the first necessities in many emergencies, and the easiest way to have clean water is to have...
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4 Compelling Reasons to Keep Your Gas Tank More than Half Full
How full is your gas tank right now? Let me tell you a little story about me in a past life. Well, okay, it was only about 8 years ago, but I’ve learned a lot since then. We live in an area where...
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