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Water. In tough times it is easily the key between life and death. Most disaster preparedness plans consist of bleach to use as an emergency method in making your drinking water safe to consume. Bleach does destroy most (not all) organisms that cause disease by chemically disinfecting it. While bleach works well enough it degrades over time and eventually loses all potency. Its sad to think of how many people probably have… Read more

Eggs go bad after a few weeks even with refrigeration right? Or is that just what we are lead to believe? Keeping eggs fresh even in a refrigerator for months at a time is hard to swallow I know. With a little time and some mineral oil you can preserve eggs for up to 9 months with no refrigeration needed. This is one of life's simple little tips that everyone should know… Read more

Most people get most of their food from the supermarket. Even most of your homesteaders. Sure they may grow a few rows of corn, or raise a few chickens and provide a fair portion to supplement, but even then a lot of our food still comes from the market, especially in the winter months. Below is a very cool article about living on a island in South-East Alaska known as the Prince… Read more

Food is usually the first thing to come to mind when attempting to prepare for a disaster scenario. A great example of this is when someone races to the store to buy bread and milk at even the mention of a bad storm.  Can you blame them? Statistically the next few things people race to purchase would be bottled water, batteries, generators but only after they get their foodstuff. There are a… Read more

Your family has an overall water consumption need. Potable water for drinking and hygiene as well as non potable water. The average recommendation is to have enough water to last two weeks. Lets go over a breakdown of the water your family should require. This is a general rule of thumb and you may require more or less. This average is a great starting point and you are encouraged to fork out… Read more

Have you priced out commercial gas masks? They are pretty expensive and just not in the budget for many of us. If you can not afford a gas mas or you find yourself in a real SHTF situation and none our available then there are excellent alternatives to commercial gas masks. They probably will not provide the same level of protection as their commercial counterparts however these homemade gas masks will protect… Read more

Want to create your own rocket stove? Well lets get started! Its simple and we are going to cover how to do so quickly and efficiently. First a little introduction. A rocket stove is nothing more than a highly efficient cook stove that uses a wood fuel source that is generally small in diameter. The fuel is burned in a sometimes primitive, high heat combustion chamber with a vertical chimney and a… Read more

Challenge: An oil crisis hits overseas and American truckers eventually lose the ability to access fuel here in America for their vehicles due to shortages. After two weeks our nation’s food transportation system is completely disabled due to lack of fuel. Grocery store shelves are emptied after 48 hours of the announcement and it has been noted that some areas (yours included) may take three weeks or longer before shipments continue. How… Read more