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8 Ways to Cook Without Electricity

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | be prepared cooking fire outdoors solar survival survival skills

8 Ways to Cook Without Electricity As a society we have become accustomed to our modern conveniences. Not only can we cook on a stovetop or oven, but we can pop a dish in the microwave and have it ready in mere seconds! So when we find ourselves in a...

How to Use and Make Natural Antiseptics

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | antiseptics be prepared honey medicine natural 2 comments

How to Use and Make Natural Antiseptics If you are a Baby Boomer or older, you may fondly remember having bright red liquid lovingly applied to your skinned knees by your mom or the school nurse. Mercurochrome, generically called merbromin, was used frequently back then to clean superficial wounds. In...

Prairie Home Companion: Making Tonics and Tinctures

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | DIY medicine prepare remedy tincture tonic

Prairie Home Companion: Making Tonics and Tinctures The words tonic and tincture may conjure up images of life on the prairie, circa 1800s. Indeed, both Native Americans and early settlers made their share of medicinal products to help cure a wide range of maladies. The holistic medicine and back-to-nature movements...

Staying Calm in Emergencies

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | adapt be bold emergency emergency preparedness focus stay calm

Staying Calm in Emergencies Some people undergo amazing transformations in emergencies: They can make a solid plan and tell everyone what to do in calm voice. The rest of us freak out, yell and drop things. The good news is, the rest of us can learn the ability to stay...

Vegetarian MRE: Options, Storage, and Usage

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | emergency food food food storage food supply vegetarian

Vegetarian MRE: Options, Storage, and Usage Of the estimated 240 million adults 18 and older in the U.S., research indicates about 8 million are vegetarians, and of those, about one million are vegan. According to surveys, the needs of people interested in vegetarian meals differs, which can certainly also apply...

The Ultimate Bartering Checklist for Doomsday Preppers

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | barter emergency preparedness emergency supplies supplies trade

The Ultimate Bartering Checklist for Doomsday Preppers It looks like humanity is starting to trust each other less and less, with fears of others around the world, and even our next-door neighbors, growing. As experts have moved the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight, doomsday preppers can feel some relief knowing...

First Aid Tips for Common Accidents

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | emergency kit emergency supplies first aid first aid kit injury supplies survival kit

First Aid Tips for Common Accidents First aid kits are essential for any family’s emergency supplies, whether you’re preparing for a natural disaster or just heading out to the beach for the day. Accidents and mishaps can happen anywhere, and being prepared for the eventuality allows you to respond faster...

Rethinking the Car Emergency Kit

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | auto auto kit be prepared car car kit emergency kit emergency supplies survival

Rethinking the Car Emergency Kit In the last blog post we made brief mention of how winter storms had unexpected and significant impacts in Georgia and North Carolina this year. Many of us watched as stranded commuters waited in their cars for hours, ran out of gas and either walked...

Emergency Communication: Phonetic Alphabet and Morse code

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | alphabet be prepared emergency preparedness morse code phonetic survival survival skills

Whiskey, Tango, Bravo If you’re not in the military you probably only hear people use the phonetic alphabet in movies. The phonetic alphabet may seem like useless knowledge, but it’s not - everyone concerned about being prepared in an emergency situation should know it. Technically it’s called the “International Radiotelephony...

Pickling 101

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | emergency food emergency preparedness food food storage pickling prepper

Pickling 101 Most people think of “pickles” as pickled cucumbers and only as a garnish. Did you know you can pickle a wide variety of fruits and vegetables? Pickles of one kind or another have been made for more than 4000 years and are so popular in the United States...

A Guide to Vegetarian Emergency Food Storage

By Brody Danielson February 20, 2020 | emergency food emergency kit emergency preparedness prepper vegetarian

A Guide to Vegetarian Emergency Food Storage If you are a vegetarian, chances are you are already quite resourceful about obtaining adequate nutrition from non-meat sources. Preparing for emergencies requires the same kind of savvy, but with extra effort because fresh vegetables and fruits have a short shelf life. The...

U.S. Earthquake Facts – What You Need to Know

By Brody Danielson February 19, 2020 | disaster disaster preparedness earthquake natural disasters

U.S. Earthquake Facts – What You Need to Know The 7.8 magnitude quake that ravaged part of Ecuador's Pacific coast on April 16 injured about 12,500 people and more than 650 people lost their lives. The power of that earthquake is a stark reminder of the dangers in the U.S....