If the power is out for very long, a few days, it becomes necessary to do some basic laundry. Maybe not the sheets and linens – they can hang out and ‘air wash.’ But the undies. A few pairs of jeans. Some t-shirts or sweatshirts. There is no doubt that we can wear our clothes […]
Get Prepared: Keep the Kitchen Convenient
At the Survival Spot, they have a list of the Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Disaster. High on their list is something I have failed to give much attention to, but I’m glad they have reminded me. If we are forced to live without electricity for several days or weeks, what […]
Get Prepared – Teaching Children About Survival Situations
You have all probably experienced a short-term power outage. Even 24 hours with young children around can be a challenge. What if you had to go without power for a week? A month? With ice storms and tornadoes all around us, that is not an impossibility. Fortunately, you are in control right now, and can […]
Get Prepared: Protein Poisoning in a Survival Situation
Have you ever heard of protein poisoning? Me either! Protein poisoning is a condition that is not uncommon in long term survival situations. We’ve been talking about short and long term power outages, but when Survival Spot had vegetable oil high on its list of 100 Things That Disappear First in a National Emergency, I wondered […]
Get Prepared – How to Store Grains
Survival Spot has put together a list of the first one hundred items that disappear quickly during a national emergency. That might be as big as a major terrorist attack or natural disaster, or as small as a local ice storm that disrupts power for only a week. By being prepared, neither large nor small crises […]
Get Prepared – 30 Day Emergency Menu Plan
In case of an ice storm, a tornado, or a major power outage, how long could you go without going to the grocery store? What would you cook? If you were to go shopping to stock up, what would you purchase to make cooking without electricity as easy and flavorful as possible? Assuming you are […]
Get Prepared – 30 Day No Cook Menu Plan
It doesn’t take much to render us powerless . . . that sounds deeper than I mean. I am talking about electricity. One ice storm, one tornado, one well-placed lightening strike, and we are thrust back to pioneer life, possibly for several days or a few weeks. Here are some ideas to prepare you […]
Get Prepared – Get Canning Equipment
A great portion of my emergency food preparedness plans relies on my pressure canner. I can everything! Of course, I have to keep doing it because we also eat what I can . . . and that is because I hate to cook! I like the convenience of open and heat, but doing it the […]
Get Prepared – Keep it Sweet! Long-Term Storage of Sweeteners
According to the Survival Spot, sweeteners will be one of the top ten things that will disappear during a national disaster. I don’t know about you, but I am NOT going to go through hard times without sugar!!! But it does seem to be something that I have a hard time keeping stocked up (probably […]
Get Prepared – Making Pottying As Pleasant as Possible
Being without electricity for days at a time is becoming more and more common. Ice storms, tornadoes, and severe lightening strikes are part of our lives these days. Add the remote, yet not impossible, prospect of terrorist attack, labor strikes or power station shut down, and being prepared for the worst becomes a necessary reality. […]
Get Prepared – Edible Weeds
Did you know nature has provided a grocery store in your own backyard? I suspect that most of the weeds you mow, spray, and pull can actually sustain you in a major crisis at worst, or supplement your fresh produce at best! A very common briar, commonly called Greenbriar, is something Brer Rabbit loved, but […]
Get Prepared – More on Emergency Sources of Light
Survival Spot has published a list of the Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Disaster. Number 5 on that list is lamp oil. I have been a fan of kerosene lamps from the beginning of my adult life. While I have never had to endure a power outage of more than 24 […]
