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Krazy Glue for Your First Aid Supplies
I had a friend write with an idea for 72 hour kits or first aid kits. Her son fell about 9 feet out of a tree onto the cement edge of their pond and got a nasty gash by his eye and a concussion....
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Mountain House for Dinner: Review of Wraps and Macaroni and Cheese
The folks at Mountain House sent me some samples of their freeze dried meals to try, and really I was pretty excited. I’ve had some Mountain House before and actually had compared it to a couple of...
View ArticleEmergency School Backpack Survival Kit Thoughts
Suppose something catastrophic happened while your kids were at school. They are there a good part of the day, right? Unless you home school which would solve this little dilemma for you. But the...
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Baby 72 Hour Survival Kit
Babies and toddlers have a whole different set of needs than we adults do when it comes to a survival situation, so your standard survival kit isn’t going to work for them. We’ve always just stuck...
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Headlamps are a Glorious Thing
Have you ever had to fix a car at night? What about reading a map in the dark? Or setting up a tent in the dark when you got to camp a little later than you thought you would? Or going out to check...
View ArticleWant a Fun Family Night? Stage a Mock Evacuation
Monday nights at our house are typically our Family Night (in our church it’s called Family Home Evening). We play games and spend time together and have a spiritual lesson and treats. Always...
View ArticleVideo Review: Daily Bread Freeze Dried Lasangna with Meat Sauce
Welcome to my house for a video review of some freeze dried lasagne from Daily Bread. The process is the same for rehydrating most brands of freeze dried meals, so even if you are not interested in...
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Reusable Hand Warmers
A couple of years ago I purchased some HotSpot reusable hand warmers from Emergency Essentials. Similar reusable hand warmers are available from other sellers and on Amazon. Have you tried these?...
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Five Reasons to Update and Rotate Your Emergency Kits!
Once you get an emergency kit put together either for your home, office, car, or bugging out, there is a tendency to stash that kit somewhere and forget about it. Don’t do it. Be friends with your...
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Build The Perfect Bug Out Bag Book Review
Want to put together the perfect 72 hour emergency kit but don’t know where to start? Or do you already have a kit but don’t know what’s in it for sure or how to use any of it? Creek Stewart from...
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Pooch Preparedness: The Dog Emergency Survival Kit
photo by jpctalbot In preparing our families for an emergency, we can’t forget the four legged family members. Pets need to be included in your emergency plans. Having their own emergency kit of...
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Preparedness Quick Tip: An Ounce of Prevention
photo by oddharmonic One time I was discussing the contents of my emergency kit with an interested individual. Sharp fellow, this guy. I had quite a lengthy list of what was included in my kit...
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Kindle Cook Kit Flameless Cooker Review
There are quite a few ways to heat food and water that require a flame. But did you know there are also flameless heaters? MRE’s have used this technology for years with their specially designed...
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Solo Stove Biomass Stove Review
I recently got to test out the Solo Stove biomass backpacking stove. This little stove is very light weight and burns bio-fuels like sticks, pine cones, leaves, and other dry fuel. I put it through...
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Assembling a Car Emergency Kit with Printable Checklist
An emergency can strike any time. If you are away from home, you will only have what is with you to take care of yourself and your loved ones, and wouldn’t it be nice if those supplies included a...
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Make Your Own Homemade Survival Bars Even Better
You may remember that almost five years ago we made these homemade survival bars. With approximately 2000 calories total, low cost, and long shelf life, these are a fantastic addition to your vehicle...
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Five Emergency Kits To Prepare For Your Family
So you’re thinking of assembling an emergency kit. Great! As you are putting your kit together, you may find that you actually need more than one, each serving a slightly different purpose. I’ve...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 70: Five Emergency Kits to Prepare
Episode 70: Five Emergency Kits to Prepare Listen here! Want to put an emergency kit together? Today we discuss five different kits with ideas for what to put in them and why you would want each one....
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Practically Free Egg Carton Dryer Lint Firestarters
Here’s a fire starter that’s easy to make from materials you probably already have floating around your house. These little balls of fire will burn for approximately 15 minutes after being lit,...
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72 Hour Kit Series: Welcome and Personalize Your Kit
Welcome to the 72 Hour Kit series! It was recently brought to my attention that my coverage of personal emergency kits (commonly called 72 hour kits) has been pretty slack on this site. So I’m...
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