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Product Review: Stove in a Can
I recently got to take a nice outing with the family and test out Quickstove.com’s Stove in a Can. This little stove is made for outdoor or emergency cooking and comes with fuel cells and matches....
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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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Food Storage Made Easy Binder Review
If you’re just getting started in emergency preparedness, I have a book that might help you get going. Well, actually the cute girls over at Food Storage Made Easy have a book. I’ve been following...
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Survival Mom Book Review
Lisa Bedford is your typical suburban mom of two who likes cute clothes, shopping at the mall, and lives half her life in her vehicle transporting her kids to and from various activities. She also...
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Why I Love Shelf Reliance and Thrive Food Storage
I am always looking for ways to earn a little extra money and ways to help people with their food storage and preparedness efforts. Rarely does an opportunity come along that fits both categories. I...
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UVPaqlite Alternative Lighting Review
I’m always on the lookout for new and useful preparedness products to share with you and at two of the preparedness fairs I have been to recently, there was a particularly interesting product for...
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Prep and Pantry Food Storage App for iPhone
As you’re accumulating your food storage and preparedness gear, it’s tough keeping track of what all you have. Have you ever purchased food thinking you were low on that particular item, then find...
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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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What are Your Emergency Feminine Hygeine Plans?
Okay ladies, what are your plans for “that time of the month” in an emergency situation? What about periods in a long term emergency (like Alas, Babylon, or One Second After)? I’ve got a product to...
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Pros and Cons of Popular Water Storage Containers
Last month I asked you all to tell me how you store your water and boy did I get a variety of answers! Which actually, is to be expected. There are a myriad of different containers available for...
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Shelf Reliance Cansolidator Assembly
The Cansolidator from Shelf Reliance is a kitchen cupboard sized can rotator rack. It is built to go on a shelf in your pantry or cupboard and comes in three different sizes. For the assembly today...
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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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Kelly Kettle Trekker Biomass Stove Review
The Kelly Kettle Trekker is a portable sized biomass stove with a unique design. The stove consists of a fire pan and a chimney that is the water pot. The chimney is double walled and holds water...
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Book Review: Fight Flight or Hide: The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting
There are many different reasons and scenarios for which to be prepared. One that isn’t covered too often is surviving a mass shooting. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in one of these...
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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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Book Review: The Prepper’s Cookbook
Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition has a new food storage cookbook out: The Prepper’s Cookbook: 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious, Life-Saving Meals. The book...
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The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide Review and Giveaway!
Have you read the Hunger Games series? My two oldest kids loved these books, and they are chock full of young people in outdoor survival situations. Throughout the series, the heroine Katniss, eats...
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Goal Zero Nomad 7 and Guide 10 Portable Solar Charger Review
The Goal Zero Nomad 7 portable solar charger is a slick little charger made for taking with you wherever you need to go. I’m not to the point of powering my entire house by solar, but I do like...
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The ability to charge a cell phone can make a world of difference in your ability to communicate when the power is out. The Gomadic portable solar charger is another great option for charging small...
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Are You Prepared for the American Blackout?
Hey, readers! Here’s your chance to record your two cents worth on the effects of the recent “end of the world” type shows on the preparedness movement. Be sure to answer the poll at the end of this...
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