By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Earlier in the Spring a friend of mine suggested I try out Sub-Irrigated Planters, also known as “SIPS” or sometimes “Self-Irrigating Planters.”  These types of planters can be Read More

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea  I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Suzanne, professional Survival Mom and Operations Manager at Grey Tactical Outfitters in Destin, FL.   JH: Suzanne, thank you for joining me Read More

Over the past few months we’ve had some outstanding entries in our Survival Mom of the Month contest. Sadly, I haven’t been able to award all of them with prize packages but did want to acknowledge their words of wisdom. Read More

The winner of the Survival Mom of the Month (March) is Stephanie K. Debbie wins a copy of Survival Mom, a $25 Amazon gift card, the DVD set of, “Grow Your Own Groceries,” and a PurifiCup Portable Water Purifier.  Congratulations, Debbie! Read More

Glorious, warm weather has finally hit most of the country, and if your family is like mine, you’re spending more time outside, soaking up lots of Vitamin D! Along with sunshine, though, come a few not-s0-fun health challenges. Here are Read More

When I first began my venture into food storage, I was met with a dizzying array of choices, among them freeze-dried and dehydrated produce. I didn’t have a ton of money to spend and had to give some serious consideration Read More

Guest post by Ann Johnston. I will first give you some brief things I went through in 1993 in West Des Moines, Iowa, then I wish to tell you what has changed my mind lately as I poo-pooed my husband Read More

 By John A. Heatherly, Staff Writer at Grey Tactical Outfitters, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Photo by Colby Codner Walking Onions, also known as “Tree Onions” or “Topsetters,” may be the toughest plants in the garden.  The picture Read More

  This month YOU or someone you nominate could become our Survival Mom of the Month! We want to recognize you for what you have accomplished to help your family be ready for anything. Winners will receive a copy of Read More

I received this email tonight, and it really touched my heart. Thank you, Laura. Dear Lisa, I wanted to reach out to you because I found your website last fall when I was bracing for a hurricane and had a Read More