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Guest post by The Paranoid Dad image by busyPrinting In this crazy world of ours, I can’t help but wonder, what if our home was ever raided for...
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image by derekGarvey Last week’s Action Step was a recommendation to find a good source of wheat and stock up. A reader made the comment that...
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posted on: Jan 23, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
Guest post by Liz Long. image by JD Hancock Prep & Pantry is an iPhone app that lets you keep track of all your preps and everything in...
Power-less in Seattle: A first-person report from a winter blizzard
posted on: Jan 22, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
I was sent a link to this first-hand report of a Seattle resident, Dave, who lived through this week’s blizzard. image by bonacheladas I...
Ask The Outback Doc: I have no medical training at all. Help!
posted on: Jan 22, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
Visit The Outback Doc’s website, Outback Medicine. Look for more, “Ask The Outback Doc” columns here on The Survival Mom. image by...
An online resource for amateur radio fans
posted on: Jan 20, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
image by ines saraiva Just a quick note to let you know about The American Preparedness Radio Net site. It’s has a lot of great information,...
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: The Most Important Survival Skill
posted on: Jan 20, 2012 | author: John A. Heatherly
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posted on: Jan 20, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
image by ViaMoi Once again a few people have left comments here on the blog about their current living situation, either living in cities and wanting...
The secret of the grace period
posted on: Jan 19, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
Have you ever been late on a house payment? Boy, I have and was so grateful for the mortgage company’s grace period. If I miss my payment...
Action Step: Find a local wheat source & stock up
posted on: Jan 19, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
image by tarap There’s a reason why survival minded people buy wheat and not flour. Wheat has a shelf life of decades, while flour is only...
Survival Survey: What was your trigger point?
posted on: Jan 17, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
image by ST33VO Over on The Survival Mom Facebook page, we’ve had a discussion about the perception of most Americans that this is all one big...
Book review: The Prepared Family Guide to Uncommon Diseases
posted on: Jan 17, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
Cholera, typhoid, and malaria may not exactly be on your medical radar, but over and over again these diseases, and others, raise their ugly heads...
Update!! A Meatloaf Oil Lamp
posted on: Jan 14, 2012 | author: John A. Heatherly
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template As a stay-at-home dad, occasionally I feel the need to reach beyond the realm of diapers and...
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Free reading, Dead or Alive!
posted on: Jan 13, 2012 | author: John A. Heatherly
Article by John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template image by Antonio Martinez One of the easiest and cheapest ways to prepare is to read,...
9 Sure fire ways to stay on track with your prepping
posted on: Jan 10, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
image by visualpanic Read a survival-related book each month. Alternate fiction with how-to books. The fiction will remind you of what life...
4 Reasons a Survival Mom Should Be an Amateur Radio Operator
posted on: Jan 9, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
Guest post by Angela who blogs at Food Storage and Survival. image by Angela I’m a mom and an Amateur Radio (also called Ham Radio) operator. ...
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Sail needles & inner-core
posted on: Jan 5, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
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Survival Survey: What is the most helpful skill you’ve learned?
posted on: Jan 4, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
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January Skill of the Month: Get your amateur radio license
posted on: Jan 3, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
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posted on: Jan 3, 2012 | author: thesurvivalmom
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