Archive for ' February,2010 '

Posted:February 18, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

The Dutch Oven Survival Kit

by Leon Pantenburg If you’re one of those folks  without power, heat or warmth because of the recent snow storms, you probably know that you need a cooking tool that can bake, boil, fry and saute. [...]

Posted:February 16, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Top 5 Favorite Medicinal Herbs

Yet another great entry in my blog contest, rightwingmom submitted a list of her favorite medicinal herbs.  I think she’s on the right track in learning about natural remedies to a variety of health issues and concerns.  Thanks, [...]

Posted:February 15, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

9 Excuses Why I Haven’t Started Prepping

This humorous list was submitted by reader Savannah.  I have relatives that think like this!  Thanks, Savannah!  Check out her blog, Homeschool News Network. 9 Excuses Why I Haven’t Started Prepping Something new to add to [...]

Posted:February 14, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Have a Baby? Be Prepared!

Another outstanding entry in my List of Lists contest was submitted by lls1082@yahoo.com.  Thanks, Lori, for providing a list of must-haves for families with babies.  Some of us who no longer have babies, waah!, don’t always [...]

Posted:February 13, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Seven Ways to Prepare for an Earthquake

by  J Spencer  In 1994 a friend of mine was in the Northridge earthquake. She was awakened in the middle of the night by her apartment collapsing around her. She crawled out of the wreckage wearing [...]

Posted:February 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

10 Essential Skills Necessary For Survival

Tisha from Ready Nutrition!  Tisha lists 10 Essential Skills Necessary for Survival, which will give all of us a To Do list to keep us busy for the rest of the year!  Congratulations, Tisha, and I’m [...]

Posted:February 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

12 Things You Will Need to Live Comfortably While Houseless (or in the wild)

Second place in our List of Lists Contest goes to PrepperMOM who submitted this list.  A terrific selection of Pampered Chef products valued at $40-ish will be sent out next week. 12 Things You Will  Need [...]

Posted:February 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Clothing Your Favorite Weeds (aka your kids)

There were so many great entries in our first List of Lists contest that I had a very difficult time deciding on the top three.  After reading each entry multiple times, I’m pleased to announce that [...]

Posted:February 10, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

My Top 9 Reasons for Dehydrating Food

My food dehydrator has been working up a storm this past week as I’ve been transforming pounds and pounds of tomatoes and jars of applesauce into very, very dry versions of their former selves.  I love dehydrating [...]

Posted:February 10, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

You Can Prep for $5

Far more threatening than a natural disaster, civil unrest or a terrorist attack, is a much more likely calamity for American families: job loss.  Once more, nearly a half million Americans lost their job last month, and the unemployment [...]