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Our SurvivalMom heritage Posted:August 31, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Our SurvivalMom heritage

I’ve always known that the SurvivalMom gene has been around for thousands of  years.  Mrs. Noah set a standard for us when she held her own in preparing for a catastrophic event and living in a [...]

Can’t Play ANOTHER Game of “Go Fish”? Posted:August 30, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Can’t Play ANOTHER Game of “Go Fish”?

This list was submitted by rightwingmom.  When the lights go out, when there’s no money for a night out at the movies, you’ll be grateful for this list! Imagine you’ve thought ahead and thrown a standard [...]

Survival Survey: What do you do with old jeans? Posted:August 28, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: What do you do with old jeans?

We are a Levi-wearin’ family, no doubt about it.  It’s not unusual for the four of us to jump in the Tahoe wearing basically identical medium blue, boot-cut Levis.  Eventually, though, I end up with a [...]

TheSurvivalMom’s Survival Report Card Posted:August 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

TheSurvivalMom’s Survival Report Card

How do you know what your progress is as a prepper/survivalist, if you don’t stop every once in a while and make an assessment?  I spent some time recently thinking about the progress my family and [...]

Bugging out to the wilderness: Is it a smart option? Posted:August 25, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Bugging out to the wilderness: Is it a smart option?

By now you have probably guessed that I’m a huge sucker for survival related TV shows, movies, and books.  “Survival porn”, I call it.  Well, I spotted a TV series on Netflix that had somehow escaped [...]

Homeschool Survival: How to get through tough times Posted:August 24, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Homeschool Survival: How to get through tough times

Guest article by Anne Galivan who has homeschooled for 20 years.  She writes about her experiences in her blog, Homeschooling 911. One thing is for certain. If you home-school long-term, you are going to eventually encounter [...]

Many streams make a mighty fine income Posted:August 23, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Many streams make a mighty fine income

It’s true.  Great minds really do think alike.  I’ve been tossing around ideas for an article on financial survival and developing streams of income when I see that Ferfal of Surviving Argentina beat me to it! [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP:  Canned beans are smart beans! Posted:August 19, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Canned beans are smart beans!

From my first stocking-up shopping trip, I bought canned beans.  I love adding beans to my homemade chili (People from Texas, don’t even start nagging about how chili isn’t chili if it contains beans!) and taco [...]

Survival Survey: Where is your happy place? Posted:August 18, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: Where is your happy place?

When I was in labor with my daughter, I’ll never forget my husband urging me, at an intense moment of pain and before the epidural kicked in, to think about my happy place.  He actually stuck [...]

Product Review: The Berkey Portable Water Purifier Posted:August 17, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Product Review: The Berkey Portable Water Purifier

Guest post by Leon Pantenburg, Survival Common Sense The spring in the Death Valley canyon was the only source of water for probably miles around, and my hiking partner and I had detoured to see it. [...]