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Dehydrated Dinners, part 2: 20 Tips for getting started Posted:August 17, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Dehydrated Dinners, part 2: 20 Tips for getting started

Welcome to the second in a series of article that will teach you, step by step, how to create your own dehydrated meals suitable for long-term storage.  You can read Part 1 here. Freeze dried and [...]

Prepare like there’s no time to waste Posted:August 16, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Prepare like there’s no time to waste

I wish you knew me in person.  I wish you could see for yourself that I’m a calm, rational, and mature person, not inclined to hysteria or panic.  I’m saying this because what I’m going to [...]

Let me entertain you! Posted:August 16, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Let me entertain you!

by Liz Long Let me entertain you!  Or not.  While I’m pretty sure Mama Rose could survive anything, she, her daughters, and the singing cow they dressed up in will not be there with you in [...]

A Family Survival Adventure Posted:August 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

A Family Survival Adventure

Guest post by John Durfee Quietly crawling down an embankment with your daughter toward a small stream, you quickly fill your canteen with water which you’ll need later for the trek towards the camp for tonight. [...]

Dehydrated Dinners, part 1 Posted:August 11, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Dehydrated Dinners, part 1

Donna writes, “I was wanting to add a bit of MRE type packaged food for emergencies and travel etc.  However, when I’ve looked into some of the popular brands and looked at the ingredients, we couldn’t [...]

Here’s the skinny on saving seeds Posted:August 10, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Here’s the skinny on saving seeds

Guest post by Marta Waddell.  Marta is a master gardener for the University of Arizona, a speaker and trainer. As summer begins rolling into autumn, it’s time to get busy saving seeds from your summer harvest.  [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Adult meds for kids Posted:August 10, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Adult meds for kids

In tougher economic times (I say, “tougher” because it’s pretty tough now!), it may be hard to come by childrens versions of ibuprofen and acetaminophen.  Reader rightwingmom sent over a link to a medicine chart that [...]

Spiritual survival tips Posted:August 09, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Spiritual survival tips

It’s not all bullets, beans, and band-aids.  Survival is just as much emotional, mental, and spiritual as it is having lots of STUFF.  This list was submitted by Dennis S. who notes, “I know some of [...]

Put together an emergency kit for your pets Posted:August 02, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Put together an emergency kit for your pets

This list was submitted by Michelle Hankins. If you are asked to evacuate in an emergency situation, have a 72-hour pet emergency kit ready to go along with the rest of your family’s emergency supplies.  It should [...]