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INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Triple your warmth options Posted:November 22, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Triple your warmth options

The Rule of 3 is an old stand-by in survival circles. “Three is two. Two is one. One is none.” Chances are you have multiple ways of purifying water and have more than one evacuation route [...]

Could you survive TEOTWAWKI in your state? Here are the Best 5 States and the Worst 5 States for Survival Posted:November 21, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Could you survive TEOTWAWKI in your state? Here are the Best 5 States and the Worst 5 States for Survival

When you think of  The End Of The World As We Know It, TEOTWAWKI, how survival-friendly is your location?  Have you thought of relocating or are you determined to stay put?  Do you live in a [...]

10 Morale Boosters for Any Worst Case Scenario Posted:November 20, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

10 Morale Boosters for Any Worst Case Scenario

Guest post by Jack C. Ok, so the SHHTF (S#!t Has Hit the Fan). You are hunkered down with your preps about you. There’s no ‘zombies’ knocking down you door, but the first few days are [...]

A basket of essential oils for nearly every ailment Posted:November 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

A basket of essential oils for nearly every ailment

I’ve only been on the essential oils bandwagon for a few months now, but I’m a complete convert.  I tend to be a very skeptical person and when a friend told tales of the wondrous things [...]

A terrifying, sobering thought Posted:November 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

A terrifying, sobering thought

Everything is fine until it isn’t.* Think about it.  Has there been a time in your life when everything was rolling along with the normal ups and downs of life  until, suddenly, everything changed in a [...]

You don’t have to be British to appreciate tea! Posted:November 18, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

You don’t have to be British to appreciate tea!

Guest post by Liz Long.   It’s getting cooler out where I live, which is not Arizona, so I’m drinking more tea and (slightly) less soda. It took me a long time to start drinking tea [...]

REVIEW: Food Storage Made Easy Posted:November 18, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

REVIEW: Food Storage Made Easy

Earlier this year, Jodi and Julie of Food Storage Made Easy sent me a copy of their e-book.  I was in the middle of writing my own book, which included a couple of chapters on food [...]

Action Step: Take a first aid/CPR class Posted:November 17, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Action Step: Take a first aid/CPR class

Note:  I’ve been assigning a weekly Action Step on my radio show but realized I hadn’t been posting them here.  Sorry about that!  Look for a new Action Step every Thursday afternoon. Last month our whole [...]

In defense of stockpiling Posted:November 16, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

In defense of stockpiling

You say potato, I say po-tah-toe. You say tomato, I say to-mah-toe. You say hoarding, I say prepping. That may not be exactly how the lyrics go, but to some people, stocking up/stockpiling is the same [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Let’s get physical! Posted:November 15, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Let’s get physical!

The year is rapidly approaching its end, and for many of us, an annual physical is something we’ve either been procrastinating or have forgotten about altogether.   Schedule an appointment today for that all-important annual visit and [...]