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Why Getting in Shape Should be Part of Your Apocalypse Preparations Posted:May 21, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Why Getting in Shape Should be Part of Your Apocalypse Preparations

Guest post by Judah Hamilton, who blogs at Post Apocalyptic Survival. Many of you read TheSurvivalMom blog may be familiar with the program on National Geographic, called “Doomsday Preppers”. This show is an examination of the [...]

Self-Reliance Expo Coming to Colorado Springs Posted:May 12, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Self-Reliance Expo Coming to Colorado Springs

Next weekend, May 18 and 19, the Freedom Financial Services Center in Colorado Springs will be buzzing with thousands of families searching for strategies and tools to become more self-reliant.  I’m excited to be a part [...]

A Manual Well Pump for Grid-Down Scenarios: The Bison Pump Posted:May 11, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

A Manual Well Pump for Grid-Down Scenarios: The Bison Pump

Guest post by Stephen Clay McGehee who blogs at The Southern Agrarian. When we decided to add manual pumping capability to our electric pump well, it came down to two alternatives – the Simple Pump or [...]

Win a Copy of Survival Mom AND a FlashLantern! Posted:May 10, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Win a Copy of Survival Mom AND a FlashLantern!

If you hurry, you have a chance to win a signed copy of my book, Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst Case Scenarios, and a really terrific product, the FlashLantern. [...]

Rev Up Your Shooting Skills with IDPA Posted:May 08, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Rev Up Your Shooting Skills with IDPA

Guest post by Kelly P. Many women enjoy target shooting, but I have found something even better – a fun and practical shooting sport called IDPA. IDPA stands for International Defensive Pistol Association and is a [...]

Survival Survey: How to re-purpose containers Posted:May 08, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: How to re-purpose containers

I got this question from one of my readers and thought it would be great as a Survival Survey question. Every time I empty a container of some sort, i.e. milk, soda, cottage cheese, salsa jar, [...]

Product Review: Freeze Dried Dog Food Posted:May 05, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Product Review: Freeze Dried Dog Food

When I first received a sample box of Rover’s Reserve Freeze Dried Beef Hearts for Cats and Dogs from my very good friends at Freeze Dry Guy, I was a little skeptical. Would our dogs turn [...]

How To Dry Shampoo Your Hair to Save Water Posted:May 04, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How To Dry Shampoo Your Hair to Save Water

Guest post by Jessica, who blogs at Salt N Prepper. I really do love any quick tip that can save you water in an emergency. One of these water saving tips I’ve found is dry shampooing [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Wanted: Cheap Pots & Pans Posted:May 04, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Wanted: Cheap Pots & Pans

What do you use for your every day stovetop cooking?  Chances are, you’re like a lot of us who own fairly nice cookware.  My set is nice, but I’d never want to use it over a gas grill, [...]

The 80/20 Rule & Your Survival (VIDEO) Posted:April 28, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

The 80/20 Rule & Your Survival (VIDEO)

When I was a classroom teacher, I could always spot the troublemakers no later than the second day of school. They were the ones who didn’t bother trying to make a good impression, while everyone else [...]