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How Basic Can You Get? List #6 Posted:December 05, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How Basic Can You Get? List #6

Are you ready for more? Did you work your way through Lists 1-5? This next list should keep you busy and out of trouble for a while! 1.  Learn how to use a compass and a map. It’s [...]

How Basic Can You Get? List #5 Posted:November 08, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How Basic Can You Get? List #5

Here are ten more tips to help a newbie get started and a seasoned Survival Mom stay on track! 1.  Start looking for both tarps and rope. As long as they aren’t worn out or frayed, [...]

How Basic Can You Get? List #4 Posted:October 09, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How Basic Can You Get? List #4

Here’s another list of simple, basic steps for getting started as a Survival Mom or prepper. 1.  Find a source of inexpensive spices, herbs, and seasonings and begin stocking up on those you use most. 2.  [...]

How Basic Can You Get? List #3 Posted:April 12, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How Basic Can You Get? List #3

For beginning preppers, here are more simple ideas for getting started.  Experienced preppers might even find a few useful reminders! Shop ethnic stores for basics like varieties of rice and beans.  A grocery store in my [...]

How Basic Can You Get? List #2 Posted:February 12, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How Basic Can You Get? List #2

Just getting started with prepping?  Has some piece of news scared you to death for the future and that of your family?  You can become better  prepared for …whatever…by just jumping in and doing something proactive [...]

How basic can you get? List #1 for beginners Posted:January 31, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

How basic can you get? List #1 for beginners

This weekend some very good friends of ours spent several hours at our house.  At one point over dinner, the husband, James, began asking about food storage.  How did I know what to store?  How long [...]

Start Preparing HERE… Posted:June 26, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Start Preparing HERE…

Don’t worry, be ready! If you’re new to the idea of preparedness, you can start your journey right here, right now.  Check out these basic steps, start small, but keep a steady pace. Baby Step #1: [...]

Three-Things-I’ve-Learned Posted:December 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Three-Things-I’ve-Learned

There’s a lot to learn about living a life that is more self-reliant and prepared.  Thinking back to what I’ve learned this year, I could make a list as long as my son’s Christmas Wish List.  [...]

28 Baby Steps for Any Prepper Posted:November 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

28 Baby Steps for Any Prepper

Make an evacuation plan for your home, hold a family meeting, and conduct a drill. Learn how to use a solar oven. Take a First Aid or CPR class. Take a basic firearm class or an [...]

A Prepping Essential: The Grab-n-Go Binder Posted:November 20, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

A Prepping Essential: The Grab-n-Go Binder

In panic situations, which happen around my house quite often, actually, people lose their wits. The extra adrenaline produced by the human body during times of intense stress, causes confusion and can even cause some of [...]