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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, [...]

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 [...]

Survival Survey: What is your weekend prepping project? Posted:April 20, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: What is your weekend prepping project?

Sometimes my weekends fly by and in spite of good intentions, Monday arrives and the projects I had hoped to tackle remain untouched. Not this weekend.  I’ve been on a de-cluttering rampage over the past few [...]

Coming to a Location Near You: Civil Unrest Posted:April 16, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Coming to a Location Near You: Civil Unrest

It’s not my imagination.  Angry groups of people are gathering together more and more often, protesting perceived injustice, failure of leadership, the financial malpractice by our government and banks, and just about any unpopular decision made [...]

Book Review: The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook (video) Posted:April 08, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: The Stockdale Paradox Posted:April 06, 2012 By:John A. Heatherly

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: The Stockdale Paradox

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo by marksontok Coined by Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, the term “The Stockdale Paradox” has come to describe then mentality of one of the [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Improvised Water Filter Posted:March 30, 2012 By:John A. Heatherly

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Improvised Water Filter

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo from AFR 64-4, Figure 19-15, page 189 A variety of events can contaminate ordinary, working sources of water.  For example, rainstorms, or even worse, hurricanes, can pollute [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Firewood Tricks Posted:March 23, 2012 By:John A. Heatherly

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Firewood Tricks

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo by jennaddenda Early Spring can bring spectactular Family time!  The following tricks for finding and gathering dry firewood are extraordinarily practical and work great when approached as [...]

Survival Survey: Advice for a teenage prepper Posted:March 19, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: Advice for a teenage prepper

I got this email a few days ago from Jackie: I was wondering if you had any advice for a teenage prepper? I’m 17 years old and I’ve been prepping for about 5 months now. My [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Multi-Use Birch Posted:March 17, 2012 By:John A. Heatherly

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Multi-Use Birch

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo by MSBarrows Birch trees are both elegant and useful, especially in the Springtime, and can be utilized in the following ways: 1.  Treatment for Poison Ivy – [...]