Archive for ' Be Prepared'

Space-Saving and Effective Sub-Irrigated Planters (SIPS) Posted:May 21, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

Space-Saving and Effective Sub-Irrigated Planters (SIPS)

 By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Earlier in the Spring a friend of mine suggested I try out Sub-Irrigated Planters, also known as “SIPS” or sometimes “Self-Irrigating Planters.”  These types [...]

An Interview with Professional Survival Mom Suzanne Posted:May 18, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

An Interview with Professional Survival Mom Suzanne

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea  I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Suzanne, professional Survival Mom and Operations Manager at Grey Tactical Outfitters in Destin, FL.   JH: Suzanne, thank [...]

9 Bugaboos that could ruin your summer fun, and how to plan for them Posted:May 10, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

9 Bugaboos that could ruin your summer fun, and how to plan for them

Glorious, warm weather has finally hit most of the country, and if your family is like mine, you’re spending more time outside, soaking up lots of Vitamin D! Along with sunshine, though, come a few not-s0-fun [...]

My Story: Surviving a flood and planning for long-term survival Posted:May 06, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

My Story: Surviving a flood and planning for long-term survival

Guest post by Ann Johnston. I will first give you some brief things I went through in 1993 in West Des Moines, Iowa, then I wish to tell you what has changed my mind lately as [...]

Looking for our May Survival Mom of the Month! Posted:May 01, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Looking for our May Survival Mom of the Month!

  This month YOU or someone you nominate could become our Survival Mom of the Month! We want to recognize you for what you have accomplished to help your family be ready for anything. Winners will [...]

This Boston mom was ready for the worst Posted:April 23, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

This Boston mom was ready for the worst

I received this email tonight, and it really touched my heart. Thank you, Laura. Dear Lisa, I wanted to reach out to you because I found your website last fall when I was bracing for a [...]

The Top 50 Things to Disappear from Store Shelves during an Emergency Posted:April 22, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

The Top 50 Things to Disappear from Store Shelves during an Emergency

Guest post by Tom Sciacca of Camping Survival. Have you ever noticed how, whenever a big storm is predicted, people start rushing to stores to clean them out of ever food item and supply they have [...]

4 Lessons from living through a severe water shortage Posted:April 20, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

4 Lessons from living through a severe water shortage

Guest post by Laurel. I wanted to share with you a learning situation my family and I had the weekend of Thanksgiving. We have been working on our disaster preparedness over the last few years, but [...]

Book review & giveaway: The Prepper’s Cookbook by Tess Pennington Posted:April 19, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Book review & giveaway: The Prepper’s Cookbook by Tess Pennington

This giveaway has ended, and winners have been notified by email. They are: Lara R., Julie R., inSANEmom, Jessica, and Debi. Tess Pennington was one of my first readers and regular commenters on my blog. I [...]

A vague feeling of uneasiness is good enough reason to prepare Posted:April 15, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

A vague feeling of uneasiness is good enough reason to prepare

In the first chapter of my book, I talk about identifying why you are preparing. From the book Here are a few possible disasters to consider. Which ones are most likely to affect you? ƒƒNatural disasters—Mother [...]