Archive for ' Skills'

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 [...]

March Skill of the Month: Make your own colloidal silver Posted:April 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

March Skill of the Month: Make your own colloidal silver

Guest post by our Skill of the Month editor, RightWingMom. Preppers who can afford it are encouraged to buy precious metals also known as PMs.  If you cannot afford gold and silver bullion or coins, there [...]

March Skill of the Month: Make your own vinegar Posted:March 10, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

March Skill of the Month: Make your own vinegar

By RightWingMom, our Skill of the Month editor Making your own vinegar is a simple and cost efficient skill to learn, practice, and perfect.  It is an old-school skill that would benefit you now and in [...]

Thirteen Skills Required Of a Preparing Mom (or Grand Mom or Great Grand Mom As the Case May Be) Posted:February 21, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Thirteen Skills Required Of a Preparing Mom (or Grand Mom or Great Grand Mom As the Case May Be)

Guest post by Alexis. 1.  Learn how to explain the necessity of preparedness to stubborn adult family members so as to edge them toward better preparedness for themselves without encouraging them to have you locked in [...]

Rocket Stove Breakfast Posted:February 17, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

Rocket Stove Breakfast

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Last weekend I had the urge to try a new project and wanted it to be one that was inexpensive and simple. Having seen [...]

February Skill of the Month: Sharpening Knives Posted:February 13, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

February Skill of the Month: Sharpening Knives

By RightWingMom, our Skill of the Month editor Growing up, my father was methodical about keeping all knives in our house nice and sharp.   According to both my father and husband, “Keep a knife sharp and [...]

10 Essential Skills Necessary For Survival Posted:February 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

10 Essential Skills Necessary For Survival

Guest post by Tess from Ready Nutrition! It’s a classic and I wanted to bring it back to life from the archives! Although it is important to be prepared for disaster situations, many are not adequately [...]

February Survival Mom of the Month: MilkweedMama! Posted:February 09, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

February Survival Mom of the Month: MilkweedMama!

The winner of the Survival Mom of the Month (February) is Faith, aka MilkweedMama.  Faith has an inspiring story to share as well as some fantastic advice!  Faith wins a copy of Survival Mom, a $25 Amazon [...]

January Skill of the Month: Waxing cheese Posted:January 17, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

January Skill of the Month: Waxing cheese

Guest post by RightWingMom, our Skill of the Month editor. Many of us have been stockpiling Mac & Cheese, Hamburger Helper, boxes of Velveeta, and cans of Campbell’s cheese soup.  If you can afford it, you [...]

December Skill of the Month: Candles and Lanterns Posted:December 04, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

December Skill of the Month: Candles and Lanterns

By RightWingMom, Skill of the Month editor Our thoughts and prayers are with those still recovering from Hurricane Sandy. In light of this recent event it seems timely to work on alternative methods for providing light [...]