
Archive for ' Skills'
April Skill of the Month: Make Your Own Cheese
OK, my Skill of the Month is coming a bit late to you, but I wanted to get a few recipes in your hands and challenge you to learn how to make your own cheese! A [...]
March Skill of the Month : Get Your 72 Hour Pack Together
image by twiStbarbie Tornado season is upon us and already there has been an outbreak of twisters across the heartland of America. Are you ready for this or some other disaster? Now is the time to [...]
Learn to knit or crochet right where you’re sitting!
Thanks to Kimber of Kimbersglen for putting these resources together! Links to learn how to Crochet: About.com Crochet for Beginners About.com First Steps in Learning to Crochet Videos for Beginning Crochet Part 1 of 2 Part [...]
February Skill of the Month: Knit and Crochet!
Learning how to knit or crochet is on a lot of mom’s To Do list, and one of those things they never get around to learning. Well, this month it’s time to learn! Both knitting and [...]
An online resource for amateur radio fans
Just a quick note to let you know about The American Preparedness Radio Net site. It’s has a lot of great information, much of it fun to read, actually. You’ll find a chat room, “For Ham [...]
Update!! A Meatloaf Oil Lamp
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template As a stay-at-home dad, occasionally I feel the need to reach beyond the realm of diapers and sippy-cups and remind myself of my ultimate survivability. Last night’s [...]
4 Reasons a Survival Mom Should Be an Amateur Radio Operator
Guest post by Angela who blogs at Food Storage and Survival. I’m a mom and an Amateur Radio (also called Ham Radio) operator. You may be wondering why in the world a mom of small children [...]
Survival Survey: What is the most helpful skill you’ve learned?
In the prepper world, skills are just about everything, even surpassing buckets of beans in importance. As one writer pointed out, what if everyone in your “survival group” is a computer programmer? Yep, you’re pretty much [...]
January Skill of the Month: Get your amateur radio license
This month’s Skill may take a bit longer to learn, so I’m posting it early in the year to give you (and me!) plenty of time. Every mom I know is nearly surgically attached to her [...]
The Skinny on Ham Radio: Getting Licensed
Guest post by Master Po A lot of preppers are talking about Ham radio as a communications system during and after an SHTF event. The ability to listen and even talk with people vast distances away [...]


















