Archive for ' Videos'

Stay Warm This Winter With Canned Heat Posted:December 29, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Stay Warm This Winter With Canned Heat

I just became acquainted with Erich, the host of Tactical Intelligence, and have been browsing through his terrific website.  With winter in full swing and having kids who love to ski, I know we’ll be doing [...]

Could This be the Ultimate TEOTWAWKI Shelter? Posted:October 02, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Could This be the Ultimate TEOTWAWKI Shelter?

So.  It’s the end of the world as we know it.  Our home has been overrun by zombie biker gangs, and we’re on the run.  We’ve done what we said we’d never do: abandon our homes [...]

Who do you want in YOUR Colony? Posted:July 27, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Who do you want in YOUR Colony?

I haven’t had a chance to watch “The Colony”, but a new season of this TV series begins tonight on the Discovery Channel.  From their press release: What would you do in the wake of a [...]

Water Purification Made Simple Posted:May 30, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Water Purification Made Simple

Not much has been written on this blog about processes for purifying water.  Directions for boiling water are found on nearly every survival site, although not all of them give identical directions.  Water purification tablets are [...]

The Doomsday Vault: Mankind’s Last Hope? Posted:May 20, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

The Doomsday Vault: Mankind’s Last Hope?

If you haven’t heard about the Doomsday Vault, it’s an amazing structure that houses thousands of varieties of plant seeds, protecting them, and humanity, from extinction. You’ll see other news stories about this vault on YouTube, [...]

Teach Your Children Wilderness Survival Posted:May 03, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Teach Your Children Wilderness Survival

Call your kids over to watch this well-made, interesting video on wilderness survival for kids. They’ll love it! Check out more from this company at their website, Shiloh Productions . [...]

Square Foot Gardening: See How It’s Done! Posted:March 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Square Foot Gardening: See How It’s Done!

Square Foot Gardening has really caught on among preppers and food storage enthusiasts. It promises a simple method for growing your own produce, even if you’re short on gardening experience and space. I found a terrific [...]

Posted:February 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

How Will You Respond?

Would you be a hero or a zero in a Katrina-sized crisis? Would rescuers find you huddled in a fetal position in the corner of a room or heroically pulling people to safety in a handmade [...]

Posted:January 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Check this out! The Stove-Tec Rocket Stove

Erich, over at Tactical Intelligence, has put together a great video demonstrating a small but powerful stove.  One of the basic principles of preparedness is thinking in terms of layers and back-ups.  A stove like this, [...]

Posted:January 21, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

TheSurvivalMom in the news, again

Okay, this is getting embarrassing, but if you’ve ever wondered what my food storage looks like, or what my dogs look like, or what I look like, here’s your chance. The Fox News affiliate here in Phoenix [...]