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Survival Survey: What does being a Survival Dad mean to you? Posted:June 16, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: What does being a Survival Dad mean to you?

June is the month of Father’s Day and with that in mind, I wanted to ask the dads and grandpas out there what it means to be a Survival Dad. Do you feel the future security [...]

VIDEO: How to be a prepper Posted:June 07, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

VIDEO: How to be a prepper

From where I sit it’s kind of hard to tell what the general public thinks of preppers. All of the preppers I know are smart, kind, and completely sane, but I have to admit that Doomsday [...]

Instant Survival Tip: When to camo and when NOT to camo Posted:May 28, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Instant Survival Tip: When to camo and when NOT to camo

A few years back I was teaching classes for kids at the local Cabela’s, “Wilderness Survival for Kids”. I really enjoyed developing the class and knew that the information and activities could be life-saving. One strategy [...]

Practical advice for helping those who suddenly have nothing Posted:May 26, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Practical advice for helping those who suddenly have nothing

One of my Facebook readers sent this information to me, and I thought it had some valuable guidelines when we want to help others who have lost so much during an event like the Moore, OK, [...]

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 [...]

Advice for new Survival Moms from those who have been around a while Posted:May 16, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Advice for new Survival Moms from those who have been around a while

Over the past few months we’ve had some outstanding entries in our Survival Mom of the Month contest. Sadly, I haven’t been able to award all of them with prize packages but did want to acknowledge [...]

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 [...]

Walking Onions Invaded My Bug-Out! Posted:May 05, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

Walking Onions Invaded My Bug-Out!

 By John A. Heatherly, Staff Writer at Grey Tactical Outfitters, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Photo by Colby Codner Walking Onions, also known as “Tree Onions” or “Topsetters,” may be the toughest plants in [...]

Radio Show Notes: Episode 2, Boston Marathon & interview with Richard Stephenson, author of Collapse Posted:April 19, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Radio Show Notes: Episode 2, Boston Marathon & interview with Richard Stephenson, author of Collapse

For full version of notes and interview, listen to Episode 2 here. What if you find yourself in the midst of a chaotic, violent event, such as the Boston Marathon terrorist attack? What can you do? [...]

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 [...]