Life is full of emergencies. Some are big, like earthquakes and hurricanes. Some are smaller and occur in our everyday lives. Here are a few mini-kit ideas you can fit in a Ziploc bag! If your mini kit is really mini, you can use a metal Altoids tin or a metal eyeglass case like ... Read More
If you've ever been camping for more than 2 or 3 days, you know what it's like to start feeling icky and grimy and in desperate need of a hot shower and clean clothes. Well, imagine yourself living through an extreme crisis like a Hurricane Harvey sized flood or a long-term power ... Read More
Picture this. The S has hit the fan in a big way. You're fairly well prepped but have the chance to get to ONE store to buy anything at all that might help you survive in the coming weeks/months. What if that ONE store is: Sally Beauty? Walgreens? Tractor Supply? The ... Read More
April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring wild and crazy busy days for families like mine. Also, I might add, a lot of extra expenses with end-of-school teacher gifts, upcoming vacation plans, graduation gifts, etc. Just this morning I was telling myself, "No ... Read More
My great-grandparents were preppers way before prepping was a thing. Is there a specific term for preppers who are also hipsters? Hipster-preppers? Prepsters? If there is, then that's what you could call my great-grandparents, Dell and Hildegarde Stringham. They were the ... Read More
Based on my own personal experiences and mistakes, I do not recommend storing these foods in large quantities, long-term. Let me know what you think of my list and what other foods you would add. Foods to not store, long-term 1. Any canned vegetable or fruit that you do ... Read More
The first 72 hours following any disaster are the most critical, but it's also during those intial hours that emergency services and personnel are stretched to the limit. With a system of carefully planned 72 Hour Kits, your family can be self-sufficient until help ... Read More
Soccer moms, football moms, cheerleading moms, whatever they call us, "chauffeur" better describes what we, Survival Moms, do every day. In my world, it's not unusual to have a kid's dentist appointment, a field trip, and a swim meet all on the same day, transported by our trusty ... Read More
Have I told you about my collection of Vera Bradley blankets? I discovered these wildly colorful, plush blankets about 4 years ago when I was on a business trip and wanted to splurge on a little something just for me. Well, one blanket quickly turned into 2, 3 and now I believe ... Read More
How long can you go without craving a hot, homemade meal, if you have been eating only cold rations and snacks? If you’ve ever been without power for more than just a couple of days, eating cold ravioli or tuna out of the can gets really old, really fast. Most survival minded ... Read More
As of today, the current federal government "shutdown" is the longest in history. Digging into news stories that are making headlines, ones claiming "chaos" and near-apocalyptic consequences, most Americans, by far, are managing to get through their ... Read More
“The kids are playing doctor!” More than one horrified mom has made that statement over the many, many decades that curious kids have been re-enacting their exams at the pediatrician’s office. “I’ll be the doctor and you can be the ... Read More
We so casually turn on our faucet and expect clean water to come out. We flush our toilets, wash our hands, use water for cooking and for watering the lawn without a thought. But if there's anything we have learned from all the disasters that ... Read More
I spotted this ingenious and simple 52 week savings plan* on Facebook a few years ago, posted it on my Facebook page, and it went viral with thousands of likes and even more shares within a couple of days. I'd never seen anything like it. A savings ... Read More
Storing food, say a month or two's worth, is no longer the habit of a fringe group of Doomers. Everyday moms like me have an extra stash of food set away for those "just in case" events. After working on my own food storage pantry for about 9 years ... Read More
So I started a few months ago by making a list of everything I would want to put in our bug-out bags ... the list went on and on. I quickly realized a simple backpack would fit enough gear to prepare us for anything we could possibly face. Likely ... Read More
Hurrah, the holidays are here! Apart from decorating the house, shopping, wrapping, school concerts, cards to send off and caroling to do, dinner still needs to be made. Whether it is just a busy night in the middle of the week or for a ... Read More
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by everything related to getting prepared for emergencies or any other scenario? If you're like me, you're worried how you can afford to stock up on the masses of extra food the experts say you must have. You've ... Read More
“Survival is the celebration of choosing life over death. We know we're going to die. We all die. But survival is saying: perhaps not today. In that sense, survivors don't defeat death, they come to terms with it.” Why do some people survive ... Read More
O'Reilly Auto Parts isn't exactly the store of my dreams, although my husband could spend hours just browsing. However, it may be one of the most useful places to head to when faced with the apocalypse, and fortunately, a lot of folks don’t realize ... Read More
