Last summer in Yuma, Arizona, we had the worst thunder/rain storm I have ever seen. We had winds of over 60 mph and astonishing rain. We got about 2.5 inches of rain in about two hours (our average rainfall for a year is 3 inches). At times the rain ... Read More
16 Primitive ways to stay cool
Growing up in Phoenix, you would think I would have become accustomed to that city's God awful heat, but the truth is, I never did. Every single summer I found myself hunkering down indoors and scurrying from one air-conditioned building to the next. ... Read More
Don’t Freeze to Death in Your Own Home? Learn How to Live in Just One Room
Most of us live in new or new-ish homes with large, spacious rooms. Even if your kitchen is small by today's standards, your great-grandmother would have loved it! If you've ever been in a home built in the early 1900s or earlier, you know how tiny ... Read More
Hot Enough For Ya? 17 Tips For Staying Cool When It’s Hotter Than Hell Outside
This is an excerpt from my book, Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst Case Scenarios. One of the most critical uses of electricity is staying cool in very hot weather. Our bodies can become quickly overheated, ... Read More
Keeping Your Cool When There’s No Air Conditioning.
It was a record breaking 114 degrees in West Texas, and as luck would have it, our air conditioner broke! Pregnant, and living paycheck to paycheck, I had to find ways to cool down and QUICK! What I remember the most about that time is how my family ... Read More
Creative Ways to Prepare For Power Outages
It was the second time my power went out in one day. The first time was at two in the morning when a nearby fuse or transformer blew causing a power outage. Other than the backyard solar light glowing, the entire neighborhood was cast into ... Read More
Tight Space Prepping: Preparedness for power outages
Going without electricity for a few days can throw off the whole balance of a family. When living in an apartment or condo there are simple ways to keep the family in clean clothes, power electronics and provide decent cooking options. You just have ... Read More
Using Water Heater Water in an Emergency
We preppers talk a lot about water storage. Water is critical to survival and really you can’t have too much of it stored. However, in the event of a true crisis, on top of the cases of bottled water you have squirreled away, you likely already ... Read More
10 Things You Can Do When the Power is Out (Besides Make Babies ;)
There's one thing people enjoy doing when the power is out, and if you don't believe me just show up to the nearest hospital 9 months later. There is often about a 20% increase in babies born, or in Hurricane Sandy's case, about a 30% ... Read More
When the Power Goes Out: Generating and Storing Power
When the Power Goes Out: Generating and Storing Power More than ever, our civilization relies on electrical power for everything: lighting, entertainment, communications, security, heating / cooling, cooking, food refrigeration, the list goes on and ... Read More
