Over the last two months, on two separate occasions, I had the opportunity to test my 72-hour kit. Yes, these tests were intentional. Testing a 72 Hour Kit...Why? My background is one of preparedness. In the military, we made casualty ... Read More
16 Unusual Survival Preps to Have in Your Bug Out Bag
I sometimes roll my eyes at lists of "must-have" preps because they're pretty much all the same: Paracord -- check Multitool -- check Flashlight -- check Tell me something different! Something innovative! Something creative that is useful but out ... Read More
A Short Guide To The Proper Storage of Cookie Ingredients
If the #1 rule to purchasing a home is, "Location, Location, Location," then the #1 rule of food storage is, "rotation, rotation, rotation." I mention it because some thirty-year-old brown sugar and chocolate chips recently came into my possession, ... Read More
20+ Foods that must be re-packaged for long-term storage and how to repackage them
As a follow-up to my blog post about which foods you shouldn't plan on storing long-term, here's a list of foods typically found at grocery stores that can be stored but must be repackaged. I go into much greater detail with food storage in my book, ... Read More
VIDEO: How to store dry foods in canning jars
There's a whole slew of things that I want included in my food storage pantry, but many of them don't lend themselves well to the canning process (chocolate!), can't be dehydrated (walnuts!), or aren't a great candidate for the classic 5-gallon ... Read More
