by Vickie from Frugal Canning Although I tout the virtues of shopping at yard sales for canning equipment, it is time to give some words of caution. Know what you are buying! All canning equipment (check out this selection of canning equipment at Amazon.com) was not created equal. Hot water bath canners are fairly simple to […]
How to Get Free Food When You Don’t Have Much Money
Being the Frugal Fraulein that I am, the word free gives me tingles. This is my favorite time of year. The gardens are calling to be harvested, the trees are laden with fruit, the fish are moving up the streams and the deer and elk are fattening up in orchards and berry thickets.
Quick Tips For Planning an Effective Family Bug Out
by Anonymous If you are a family leader, you must plan for the entire family also. I recommend a grab bag for each person who is old enough to carry and hang onto one…and a separate medical pack for the entire group (here is a great kit on Amazon.com). Besides a separate well-stocked […]
Fixed Blade and Folding Survival Knives (Selection and Care)
Any Prepper, Survivalist, Hunter, Camper or Outdoor Enthusiast should have a good knife and know how to use it. A good survival knife is the single most important piece of equipment you will ever have or use. With it, you can procure fire and food, and create shelter and other structures.
Sea Salt – An Indispensable Commodity for Uncertain Times
Guest Post by Roxanne L. Griswold When we think about setting aside emergency supplies, most of us would agree that preserved food and purified water are the essentials and everything else is secondary to these. Some might even choose to incorporate things like a manual grain mill, a water purifier, a food dehydrator, a solar cookstove and […]
Survival Through A Home Business
We survivalists AKA preppers spend a lot of time worrying about a national or worldwide collapse scenario, giving little thought to collapse on an individual level. The fact is many things can happen to send your life into turmoil creating a personal collapse. You can be laid off from your job or fired. Your employer could move […]
Where I Live as A Survival Retreat Location
Yesterday, a reader dropped an email asking specifics about my retreat location. I’ll admit being caught off guard by such a sensitive question. However; I don’t think the sender has evil intentions only curiosity. Maybe he was looking for an example to compare his situation – I don’t know. To be honest, I didn’t know […]
What Are The Benefits of Doing 50 Squats a Day?
It is no more a secret, that to stay healthy and fit there is no better option than exercising well and daily. A fifteen-minute to half an hour session of exercise can do wonders for your health and overall wellness. Well, to begin with, you must know that about 90 percent of health disorders are […]
How To Not Outlive Your Retirement [Saving For Retirement Beyond Your 401K]
by Brett Kittredge Do you have enough money saved for your retirement? Do you even know how much you will need to retire comfortably? If you are unsure, you are not alone. A recent study found that only 10% of Americans feel confident that they have enough saved for retirement and 45% are afraid they […]
Ten Ways To Keep Warmer This Winter
Since I opted to turn off the electric heat this winter and use wood I have learned so much! First, it can be done. I not only have lowered my electric bill but I am getting exercise collecting, cutting, splitting and hauling in wood. It is true that there are other things that can be done to keep warm besides changing the source of your heat.
What are The Benefits of Doing 50 Pushups Every Day?
The most practical benefit of doing pushups every day is that you will gain functional strength for your body. The muscles that the pushup works – your core, your triceps and biceps along with the deltoids – are often the most used body parts each day. Functional activities such as lifting boxes, carrying objects or […]
Prepper Fiction Recommendations (Must Read List for Preppers in 2020)
Lots of useful information on tactics, food storage, fuel storage, retreat security, survival medicine, etcetera. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about survivalism for the first time, as well as for long-term survivors.