Temperature extremes can be scary! Our bodies don't handle them well on their own. Hypothermia and Heat Stroke is scary, life-threatening, and serious conditions. Where I live, we get cold winters …
How Many Pounds Will a 5-Gallon Bucket Hold?
Everyone involved in food storage has wondered at one time or another, "How many pounds are in a 5-gallon bucket?" How many pounds of wheat? Of oats? Of sugar? Beans? However, do not panic if you …
Free First Aid Kit Checklist
Getting sick, and suffering an occasional cut or scrape is inevitable, and the last thing you want is to not have the necessary supplies on hand. Honestly, who wants to run to the store every time eye …
Homemade Tortillas (Easy and Authentic Recipe)
Tortillas are something I couldn't live without. We eat them almost daily around our house. I've wanted to make homemade tortillas for a long time because we eat them so often that making them …
6 Common Paracord Knots: How to Make Them
People have been tying knots for thousands of years, yet they frequently take it for granted despite the fact that they use it on a daily basis. Knots have long been a crucial tool for anyone working …
How to Store Water In the Right Containers
The most basic requirement for human survival is access to water. An average person can go three to four days without water. It is now much simpler to find a clean supply of water and effectively …
CPR and Choking First Aid Basics
Just as water is essential to life, so is first aid. In fact, a serious first aid emergency without certain first aid skills could be a recipe for disaster. Today we will be learning about CPR and …
How to Build a Food Storage Without Going Broke
Cheap Food Storage--Is It Really Worth It? Building long-term food storage is a process. It means buying food above and beyond our weekly grocery needs. Because money spent at the grocery store can …
Best 10 Staples For Your Emergency Pantry
Emergencies can strike at any time, so your emergency food pantry should always be prepared. You may or may not have a warning which may leave you stuck in your home with only the supplies you have …
Things You Need To Know To Stay Alive During a Tornado
I was 10 when I experienced my first tornado. Let me tell you, I learned what to do in a tornado — and what not to do as well. My mom, dad, two brothers, and I lived in Southern …
Homemade Oatmeal Packets (aka copycat Quaker Medleys)
You've all heard it before: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" And it certainly can be! It sets the tone for the rest of your day. Yet it can be so hard (at least for me) to …
Freeze Dried Banana Cake
I am not much of a cake person. I have cheesecake for my birthday every year. Cake just isn't really my thing. But there is one cake I've never actually been able to forget; it was that good. A …