Survival Gear

emergency preparedness, survival gear, survival kit, survival kits - September 20, 2011

Starting a Fire Without Your Survival Kit

A fire in an emergency situation can provide warmth, a method for cooking food and purifying water, a way to signal for help and can repel pesky insects. For these reasons, stocking your survival kit with at least three different methods for starting fires is essential. My gear includes waterproof, easy strike matches, a butane lighter, and a magnesium compound striker. I also pack steel wool and a battery, char cloth (strips of 100% cotton, lit on fire and snuffed out once blackened,) and dryer lint coated in paraffin wax. And there are flammable cotton balls and alcohol rubs in...

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dehydrated food, emergency preparedness, survival gear - September 15, 2011

Harvest Series: Dehydrating Food

Dehydrated foods are an essential part of emergency survival gear. They are also a very useful item to have in your everyday pantry. Canning, smoking and other preservation techniques are useful as well, but dehydrating food creates a food item that does not take up much storage space at all and can be eaten dried or reconstituted easily for recipes.During the harvest season we can find a surplus of local fresh and tasty vegetables and fruit from our gardens or local markets at a lower cost than any other time of the year. Dehydrating these items for storage and for...

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emergency survival gear, survival gear - September 08, 2011

Fall Harvest Series: An Introduction

Food is one of the most important components of emergency survival gear. Humans throughout history have created recipes and methods of preserving food that can be used for winter months, years of low harvest and various emergency situations. In our series we will be introducing methods of preserving food from the autumn garden harvest and preservation recipes. In our Fall Harvest Series we will discuss: canning, pickling, dehydration, fermentation, smoking, root cellar storage and more Harvesting and using preservation techniques for food from your own garden or local farmer’s market is a great way to teach your children the traditions...

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emergency preparedness, survival gear - August 30, 2011

Couponing for Emergency Preparedness

There is a new show on TLC called Extreme Couponing where shoppers will go into the grocery store and walk out with thousands of dollars of merchandise for a fraction of the price, this doesn’t happen every time but saving hundreds of dollars does! When these shoppers find a good deal on non perishable items they buy them in bulk. Now what does this TV show have to do with emergency preparedness? Using coupons to build up your survival gear is a great way to make sure you are prepared without breaking the bank.There are a lot of sites online...

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emergency preparedness, survival gear - August 23, 2011

Creating Affordable Solar Energy

You don’t have to wait for an emergency situation to use all of your survival gear. Certain types of emergency preparedness materials and gear are quite useful for everyday use. Food storage can be used when you are in a pinch for time and solar energy can be used to reduce energy costs, even when we are not in times of crisis. Solar energy technology is becoming more commonly integrated into large buildings, government and school buildings and individual homes. The energy costs saved by this technology are outstanding, but the initial investment can be quite hefty averaging between $30,000-$100,000...

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