Does Petroleum Jelly Expire?
While the hydrocarbons in petroleum jelly do degrade, this process is so slow that it could take an entire lifetime for petroleum jelly to go bad. Vaseline petroleum jelly doesn’t contain any active ingredients that …
Health and Hygiene
Survival Antibiotics: What Should You Get?
Antibiotics might just be the most important discovery in the last hundred years. They prove to be infinitely valuable at saving lives, staving off infections, and preventing diseases from ever occurring. That’s because we live …
How to Prep For a Quarantine
All too often, the world is shaken by a new flu bug or the resurgence of an old one. I have a long enough memory to recall the Ebola panic just a couple of years …
Laudanum, an Old Fashioned Pain Killer
If you were to go back to the late 1800’s you would find laudanum being sold without a prescription over the counter. It was commonly used as a painkiller, cough suppressant and for the treatment …
Dakin’s Solution, an Antiseptic You Can Make at Home
First, understand that I am not a Doctor and can’t give medical advice. I am providing the formula for Dakin’s Solution for information only. Dakin’s solution, is an antiseptic solution containing sodium hypochlorite and developed to treat …
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Free First-Aid Manuals
Here is another batch of free manuals you can download. I don’t know about you but I am having trouble deciding which ones to print. Hard copies are always best. I will recommend you print …
Seven Problems Older Preppers Face
The older I get the more I see problems that older preppers face. Since prepping hit the mainstream back in 2008-09, we all have a good 8-9 years under our belts. My own kids …
Cloth Toilet Wipes: The Prepper World’s Worst Idea Ever
On April 17, 2017, I went to Costco and filled my huge shopping cart with a total of 180 rolls of toilet paper. Double rolls. I felt like a king walking out of there with …
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Sugardine, a Great Homemade Antiseptic
For thousands of years, people have survived without the use of antibiotics. Many early treatments for infected wounds involved honey. Both the Smith Papyrus of 1700 B.C. and the Ebers Papyrus of 1500 B.C. describe …
15 Over the Counter Medications Preppers Need to Stock
Over the counter medications are well worth stocking. Many of them were originally prescription medications and some still are but in larger strengths. Most preppers are on a budget, so take advantage of coupons and …
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