Solar Oven Cooking Tips
[/caption] Cooking with a solar oven is different than cooking with your kitchen range. For instance most kitchen ranges cook from the bottom up. A box type solar oven cooks from the top down. This …
Shelf life of Sutures
This week I had a talk with both a doctor and a nurse regarding sutures and their shelf life. Until recently I was unaware of the fact that this was a consideration. [/caption] The information …
Improve Your Home security
First, start by walking around the outside of your home. Start by looking around your yard and see what tools or other items could be used to help someone to gain entry. This would include …
How to Empty 55 Gallon Barrels with Little Effort
A few questions have come up on how to get the water or other liquids out of a fifty five gallon barrel. It is really pretty simple. You can always use an old fashioned siphon …
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Reconstitution of Dehydrated fruits and vegetables;
In general, when I look for a recipe, I want it easy to read with few ingredients and for it to taste good. Nutrition of course is important, so I look for ones that …
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CANNING CHICKEN:
Well folks, I thought for sure, I had posted the instructions for canning chicken. I was informed that I haven’t. I have only mentioned it. Ok so here it is: this was passed on to …
How Much Salt Should You Store?
How much salt do you store? I personally store an excessive amount of salt. It is cheap, stores indefinitely, if protected from moisture and can be retained in its original packaging. Salt was used as …
Keeping Insulin Cool in an Emergency
Recently I saw a comment about Frio Bags on survivalblog. This led me to do some research on them. They are manufactured by the Frio Company and are sold as Insulin Cooling Cases. The Company …
Medical Training
Today I received a comment from “A veteran who is preparing” suggesting that if you are in the military and can take the combat lifesaver course, you should. He also talked about the importance of …
The M3 Medic’s Bag
I recently received a first aid kit from Freezedryguy. The kit comes in an improved M3 Medic Bag that opens into three sections for easy and quick access to all your first aid supplies. The …