Shorter Shelf Life for MREs
Military MRE In 1963, the Department of Defense began developing the “Meal, Ready to Eat”, a ration that would rely on modern food preparation and packaging technology to create a lighter replacement for the C …
Shutting off the utilities in an Earthquake or other Emergency
Do your loved ones know what to do after an earthquake? A lot of us have not taken the time to show our families the necessary steps to take. 1. Know where the gas shut-off …
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Protection Factors in Nuclear Emergency’s
In light of the nuclear situation in Japan I have decide to post some information on sheltering as a protection from radiation. At this time I do not expect radiation to become a problem in …
Japanese earthquake and seventy-two hour kits
This morning after hearing about the earthquake in Japan and the tsunamis, I decided that today’s post would be a quick review of seventy-two hour kits. The earthquake and evacuation shows just how suddenly the …
Eattheweeds.com
On March 6, 2011 I put up a post on edible plants and a couple of links to YouTube. Today I received an e-mail from a friend with information on Green Deane, the man who …
How much food do you need to store
How much food do you need to store? This is a very personnel thing. A lot depends on your reason for storing food. I have seen people plan on anywhere from a few days to …
Sodis an inexpensive method of water purification
Solar water disinfection, also known as SODIS is a free method of disinfecting water using only sunlight and plastic PET bottles. SODIS is recommended by the World Health Organization (not my favorite people) as a …
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The Crucial Four: Food, Water, Shelter, Fire.
The Crucial Four: Food, Water, Shelter, Fire. There is always debate as to which of those is more important for survival. It comes down to common sense. If you are in the arctic in winter, …
Why store food
One hundred years ago most people lived in or close to farming communities. Most had a garden or raised a few chickens. You bought your staples in larger quantities. Many people had root cellars. Milk, …