[/caption] The other day I watched Doomsday Preppers, in this episode they showed someone who was concerned about earthquakes. When they showed his storage area, there were many glass jars sitting on shelves that were […]
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Yesterday we spent part of our morning canning some rice in number ten cans. We have access to a both a hand crank and electric canning machine. Since we had quite a few cans to
I would like to thank everyone who sent in information in answer to yesterdays post. As a result of that post, I would like to post the following link. https://www.home.fuse.net/engineering/ewb_project.htm It is to a site
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Personally, I avoid the use of all chlorines whenever possible. There are filters on my water system at home to eliminate it. I believe there are better ways of filtering or purifying water in an
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Lately I have seen many comments on the internet about storing wheat and other grains in old soda bottles. Research from Brigham Young University verifies that this a viable method of safely storing food. The
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This is another article written by FreezeDryGuy. His articles will occasionally appear in the future. Howard SURVIVALThe 8 Levels of survival Prospects for survival / dangers By (Old S.F. Trooper) Updated 30 April 2003 1.
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A lot of us live in areas that are gun unfriendly or for other reasons cannot or choose not to carry a gun. One good alternative is canes, walking sticks or umbrellas. They can be
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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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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
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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
