Food and water will be one of the most basic survival needs, so it’s best to take care of them ASAP. You’ll need a food and water stockpile, renewable sources of both, plus you need to be covered in ‘bug out’ and ‘get home’ scenarios.
Many preppers focus on the big and spectacular. EMPs, maxed out bugout vehicles, enough guns and ammo to outfit a small country. Oh, let’s not forget that pallet of food. While this is admirable, the rest of us only have the means to focus on more immediate threats. With limited funds, we have to focus …
Beans, beans, the musical…. No, let’s start without the limericks. Beans and rice. Rice and beans. The world lives on beans and rice. From pauper food to high cuisine, beans are magical. They are packed with protein, inexpensive, and last forever. This makes them a cornerstone of prepping food storage. Carbohydrates store easily however proteins …
Food is essential during a long term SHTF situation. However, storing food can be tricky and costly because everything eventually goes bad. Even the most shelf-stable of foods generally only last 10-15 years before they need to be replaced. While having a plan to constantly rotate your food stores can help keep your costs and …
Is there anything more versatile than honey? It adds a unique sweetness. It stores forever. It has precious calories. It even has medical uses. Honey is the ultimate substance for self-reliance folks. Everyone with a passing interest in personal health or responsibility owes it to themselves to learn and practice the use of honey. Whether …
Bleach is a prepper mainstay. Useful for keeping germs at bay on utensils, containers and surfaces, it is also handy for other sanitation concerns, especially those concerning bodily waste. There’s seemingly nothing bleach cannot do and it does it all for so precious little! But perhaps one of bleach’s best attributes is its ability to …
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Water is one of life’s essentials, so it should come as no surprise that having a stockpile on hand for emergencies is a must. But, while many focus on keeping emergency water stores at home, few realize the importance of having a small stockpile in your car. That being said, storing water in a vehicle …
MREs are often talked about as a great emergency food option for any prepper’s stockpile because they come complete with everything you need for a single meal. However, while MREs are popular amongst preppers, they are quite expensive, especially when compared to other long-term food options. At an average price of $5-$15 each, MREs are …
Heavy metal contamination of drinking water is a serious threat both pre- and post SHTF. These elemental contaminants can cause serious short and long-term health effects when they start to build up in the body, and almost all of them are readily ingested through drinking water. To make matters even worse, there are seemingly dozens …
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Water is a vital provision for preppers and is always high up on lists of items you must have in order to be prepared for disasters large and small. This is for a very good reason as you can only survive a few days without water before you dehydrate and die, and you’ll be severely …
Bottled water is just about as simple a prep as can be had. Water is essential to life and hygiene, and most folks properly begin their journey to emergency preparedness with the first baby step of stashing an extra case of bottled water. Over time, one case becomes two, then 24, then who knows how …
