What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “preppers”? When I first heard the term, I thought to myself, “Preppers? What for?! There are people out there who have built bunkers in their back yards and gone insane in preparation for a disaster that may or may not happen,…
Quick answer: prepare for a food shortage by learning your local risks, building a pantry of foods you eat, storing water, and learning safe preservation. Store enough shelf-stable food for at least two weeks and work toward more, rotate it, and plan meals around it. Preserve food only by tested methods, since improper home canning…
Before purchasing a home freeze dryer, one of the first questions I had was, “What foods can be freeze-dried?” as well as “what foods cannot be freeze-dried?” These are critical questions for anyone considering purchasing a home freeze dryer to preserve their own food, or for anyone who has recently purchased a freeze dryer and…
I have my own medium-sized Harvest Right home freeze dryer and get a lot of satisfaction, peace of mind, and enjoyment out of preserving a wide variety of foods for my family. Owning a freeze dryer is well worth the cost for me because it allows me to freeze-dry enough foods to build and maintain…
Quick answer: build a three-month supply by stocking extra of the meals you already cook, a little at a time, and rotating it into your regular eating. Write down 7 to 14 meals your family eats, multiply the ingredients by 6 to 12, buy a few extra each trip and store them in a cool,…
There’s always a need to have a cool drink, especially after completing a time-consuming task that took up most of your day. Imagine rushing home from work and rushing straight to your refrigerator, only to find your favourite drink is still as warm as your body temperature. Is it possible that there was a power…
The ability to last for years is the most crucial aspect of survival food. After all, disasters strike when you least expect it. An emergency could occur the next day, the next year, or the next decade. Of course, being well-prepared is preferable. Having enough food to last you for the duration of any situation…
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Emergencies are events that occur when you least expect them, or when you least expect them. And if you’re not prepared, you can find yourself on the receiving end of a panic attack. The trouble is that when you’re hungry, things always appear to be worse than they are. So, rather than making it feel…
It’s difficult to get started prepping and establishing a food stockpile; I struggled to get started. Building a two-week emergency food supply for yourself and your family is the ideal place to start, and then expanding from there. To be honest, deciding what to put in your emergency food stockpile is difficult because you never…
Lack of space might be a severe issue when packing your bug-out bag or storing goods on the shelf. As a result, it’s ideal to keep goods that can be used for multiple reasons. Trash bags, chapstick, and pantyhose all take up very little room and can be utilized in a variety of ways. Dental…