Clean Your Clothes Without Electricity
Our washing machine was not appreciated. It faithfully sat in the corner of our laundry room and dutifully agitated and spun the dirt away… until it broke last summer. It had served us well by cleaning...
View ArticleThe Top 8 Deadly Myths About Survivalism
Our survivalism story, in a nutshell Hi! I’m Sheila. For the last several years, our family, my husband Dan, our son Jesse and I, have been living what some may call the “survivalist” lifestyle....
View ArticleWhat I Wish I Had Done Differently
After 7 years of being The Survival Mom, I’ve been reflecting on what I would do differently if I were starting to prep right now. Maybe my prepper mistakes will help you avoid a few pitfalls. I wish I...
View Article5 Bad Habits That Will Kill You
Everyone has bad habits. I don’t believe there is a human being alive who doesn’t. In everyday life, most of these aren’t a big deal. You’re not a bad person if you have a weakness for chocolate. So...
View Article“How To Be A Prepper”— FREE Webinar Recording
UPDATE: Here’s the link to the recording. Get ready to sit back and learn the basics. Advanced preppers might even pick up a new idea or two! http://connectpro19068335.adobeconnect.com/p56iw9x6y1z/...
View ArticleDo You Have the Skills to Survive a Depression?
Answer yes or no to the following questions: Easy skills level: Do you know how to sew on a button? Do you know how to use an oil lamp? Do you know how to boil an egg? Do you know how to ride a bike?...
View ArticleSurvival Bartering: The Pros and Cons
Barter – To trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. Much has been written about the use of barter in a post SHTF/TEOTWAWKI* scenario. Barter is presumed to be the norm for...
View ArticleThe Year I Stopped Prepping and Why I Started Again
I was the first person to become a prepper in my fairly large family. Among my husband’s family and huge extended family, he was the first prepper. As far as I know, after almost 8 years, we are still...
View ArticleGet Family & Friends On Board With Prepping
Whether you are forming a small neighborhood group, a disaster preparedness club, or a prepper group there are 9 steps which will help you get started and begin the path for the success of your group....
View ArticleTomatoes: The Overlooked Survival Food
On my list of the Top 10 Foods for Stocking Up, I impulsively added tomatoes as #6. During the past few days I’ve been keeping an eye on the foods we most often eat, and sure enough, tomatoes are a...
View ArticleLast Minute Holiday Gifts for the Prepper Dad
Men! They can be so hard to buy for. My own husband is possibly the worst. This year I bought him a beautiful menorah and, wouldn’t you know, he just happened to open that particular Amazon box — after...
View Article4 Simple but Clever Ways to Keep Cooking Oil Fresh Longer
How do you feel about eating boiled food for every meal? If you’re not storing oil, that’s what you may end up eating every day, meal after meal. Quite a nightmare! Oil is tricky to store long-term,...
View Article16 Primitive ways to stay cool
Growing up in Phoenix, you would think I would have become accustomed to that city’s God awful heat, but the truth is, I never did. Every single summer I found myself hunkering down indoors and...
View Article15 Things I learned from One Second After & My Survival Tips
I didn’t want to read One Second After by William R. Forstchen. I knew it was a dismal and depressing book, so I procrastinated. I read rave reviews of the book, I knew the general storyline but...
View ArticleThe Top 8 Deadly Myths About Survivalism
Our survivalism story, in a nutshell Hi! I’m Sheila. For the last several years, our family, my husband Dan, our son Jesse and I, have been living what some may call the “survivalist” lifestyle....
View ArticleDo You Have the Skills to Survive a Depression?
Answer yes or no to the following questions: Easy skills level: Do you know how to sew on a button? Do you know how to use an oil lamp? Do you know how to boil an egg? Do you know how to ride a bike?...
View ArticleSurvival Bartering: The Pros and Cons
Barter – To trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. Much has been written about the use of barter in a post SHTF/TEOTWAWKI* scenario. Barter is presumed to be the norm for...
View ArticleThe Year I Stopped Prepping and Why I Started Again
I was the first person to become a prepper in my fairly large family. Among my husband’s family and huge extended family, he was the first prepper. As far as I know, after almost 8 years, we are still...
View ArticleGet Family & Friends On Board With Prepping
Whether you are forming a small neighborhood group, a disaster preparedness club, or a prepper group there are 9 steps which will help you get started and begin the path for the success of your group....
View ArticleTomatoes: The Overlooked Survival Food
On my list of the Top 10 Foods for Stocking Up, I impulsively added tomatoes as #6. During the past few days I’ve been keeping an eye on the foods we most often eat, and sure enough, tomatoes are a...
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