I’d like to suggest a few good stores for folks who may be trying to work on their food storage. Surplus stores, online shops, and bulk food stores such as Honeyville Farms can be excellent for buying bulk quantities of MRE’s, rice, beans, etc. However, for the most part, you’ll want to incorporate as much […]
Barter: A Not-So-New Economy of the future
In line with some of the economic posts I’ve done on here, I’d like to take a look at a lesser-known section of the economy: barter. I’ll give some history, explore some of the potential difficulties, and illustrate how it might work in a survival situation. Barter is perhaps one of the oldest forms of […]
Finding water in the wild-Part 5
As the final installment in my series on water, I’d like to talk about finding sources of water in the wilderness. Now depending upon what part of the country you live in, this may be easier for some more than others. Here in the great Southwest, it can be darn hard to find water, […]
Water Portability-Part 4
Today, I’d like to address portability of water. Many of us carry water with us in our daily lives anyway; and if you don’t, get in the habit. Reliance on public water fountains may end up getting you sick, and in a disaster, the store may run out of water before you get there to […]
General Water Storage-Part 3
Today I plan to cover general water storage. Now, if you’re like most people, the easiest way to do this is to go to Costco or Walmart, grab some gallon jugs or flats of 16oz bottles, and put them in a cool place in your house. I would advocate a mix of these two. The […]
Water Part 2-Purification and Filtering
In this post I’d like to cover water purification and filtering. It’s highly possible, especially if you’re trying to survive in a wilderness area, that the water you have access to may be cloudy with sediment, or if it is clean, it may still have harmful bacteria and germs in it, such as cryptosporidium and […]
Water Prep Part 1
Good day to you all! This week I’d like to tackle the issue of water purification and storage. As we know, water is critical to sustaining life; one can survive only three days without it (although this depends on your condition). I’d like to share some tips with you that will hopefully preclude you […]