A Primer on Propane for Prepping and Survival – Part Two May 7, 2013 Gaye Levy Two weeks ago, when I posted an article on prepper propane, I had no idea that there was such a thirst for knowledge on the topic.  Nor did I expect my technical consultant, Chris Newman, to respond to each and every comment asked not only here but also on Before Its News

A Primer on Propane for Prepping and Survival April 23, 2013 Gaye Levy Call it serendipity if you will but a couple of months ago when I was contacted by Chris Newman, inventor of the InstaBed Cubic Foot Garden System, I had no idea that I was about to meet and get to know a really smart guy with MacGyver like skills and knowledge in all

Two X class solar flares (now 3), both rated about X3 on a scale of 1-10 may cause some communications outages today and for the next couple of days.  Solar flares are scaled  C1-10, M1-10 and the highest X1-10.  It hasn't been proven but there are some who believe that major earthquakes are triggered within a couple of days of the occurrence of an X class flare. You can see just how much

7 Kitchen Essentials That Deserve To Be On Your Preparedness Shelves Our preps are our life line. The items we choose should be able to carry us, not only through difficult times, but perhaps through impossible times as well. There is a reason why our ancestors relied so heavily upon essential kitchen items for their day-to-day survival, and it wasn’t because they wanted to make the

Building Your SHTF Gunshot Survival Kit Tuesday, 30 April 2013 06:23 Brandon Smith The purpose of survival culture is to assess and address probabilities and uncertainties, and of course, prepare accordingly.  We view assumption as the greatest Achilles Heal of humanity, and disdain attitudes of complacency, apathy, and general stupidity.  For us, wide

Report: Farmers Hoarding Food To Protect Against Currency Collapse Mac Slavo April 29th, 2013 SHTFplan.com Which asset is more secure than money in the bank? The answer is simple. It’s the asset that will still have value when the money or the bank collapse. All over the world, when people have been

The First 60 Items to Disappear After a Disaster Whatever the type of disaster, whether it be a hurricane, earthquake, tsunami or economic collapse, those who have lived through catastrophic events know that certain items become scarce real quick leading up to and following a major disaster. Below is a list of the first 60 items that typically vanish first (in no particular order of

52 Weeks to Preparedness: Week 1, Short Term Emergency Food Supply (List 1) Create a preparedness foundation that you and your family can rely on when unexpected situations present themselves. 52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 1 of 52: Short Term Emergency Food Supply (List 1) FEMA suggests that each family have a 2 week supply of food and water for their home.

Week 3 of 52: Emergency Medical Supply (List 1) Tess Pennington Ready Nutrition May 2011    Experts suggest that each home have a basic medical supply that is unique to your family’s needs.   Many of us have our fair share of band-aids and antibiotic ointment, but do you have medical

Tess Pennington We have all witnessed a “communications down” scenario when going through natural disasters.  One thing that all of these natural disasters have in common, besides the disruption of our daily lives, is that they are immediately followed by an almost total loss of the ability to communicate with the outside world.  Power is lost, telephone services are discontinued, and

Tess Pennington Ready Nutrition May 2011    Our furry friends are more to us than just pets, and for many of you, they are a precious family member. Caring for them during a disaster is extremely important. You need to know that when an unexpected storm occurs, many of our animals

Revolution? By Chuck Baldwin January 10, 2013 This column is archived here. I have been writing this column for over a dozen years, and I can safely say the column I wrote last week, “My Line In The Sand Is Drawn Here,” produced more response than any column I have ever written--maybe more than any two or three columns combined. And what is even more noteworthy: unlike most columns,

So, You're Going to Grow Your Own Food in a Collapse There have been many discussions about growing your own food when the collapse occurs. This has begun to concern me because, based upon people's posts, a lot of them have never even gardened. I don't want to call it naive but I think many of them need to take a closer look at what's involved. Here are recommendations for

One Persons Opinion on Gardening and Survival: The best thing ANYONE with even a tiny patch of sunny land can do is to start planting perennial food crops now. One semi-dwarf apple tree can produce 10 bushels or more once it gets well established (although you need two for pollination, as long as there is another variety- even wild- in the neighborhood, you'll get apples.) Apples

What is the Mittleider Method of Gardening? I urge you to go to directly to the Food For Everyone website to read about Dr. Mittleider himself. Dr. Mittleider was passionate about teaching people how to grow their own food and had many accomplishments while he was still alive. The Mittleider Method of gardening is different in several ways from conventional garden but I want to share the

If you could choose just one crop to grow to feed your family in tough times, the potato would be ideal. Potatoes may have a humble reputation, but when it comes to surviving in tough times, they're superstars. Here are eight reasons why. Reason #1: They're easy to grow and require no machinery or processing Potatoes are easy for one person to grow and harvest. Growing a family plot of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HReSTeVbaxM VEGETARIAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGE Makes 4 Large Patties 1 cup uncooked oatmeal 3 egg whites or 2 eggs or equivalent 1 teaspoon ground sage 1 teaspoon ground fennel 1/2 teaspoon ground rosemary 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon dill 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 – 3 cups vegetable stock This simple recipe was adapted from a WWII recipe for

27 Apr 2009 / http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/04/...aredness-info/ Family Preparedness, Pandemic Preparedness, Personal Preparedness Since my post from yesterday regarding Pandemic Preparedness in light of the current Swine Flu outbreak, I’ve talked to several other preppers and want to provide our readers with more information. Specifically I want to share some other/better mask

Police Departments Beg And Barter For Ammo While DHS Buys Up 1.6 Billion Rounds In Past Year March 22, 2013 By Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr. Subscribe to Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr. RSS  2001 611    The nationwide shortage of ammunition has left many police departments scrambling to get their hands on the necessary rounds - with some even bartering among each

Battery Application & Technology In general terms, the capacity of a cell/battery is the amount of charge available expressed in ampere-hours (Ah). An ampere is the unit of measurement used for electrical current and is defined as a coulomb of charge passing through an

GMRS/FRS Radios in Emergency. I have been asked a question regarding the relationship of GMRS/FRS radio frequencies in regard to Ham radio frequencies.  The question was are the FRS frequencies on the 2 meter ham band.  As you can see, the FRS frequencies are closed to the UHF ham band or the 70 cm band.  Ham radios have to be modified to transmit on these frequencies which can be

As the potential for a globally destabilizing event becomes ever more probable, many concerned Americans are starting to wonder where they’d go if the worst were to happen. To help answer that question, we can start by identifying the areas of the country to avoid. The following map of the United States takes into account all of the gun related deaths since the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Purifying Water During an Emergency This document was produced in cooperation with the Emergency Management Division of the Washington State Military Department. The treatments described below work only in situations where the water is unsafe because of the presence of bacteria or viruses. If you suspect the water is unsafe because of chemicals, oils, poisonous

Preparing Garden Soil Duane Hatch, USU Extension Horticulturist HORTICULTURE FACT SHEET 01 1990 HG/H 01 A good garden soil is deep, loose, fertile, well-drained, near neutral, and has a lot of decayed organic matter. The ideal is seldom available, so the good gardener may have to improve what is at hand! Vegetables and other plants will grow satisfactorily with a wide range of soil