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5 Survival Cooking Tips

By Matthew On June 19, 2013 · Add Comment
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Survival cooking is a lot different from everyday cooking. When the power is out or you have to abandon your home, you’ll no longer be able to throw food into the microwave or oven. You’ll have to use a grill, a camping stove, or maybe even an old-fashioned campfire. But [...]
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10 Common Prepping Mistakes

By Matthew On May 28, 2013 · 3 Comments
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With the abundance of bad info out there, it’s easy for new preppers to make a lot of mistakes. I, myself, am a new prepper by some standards. I’ve made many mistakes and I’m sure I’ll make more, but that’s part of the learning process. To help you speed up [...]
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The Survival Stress Test

By Matthew On May 14, 2013 · 2 Comments
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The purpose of this exercise is to discover any weaknesses or vulnerabilities in your survival preparations. In the military, they do unexpected drills where soldiers must quickly pack up all their clothing and gear and be ready to head into action at a moment’s notice. In some cases, they even [...]
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Substitutes for Baking Ingredients

By Matthew On April 29, 2013 · Add Comment
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Substitutes for Baking Ingredients
Let’s say the power has been out for several days, social unrest and violence is at an all time high, and you and your family have decided to “bug in” until the worst is over. You all need a morale boost, so you decide to make pancakes for breakfast. You [...]
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Survival Mindset

By Matthew On April 15, 2013 · Add Comment
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When preparing for the worst case scenario, most people focus on storing food, water, medicine, fire starters, and other survival gear. They prepare themselves in every way imaginable, but they never stop long enough to prepare themselves mentally. You might have a year’s supply of food and water along with [...]
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More Threats From North Korea

By Matthew On April 11, 2013 · Add Comment
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More Threats from North Korea
A few weeks ago I mentioned how North Korea has been threatening war with South Korea. More recently North Korea said they are preparing to test a new missile and that they have “powerful striking means.” Like most people I’ve been wondering whether to take [...]
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Survival Hygiene

By Matthew On April 8, 2013 · 1 Comment
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A few years ago the New York Times published an article about how a third of people don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom. Pretty gross, but it’s okay since we live in a relatively clean society. There is plenty of soap and running water available for the [...]
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Harvesting Rain Water

By Matthew On April 1, 2013 · 2 Comments
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I have at least two weeks of bottled water on hand at any given time. I would store more, but I don’t have a lot of space in my apartment. Fortunately, there is a stream within one hundred feet of my door so if I ever needed to, I could [...]
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How To Build A Rocket Stove

By Matthew On March 28, 2013 · Add Comment
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Yesterday I found a great video on how to build a rocket stove using only 16 bricks. I had heard about this method but had never tried it or even seen it done. It’s incredibly simple! The narrator says the bricks were 38 cents each, but later he points out [...]
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