While having a food stockpile is the most important and effective strategy for ensuring you and your family don’t go hungry during a major crisis, being able to acquire food after the fact is very important as well. With that in mind, fishing is one of the most efficient means of putting food on the table in a disaster scenario. On the whole, there are … [Read more...]
100 Best Survival Foods At The Grocery Store
Disasters can and do strike without warning, and when they strike, most of the population is vastly underprepared. Truth be told, the vast majority of people aren't prepared at all, and hardly anyone has enough survival food to last them through the month. It’s for this reason that when a disaster occurs, hoards of people will swarm the grocery stores and … [Read more...]
How to Raise Chickens in the City
Urban preppers and homesteaders may have limited choices when it comes to keeping livestock, but that doesn't mean preppers living on small and highly regulated acreage can't raise their own meat and eggs. Chickens are the most common livestock raised by preppers, regardless of where they live. This dual-purpose livestock bolsters the amount of protein … [Read more...]
Food Expiration Dates – Rule Or Guideline?
Have you ever poured out some milk or thrown away some canned soup, not because it looked or smelled bad, but because it was past the expiration date? Chances are, you threw away some perfectly good food. Every year, consumers throw out over $200 billion worth of food, oftentimes because of the expiration date. And why are they throwing out so much food? … [Read more...]
15 Ways To Purify Water In A Survival Scenario
Of all the things we need for survival, water is one of the only necessities that we can only go without for a few days. In our everyday lives, water is also something that is extremely accessible, so it often doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. However, there are plenty of scenarios, where fresh drinking water may not be so easy to acquire. … [Read more...]
17 Most Overlooked Survival Foods You Should Be Stockpiling
When you read about what to stockpile for an emergency, you tend to see the same recommendations. Water tops every list, and rightly so since water is essential to survival. In terms of food, however, rice, beans, pasta, and canned vegetables show up frequently as staples to have on hand. Then, you usually see powdered milk, granola bars, and other … [Read more...]
How To Easily Build a 2 Week Emergency Food Supply
If you are brand new to prepping and want to start stockpiling food, it can be very difficult to get started. They say you should store what you eat, but what if most of what you eat is fast food, frozen meals, and other foods that have to be kept in the refrigerator? Won't that be a problem if the power goes out? That is just one of the many … [Read more...]
20 Reasons Lard Is The Best Survival Food Ever
Earlier this year, someone asked me what the best survival food is, and to my own surprise, I realized I didn't have an answer. Acorns are great if you're living off the grid. Potatoes are an excellent choice if you have a survival garden. Pemmican is awesome for preppers who like to cook. But the best...? I went through some of my old articles such as … [Read more...]
8 Ways to Cook Indoors Without Filling Your Home With Smoke
Picture this scenario: The power has gone out due to a major blizzard and is expected to be out for several days. You and your family are starting to get really hungry, but you can't use your electric stove or microwave. Normally, you'd just go outside and fire up the grill, but it is absolutely freezing out there. Even if you can bear the stinging gusts … [Read more...]
How to Use Tree Bark for Survival Food and Medicine
When We Think of Wild Foraging, We Rarely Think of Tree Bark. But There’s A Surprise Inside. The first people to discover the use of tree bark for food and medicine were Native Americans. The name “Adirondack”, which defined the Algonquin Indians, stands for “tree-bark eaters.” It was a derogatory name given to them by their bitter rivals, the Iroquois. … [Read more...]
Acorns: The Ultimate Survival Food
Acorns have served as a staple in the human diet for literally thousands of years, and there’s a good reason why. Each individual acorn comes jam-packed with calories (literally 100 calories per acorn), so you simply can’t ignore it as a potential source of food in a survival scenario. In fact, the acorn is probably one of the most overlooked survival … [Read more...]
10 Easy Steps to Raising Chickens in Your Backyard
If you're the type of person who eats eggs every morning (or would like to), then why not raise some chickens in your backyard? As long as there are no laws against it in your area, there's no reason not to. Keeping chickens does take a little bit of work, but it is pretty easy considering how much you get out of it. Once you have everything set up, it … [Read more...]
15 Best Canned Foods To Add To Your Stockpile
I want to start off by pointing out that you're better off canning and/or dehydrating fruits, meats, and vegetables. Foods preserved at home are cheaper and healthier than store-bought canned foods. Having said that, if you're new to prepping and don't know much about food preservation, or if you're just looking to add more variety to your food … [Read more...]
How to Make Bannock, A Healthy and Delicious Survival Food
Why is it that so many survival foods come from a time long forgotten? Some of the most well-known survival foods are so old, it's hard to even peg their origin. They are often so effective that people of different nations figured out similar foods along their way. The reason for this is simple. Every good survival food must have five certain features: … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Preserve Meat Without a Fridge or Freezer
Take a look at the average prepper's pantry and you'll see lots of rice, beans, pasta, canned veggies, dehydrated fruits, and so forth. But take a look at their daily diet and you'll see lots of beef, steak, chicken, and other meats. See the problem? Many preppers love to eat meat, but unfortunately, they have a tendency to only store it in the fridge or … [Read more...]
9 Survival Recipes That Are Easy To Make
So you've beefed up your home security, you've gathered plenty of emergency supplies, and you've stocked your pantry with lots of survival food. Now you're ready to ride out the next disaster... Or are you? Just because you have months or years worth of emergency food doesn't mean you're ready to live on it. Cooking without power is easier said than … [Read more...]
10 Foods You Can Store For Over 100 Years
There's a common misconception that all food goes bad, but that's not entirely accurate. There are some foods that, for all intents and purposes, will last forever. Or at least for the rest of your life. I'm talking about the so-called "forever foods." Sugar, salt, and honey are three common examples. Another one is white rice. As long as it's stored … [Read more...]
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