Camping season is upon us! Whether you’re camping at a state park or in your backyard, cooking over a campfire is fun. My kids love to cook dinner over the campfire, so we’ve found a variety of easy backyard campfire recipes. There is way more you can cook over a campfire than just hot dogs. Leave the hotdogs … [Read more...]
How To Make Pemmican: The World’s First Survival Food
For centuries, pemmican was the ultimate survival food. But is there any reason we would want to eat it today? Pemmican was invented by Native Americans. They depended on it when food was scarce, especially in the deep cold of winter. What native tribes had learned was that pemmican kept them warm in winter and … [Read more...]
How to Make Hardtack: A Cracker That Will Last A Century
One of the first articles I published on this site was called 15 Foods That Last Forever, and one of the items on that list is hardtack. Ever since then, the most common question about that article is: "What is hardtack and how do I make it?" Basically, hardtack is a hard cracker made from flour, salt, and water. … [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. … [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 … [Read more...]
Simple Survival Bread With Just 4 Ingredients
If you ever end up in a situation where you have to cook food without electricity, you'll need some easy, simple recipes that work well over a fire. One thing you'll definitely want to make is bread. Everyone loves bread. It's great comfort food, but it's not something you can store long term. Want to save this post … [Read more...]
10 Easy and Delicious Camping / Bugout Recipes
I like a strawberry millennium bar as much as the next guy, but there are times when you need hot food and meat-based protein. The more arduous the task and the more stressful the day, the more you want those fatty, warm, and filling meals. Bugging out can have many hang-ups, but food is rarely one of them. While … [Read more...]
6 Easy Meals to Cook Over a Fire After a Disaster
There are a lot of preppers out there with portable stoves, cast iron skillets, and lots of survival food, yet they've never actually cooked a meal without electricity. It's important that you practice off-grid cooking on a regular basis so you're not doing it for the first time during a power outage. Otherwise, you're … [Read more...]
7 Pioneer Recipes Every Prepper Should Learn
There is a bit of a romantic fantasy about what it must have been like for the pioneers who traveled out west more than a hundred years ago. The idea of land that stretches on for miles without a single building or road was both exciting and frightening to them. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide To Cooking Without Power
It's funny how cooking without power is regarded as a survival skill when for thousands of years, it was the only way to cook. Not long ago, there was no such thing as toasters, microwaves, and electric ovens, yet people still managed to cook big, delicious meals for their families. If they could do it, so can you! … [Read more...]
World’s Smallest Stove: Olicamp Ion Micro Titanium
I've often talked about the importance of keeping your bug out bag as light as possible. There are many ways to do this, but one of the best ways is to replace some of the items in your bag with lighter versions. For example, mini flashlights and radios as opposed to the standard size. Or tiny stoves, which is the … [Read more...]
How To Make The Most Delicious Beef Jerky Ever
Jerky is one of the oldest and most popular ways to preserve meat. Traditionally dried in sun and smoke, jerky can last through the winter and often longer if you make it properly. Although veggies, fruits, grains, seeds, and nuts are easier to store, preserving your own meat is quite doable. Home-made jerky is made … [Read more...]
