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...]
How to Make Easy Emergency Bread
Note: To make this bread, I used the buddy burner candle and tin can stove from my last two tutorials. In case you missed them here's how to make a buddy burner candle, and here's how to make a tin can stove. Bread is considered the staple of life, yet the knowledge of how to make bread is relegated to stores, … [Read more...]
Convert a Junk TV Into a 2000ºF Solar Cooker
"If a small magnifying glass will burn things with sunlight, how much power could you get from a lens as big as you?" So begins the following video. Right now people all over the country are getting flat screen TVs and selling their old rear projection TVs. Many people are giving them away for free. Rear projection … [Read more...]
8 Ways To Cook Food If You End Up Homeless
Almost every major disaster results in thousands of homeless people. Their homes get flooded or destroyed, or their neighborhood is evacuated. In situations like this, churches and emergency shelters are often filled to capacity. And even if they aren't, they can be unsafe (think of the Superdome after Hurricane … [Read more...]
15 Kitchen Gadgets That Work Without Power
A while back I wrote a post about cooking without power which was really just a list of ways to heat up food--dutch oven, fireplace, grill, etc. But what if your food needs more than just heating? What if the power is out and you want to use the blender, the mixer, the toaster, the waffle maker, the coffee pot, or one … [Read more...]
50 Substitutes for Baking Ingredients
You might be wondering what an article about baking ingredients is doing on a survival site. Is this really something people will have to worry about after a disaster? Well, imagine this: The power has been out for several days, social unrest is at an all time high, and you've decided to bug in until the worst is … [Read more...]
3 Ways To Make Bread When the Power is Out
Early on in my survival preparations, I bought lots of whole wheat flour and yeast packets for making bread. Flour is a lot cheaper than MRE's and it takes up less space. Then one day my wife said, "If a disaster happens and the power is out, how are you going to bake bread?" Good question. And I felt pretty stupid … [Read more...]
5 Survival Cooking Tips
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 if you don't have a lot of experience … [Read more...]
4 Ways You Can Cook Food Indoors Without Power
A while back I wrote an article about cooking without power, but when I wrote it, I was assuming that going outside to cook wouldn't be a problem. I live on the gulf coast so even in the middle of winter, going outside to check on the grill is no big deal. All you need is a jacket. But what if you live up north and … [Read more...]
7 Ways To Cook Without Power
So you've stocked up on all the food you'll need after the end of the world as we know it. You've got wheat, flour, dried foods, canned foods, all kinds of food. But if the worst case scenario happens, will you still have electricity? There might be power in some areas, but always assume there won't be where you … [Read more...]
