I know, we’re a few seasons late to the game, but recently, my sons and I started watching The Walking Dead. Over the course the few days of Thanksgiving vacation, we watched quite a bit of the series. As we drove back from our trip, the boys started talking about what their first steps would… Read more »
Every back-country skier or boarder knows the thrill of plotting a descent on an untouched slope. Though every responsible thrill seeker also has another thought that runs through their mind; the threat of an avalanche. Skiers cause 90% of avalanches. One of the strategies recommended when you get caught in such a situation is to… Read more »
If you keep up with the news regularly, chances are that you’ve read or heard about the miraculous story of the family of six. When a fun day in the snow took a turn for the worst, it became a matter of life and death. A miracle; however, was only part of the equation, this… Read more »
Moving to the city really screwed us all up. We all got used to heading to the store to get our coffee in the morning or always having some place a short walk away to cook your favorite food. We lost a lot of the basic self sufficiency skills every man and woman used to… Read more »
Every winter, we hear horror stories of people who got trapped in their car, or stuck in the snow. No, these aren’t the stories your friends tell of the time they broke their key opening a frozen door, or of scraping windshields with credit cards. Some of these stories have heart wrenching endings. Something as… Read more »
“Act now. There is never any time but now, and there never will be any time but now.” Wallace Delois Wattles Now is the… Read more »
I wouldn’t say that I’m a pessimist by nature, a Debbie-downer, or paranoid; I prefer to think of myself as a cautious soul. I like to have a well thought out plan and be prepared for virtually any situation. I keep a portable emergency device and supplies in my car (including the new eFoods Kar… Read more »
When it comes to planning your food storage and other emergency supplies, there are some groups that need special consideration. Can you guess which they are? Today, let’s take a look at some special needs of babies and children. When you have a baby or children in your family, there are things you need to… Read more »
When it comes to planning your food storage and other emergency supplies, there are some groups that need special consideration. Can you guess which they are? Today, let’s take a look at some special needs of the elderly. More and more families have an elderly parent or grandparent living with them. Or there could be… Read more »
In preparing for emergencies, it is vitally important that you plan your food storage. For keeping yourself and your family alive and comfortable for a longer term, like a few weeks or longer, you will want to get foods that are more like what you normally eat. A lot of these are specifically prepared and… Read more »
