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The Emergency Cash Stash

October 23, 2011 aptprepper Apartment Living, Family Preparedness, Financial Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com We were going over the budget not too long ago and trying to find yet more ways to cut back on expenses. At

Taste Test: THRIVE Freeze Dried Chicken

October 21, 2011 aptprepper Food Storage, Freeze dried food, Survival Cookery

This week I am reviewing Thrive Freeze Dried White Meat Chopped Chicken, courtesy of Misty Marsh over at Your Own Home Store. I am very interested in freeze dried meats,

Just Finished “Lights Out”

October 19, 2011 aptprepper Book Review

I almost did not read Lights Out. I had read One Second After and that worried me enough to push me along the preparedness path (See How it All Started.)

Revisiting the Balcony Garden

October 17, 2011 aptprepper Apartment Living, Beginner prepping, gardening in small spaces

I posted a while back my balcony garden did not fare so well in the intense heat we had the last several months. Now that the fall weather is finally

Fats and Oils in Food Storage

October 15, 2011 aptprepper Food Storage

(Author’s note: Whoops, I accidentally published this article earlier before it was ready. I have edited it and now restoring the correct version.) When first getting into food storage, the

Out of Shape!

October 13, 2011 aptprepper Fitness, Getting in Shape

I few months back, I had gotten myself into shape enough to go backpacking (See Fitness Reality Check, Testing Out Our Gear). As far as I can tell, I succeeded

Can You Rely on Your Neighbors?

October 4, 2011 aptprepper Apartment Living, Preparedness, Preparedness Mindset

I am currently in the middle of reading Lights Out about how some families and their neighborhood cope with the aftermath of an EMP attack. I’ll save the main discussion

Dependence Created on Too Much Stuff

September 30, 2011 aptprepper Consumerism, Emergency Preparedness, Family Preparedness, Preparedness Mindset

I went to the eye doctor a few days ago for a check up. They checked my prescription, looked for eye diseases and such, and found no changes. The doctor

Not Good News – Price for Peanut Butter is Going Up

September 28, 2011 aptprepper Family Preparedness, Financial Preparedness, Food Inflation

I just heard over the radio today that peanut prices are about to jump up this year, and with that, the price of a staple at our house, peanut butter.

More Fun with Freeze Dried Food

September 26, 2011 aptprepper Emergency Food Storage, Food Storage, Freeze dried food

Yesterday I posted about pan frying the Thrive Dehydrated Roast Beef. This was the “if I am out in the wilderness and have no other ingredients” part of the test.