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Fridge Items That May Last Through a Power Outage

March 9, 2016 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure

This post is by Bernie Carr After a power outage that lasts for a few hours, many people toss out everything that was in the refrigerator. I always toss out

Can Food Shortages Happen Here?

January 14, 2015 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been seeing news articles about the food shortages happening in Venezuela: people standing in line for hours just to get their

Emergency Uses for Old Socks

January 2, 2015 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Repurposing, Reusing

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Some of the most commonly thrown out items of clothing are old socks. Even if you are careful about keeping them together, invariably,

When There is No Coffee

August 6, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, brewing coffee with no electricity, Emergency Preparedness, product substitutes, Shortages

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve had a splitting headache since this morning. I’ve tried natural cures, then taken Excedrin for Migraine, then later Aleve, but nothing has

15 Ways to Repurpose Old Nylons

June 18, 2014 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, product substitutes, Repurposing, Reusing

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Nylons aka pantyhose, stockings, tights or even knee highs are some of the most commonly discarded items. It is easy to ruin a

Having Gear Does Not Guarantee Preparedness

February 8, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Gear Review, Survival Gear

This article is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com One of the first things people do when they get interested in prepping is going out and buying gear. It is great

Self-Sufficient Saturdays: How to Make Banana Muffins without an Electric Mixer

October 12, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Beginner prepping, Cooking basics, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Self-Sufficiency

Welcome to the latest Self-Sufficient Saturdays feature, where we try out projects that can easily be done in an apartment. Breakfast muffins are a staple at our house for busy

Bartering For Preppers

March 20, 2013 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Bartering, Emergency Preparedness, Frugality, Saving money

Bartering for Preppers is a Guest Post by Robert Creech As everyone who engages in some form of prepping knows, it’s expensive. Most of us will never have all of

Learning to Repurpose Items

January 30, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Avoiding Waste, Frugality

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com It’s no surprise that with prices for food increasing, and income shrinking, families are having to cut back on expenses and find

Do this One Tip and Avoid Wasting Money

April 21, 2012 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Organization, Saving money

Last week I was paying bills when I noticed the electric bill was $25 higher than last month’s. I didn’t think our usage changed that much so I called the