Backup Cooking Methods
Part of hurricane preparedness is having backups for cooking methods in the event of an extended power failure. During our last major hurricane, Hurricane Ike, some of my colleagues did
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Category: Survival Gear
The Real Solar Charger Test
After the first failed solar charger test https://wp.me/p1dmhM-oJ I went and bought fresh rechargeable batteries from Lowes. This solar charger, by XTG Technology, model XTG-SLRBC can charge both AA and
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Solar Battery Charger Test that Failed
A couple of days ago I was all excited to test a new solar battery charger we had purchased. Per instructions I loaded it with four rechargeable batteries I had
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Items I Carry Daily
A little less than a month ago, I posted about “A Gap in My Preparedness” when I realized an emergency can happen while I am far from my home where
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Treating Muddy Water with the LifeSaver Filtration Bottle
I posted about our water preparedness plan several months ago in the post “Insuring against 3 Days Without Water”. For our main water purification system, we chose The Big Berkey.
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Bargain Shopping Tip
We are watching every penny these days, but still want to continue adding to our emergency supplies. Before buying a new item, we compare prices between local area stores and
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Testing Out Our Gear
It was the first weekend of spring and the weather was perfect to do something outdoors. So we took the opportunity to try out some of our gear, in case
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Today my family and I went target shooting at a local gun range. I finally got to try out my new rifle, the U.S Survival AR-7 rifle. Why did we
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