Prepare Your Vehicle

Now that our car is paid off and we own it, we are seriously outfitting it for if we have to bug-out or get stuck out somewhere. Like, during a winter storm, etc. We now have 2 rubber made totes in the trunk that are not too heavy. We put camping gear in them , ways to cook, food items, power bars, and some other items that our family will need in a situation like that. Even if we are just out and decide to go camping we can. Our family lives right by a state park and sometimes when we go visit them we camp there and have cookouts. Tons of fun. Now we are prepared for anything. But, if you are going on a trip there are some things that you should do to prepare your vehicle:

Make sure the gas tank is full before you set out.

Check all of the other fluids in the car.

Have a bug-out bag type thing in your trunk.

Keep a took kit and small shovel.

Have a flashlight and the batteries that it needs.

Road flares and a good item to have too if you have car trouble they could really come in handy.

A first aid kit.

I have just put some rope and bungee cords in our trunk and we all wear paracord bracelets. My oldest son even has his shoes tied with paracord. Pretty good idea. Always has them on hand ( or foot.)

Since this winter has bee so bad , I also have a bag of kitty litter in my trunk. It has really helped me a few times. I am on my second bag. It really helps when you are stuck on the ice and need something for traction. I don't even want to think about how much it would have cost me to get a tow. Thank God I had the idea to keep that bag of kitty litter in the trunk.

Some personal hygiene items would be a good idea to have on hand also.

You never know what might happen. Be prepared for ANYTHING!!!!

Plan and Prep: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse

Plan and Prep: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse was a free kindle book when this post was written. Plan and Prep: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse is an introductory guide to emergency and disaster planning and preparation. Focusing on teaching the basic concepts of emergency and disaster preparedness the author utilizes amazing artwork and several short story-lines that follow the fictional Bill Jones and his family as they navigate their way through a series of emergency and disaster events, culminating in the outbreak of a Zombie Apocalypse.

Plan and Prep: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse walks the reader through basic planning and preparation techniques and attempts to answer most of the more basic questions before they are asked. Areas that are often overlooked by beginners are explored, and some of the more common misconceptions are discussed. Although not a "Survival Handbook", this guide will provide real world plan and prep ideas and solutions that anyone can add to their prepper toolkit.

Food Storage Recipe - German Potato Salad

We like to eat this year around. This weekend I made some for us. Had baked chicken, buttered corn, and German potato Salad. Great home cooked meal for hubby who was home for the first time in 2 weeks. Trucking has kept him busy the last month.

German Potato Salad

NEED:

2 or 3 pounds potatoes, cut in 1 inch pieces

1/2 pound bacon

1 small onion, chopped

4 medium sweet pickles, chopped fine

4 boiled eggs, chopped

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon celery seed

1 tablespoon sugar

4 tablespoons vinegar (apple cider vinegar works best)


1. Peel potatoes and cut into 1" pieces. Cook in boiling water until done. Drain.

2. While potatoes are boiling, chop eggs, pickles and onions. Add salt, pepper, celery seed, sugar and vinegar. Mix well.

3. Slice bacon into small pieces and cook until well done, or slightly crisp. Drain off most of the fat.

4. Add potatoes and bacon to egg mixture. Mix gently to coat potatoes, being sure not to crush them. Serve warm or cold.

Starting A Fire With A Mirror

Anyone watch the last episode of The Walking Dead? If you did, than you probably seen them tear the car apart and one of the things that she grabbed was a mirror. Which , really was a great thing to do. You can actually start a fire very easily with a mirror and some tinder. In fact , you should have a small mirror in your bug-out bag. You can get them cheap - at the dollar tree - and be sure that you always have a way to cook some food. Maybe, even a snake!  

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Survival Training: 24 Easy to Learn Methods for Learning How to Start a Fire, Create Firestarters and Make Waterproof Matches

Survival Training: 24 Easy to Learn Methods for Learning How to Start a Fire, Create Firestarters and Make Waterproof Matches was a free book for the kindle or the free kindle reading app when this post was written.

Can you start a fire without matches?

In survival situations being able to build a fire is one of the skills that can mean the difference between life and death. It is something that can be learned as practice makes perfect. With some patience, making a fire can become a technique that you can readily add to your arsenal with or without the use of matches.

Will you keep your head and follow directions?

Of course this does mean getting your hands dirty and quite possibly burned at times too. Above all though, the real keys are attention to detail, a great deal of patience and being aware of your surroundings.

Without a doubt, fire is one of the 3 most necessary elements in survival situations along with shelter and water. It provides a number of things both physical and mental including: warmth, heat to dry clothes, a way to purify water, a method to cook food, smoke to signal a rescue party, a means to melt snow for drinking water, comfort and security, a way to repel wide animals and light to see or light a torch.

Here is the TOC to see what you will learn:

Introduction 2
Disclaimer 3
Gathering Materials 7
Choosing a Location 11
Building a Fire 12
Techniques for Starting a Fire 14
Using Matches or Lighters 14
Using a Firestarter 14
Flint & Steel 15
Flint & Magnesium 16
Bacon Grease 16
Using Water 16
Balloons 16
Condoms 17
Clear Plastic Sheet 17
Clear Plastic Sheet & Frame 17
Light Bulbs 18
Using Ice 18
Using Friction 19
Hand Drill 19
Bow Drill 20
Using a Flashlight 22
Fix Wet Matches 22
Using Chemicals 22
Potassium permanganate & Glycerin 22
Aluminum powder & Iodine crystals 23
Using a Battery 23
Battery & Steel Wool 23
Battery & Paper Clip 23
Battery & Wire 24
Battery & Cigarette Paper 24
Using a Lens 24
Magnifying Glass 24
Eyeglass method 25
Binocular lens 25
Using an Empty Lighter 26
Using Chocolate and an Empty Can 26

Special Bonus Section
Bonus 28
Waterproof Matches 28
Turpentine 28
Nail Polish 28
Candle 28
Paraffin Wax 29
Char Cloth 29

Grow Your Own Groceries: Vegetables

Grow Your Own Groceries: Vegetables was a free kindle book when this post was written.

Imagine walking out to your backyard or sunny patio and picking your own Plump Juicy tomatoes and crisp lettuce for a healthy salad. It just puts you at peace, knowing how it was grown and that it is fresh and healthy. I often plan the menu depending on what’s ready to harvest. Eating this way is so much easier than menu planning and grocery shopping all the time. There are so many reasons to grow your own foods organically and you don’t need to spend a fortune to do so. You can start as big or small as you like. Do you like BLTs with sweet tomatoes and crisp lettuce? Grow a tomato plant with some lettuce planted at its base. Who doesn’t love Spaghetti? You could even make your own Spaghetti sauce. Do you like fresh crisp Lettuce on your burger? Do you use Green Onions? Grow them both in a small pot on a sunny windowsill. This book covers everything you need to know to grow your own vegetables easily and inexpensively.

In this book you will learn:

• Some of the top reasons to grow your own foods


• Where to get seeds and plants for far less than the stores


• How to easily grow, companion plant, harvest, store and collect seeds from 14 of the most popular vegetables


• Which of these can be regrown from Grocery store produce and seed


• How to make 3 basic potting soils yourself that are far better than the name brands


• How to grow and use your own mulches, even in pots!


• How to make 6 of your own fertilizers with things you most likely already have


• which vegetables can be container grown and what size container is needed for best growth


• How to make your own trellis’s, plantable seed starting pots, cloches etc…from things you have around the house or can purchase inexpensively from the hardware store.

Growing your own Groceries: Vegetables is just a first to come in a series of eBooks on growing your own foods. It couldn’t be easier to grow your own foods, even if you are in an apartment with limited space. All you need is a sunny window sill to get started.

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Prepping 101: A Beginner's Survival Guide

Prepping 101: A Beginner's Survival Guide was a free book for kindle when this post was written.

Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster?

Power Outages. Blizzards. Floods. Mudslides. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. No matter where you live, you are in a natural disaster prone area. There are natural disasters on an almost daily basis all around the world. Not to mention man-made disasters.

There are threats of wars, terrorist attacks and jokes about zombie's taking over. The world economy is crumbling and if the disaster of Hurricane Katrina taught us anything, it’s that we can’t really depend on the government to help us.

If you are interested in learning how to protect your family from any and all of the inevitable disasters that could potentially happen, this book is your first step to learning how to prepare for any emergency situation.

Prepping 101: A Beginner’s Survival Guide will teach you the fundamental rules of basic survival for helping you and your family survive no matter the situation, all in simple terms that even the most novice of beginners can understand and implement.

In this book you will learn how to:

- Understand the psychology of thinking like a survivor.
- Pack an age appropriate Bug Out Bag for each member of your family.
- Purify water and determine which foods you can dehydrate and store.
- Build a fire and shelter in a wilderness survival situation.
- Administer CPR and other common first aid necessities.
- And much, much more!

Survivors are a unique group of people. Some people call us Survivalists, Doomsday Preppers, or Patriots. You may not consider yourself any of those things. Whatever you may want to call yourself, if you're reading this, you are on the first step to helping your family becoming an Emergency Prepared Survivors.

Welcome to Prepping 101.

The Rationale Behind Homesteading: The Key To Self Sufficiency

The Rationale Behind Homesteading: The Key To Self Sufficiency was a free kindle book when this post was written.

"The Rationale Behind Homesteading: The Key To Self Sufficiency" will help the reader to not only understand the concepts that surround the process of homesteading, but to learn how to implement them as well. This process is not as complex as many individuals may think and can be achieved in relatively small spaces.

The great thing is that someone does not have to adopt all the principles of homesteading, rather do what they can to be somewhat self sustainable -- like growing their own herbs and vegetables. The individual can even make other changes to become more of an urban homesteader like converting to solar energy and canning and storing food.

In this society many persons are seeking viable solutions to keep within their budget, or even to lower their current budget. This is one of the best methods that you can use to be able to cut the ever-rising costs. This text gives some great tips on how this can be achieved.

Get Organized! Label Everything!

 

 

Slowly, I am getting this house organized. It is taking forever. Seems like when I get one spot done another one is in more of a mess. The one thing that is taking me so long is that I am packing a lot of things up in boxes to put in the shed. I have a ton of stuff in the house that I have to keep , but can be safely set out in shed if boxed up good.  But, the number one thing that you have to do when boxing up items to store, is you have to label them well. Label everything.

 

I was sent some of these awesome Sharpie Permanent markers to review. They work the best for this type of job. You have no worries about the writing coming off or staying clear. I taped a piece of paper onto the outside of the box and used the Sharpie Premium Pen to make a list on it of what was in the box. Makes it a lot easier to deal with , put them together, and know what is inside. I love the Sharpie premium pen. It just feels so good to write with. This is now my favorite pen to use for everything. Plus, it is refillable.

 

If I have something dark to write on I can use the Metallic Permanent Marker for writing on it. Shows up great. I used a silver one to write on the black paper in the picture on this post. I love it. Great to write with and shows up very well. I had never had a metallic marker like these before and these really surprised me at how well they show up and how well they look on the black paper. Really cool.

 

We had a lot of fun with our new Sharpie Neon Permanent Markers! Used them to decorate some sunglasses and I love the ones that my daughter did. She now has some very stylish sunglasses for if we ever have a summer!! This winter is going on and on and it was fun to decorate the sunglasses and think about summer. These worked great for decorating with. Dried very quick so we did not have to worry about them smearing or messing up while she did the work. They also are fun for the fact that they fluoresces under a black light. Countless ideas on what can be done with these fun markers.

 

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