survival items to keep in car

As with any emergency or survival kit, you can't be prepared for everything, but you can be prepared for many things.

< >Below is a nice list of equipment that should serve you well in a wide variety of potential situations:

Extra pair of shoes, good walking, hiking, running shoes

1 - Medium backpack or soft zipper case (to keep your emergency gear in)

1 - Jumper cables

1 - Basic First Aid Kit

1 - Quality Rain Poncho

1 - Fleece Blanket

1 -quality multi-tool

1 - Duct Tape Roll

6 - 8" Cable Ties

3 - 24" Bungee Cords

1 - Road Safety Triangle Reflector

1 - Lighter

- Extra Batteries for Flashlight

Granola or Energy Bars (furthest date out you can find)

- Bottles of Water (take these out prior to winter)

1 - LED Headlamp Flashlight (this goes in vehicle)

1 - Survival Knife (this goes inside the vehicle)

A small camping stove and sterno packs

A few mres and survival food

Instant coffee

You can add anything else that you think you might need that will fit in pack. I also have a solar powered cell phone charger and radio in my kit.

Pack everything but the LED headlamp and survival knife in your backpack. Store the pack in your trunk.

Food Storage Recipe - Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken

This is something quick to make. Prepare it and go do your shopping or go to work. Come home to a yummy meal.

NEED;:

4 boneless chicken breast

1 can cream of chicken soup

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

3/4 cup frozen chopped carrot

3/4 cup frozen green beans

Dump all in your slow cooker and let it cook for about 8 hours. Add 2 cups of minute rice about 5-10 minutes before serving this.

Food Storage Recipe - Slow Cooker Beef & Gravy

This is so yummy served over mashed potatoes or pasta.

Slow cooker beef & gravy

2-3 pounds roast that has been cut into bite sized pieces

1 packet of onion soup mix

2 cans condensed cream of mushroom soup

Place the roast pieces in the slow cooker. Sprinkle the onion soup mix over the meat. Cover it all with both cans of cream of mushroom soup. Let cook about 8-9 hours, stirring it about half way through.

Homeschool Minute - Homemade Pretty Paints

Let your kids be artist for the day with this easy to make paint!

What you need:
3 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup of cornstartch
 
2 cups water

Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a small pot. Stir in the water and stir while warming over low heat. Do this until it is mixed well.

Pour equal parts of the mixture into small jars , baby food jars, great to use because of the lids for storing paint.

Add food coloring to each jar. Each of different colors. Stir them up and add more color to reach the color you want.

You can also add a small drop of soap detergent to each pot to make the paint clean up easier.
Now your kids are ready to paint. You can also add sparkles to the paint. Just have fun with it.

Food Storage Recipe- Pecan Pie

We have to have pecan pie during the holidays. It is just not Christmas without it. This is a easy recipe. Pecan pie is really not that hard to make.

Pecan Pie

Mix the following ingredients together very well...

1 cup dark corn syrup

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup melted margarine

1 teaspoon vanilla

Add 3 slightly beaten whole eggs.

Pour the mixture into an unbaked pie shell and sprinkle 1 1/2 cups shelled whole pecans over all of that mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.