Christmas Present Ideas For Survivalist , Homesteaders, etc

It is getting to be that time of the year again. Wondering what we will buy for our family and friends. Here is a list that might help you if you have any survivalist, homesteaders, etc on your list of if you are one and want to help your family and friends become more prepared.

KindleThis is what I am wanting. You can get some great preparedness books for it and survivalist fiction.

Katadyn Pocket Water Microfilter

3-Day Lite Emergency KitI am getting one of these for my son to keep in the trunk of his car. I got him a Jump-N-Carry JNC300XL 900 Peak Amp Ultraportable 12V Jump Starter with Light for his birthday and he has already used it a few times to help friends.

Mr. Heater F215100 MH4B Little Buddy 3800-BTU Indoor-Safe Propane Heater



Complete Pillar Candle Making Kit: Learn how fast, easy & fun it is to make your own pillar candles. Perfect for beginners!This is a great idea for a teen or just for someone that you know would love to be able to make their own candles.

Mountain House Best Sellers KitThis is a great idea for getting someone you know started into food storage.

Emergency Survival Food Supply 275 Meal PackGreat idea also to get someone started in food storage.

Global Sun Oven® - World's Best Solar Oven

RoadPro RPSL-350 12V 1.5 Quart Slow Cooker

Wonderwash

Advanced Elements 5 Gallon Summer Shower / Solar Shower

Kaito Electronics, Inc. Portable Dynamo & Solar-Powered Radio and Cell Phone Charger

Solar 11-in-1 Battery Charger

Glo Brite L201 Galaxy Clear Glass Kerosene/Oil Lamp

FoodSaver V2222 Vacuum Food Sealer PLUS Starter Kit

Nesco/American Harvest FD-80 Square-Shaped Dehydrator

Motorola MR355R 35-Mile Range 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair)

Gerber 31-000701 Bear Grylls Survival Series Ultimate Kit

Whistle Creek Survival Kit in a Sardine Can

There are some great survivalist type movies that you can get someone for a present also. The Walking Dead: Season One,The Colony: Seasons 1 & 2
, and The Road are just a couple that are my favorites.



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Homeschooling a Toddler

I have been having so much fun with my little one this past year. He turned 5 in September and it just seems like in the past year he has gotten to be smart. He still like numbers better than letters and I have really had to find some super fun games and some movies to get him interested in even trying to learn his ABCs! He finally knows them and loves rattling them off to anyone and anywhere!! Now I have to tackle the learning to write and learn to write his name etc.
Most of my homeschooling worksheets and information comes for FREE from the internet and the library. I also have been lucky and have gotten great textbooks and workbooks at thrift store for almost free , children's books at our Goodwill are 50 cents. I have been buying them even if they are for grades ahead. I have most of what I will need for up to the 6th grade.
I am wanting to start a homeschooling group in our small town so that we can all meet and the kids can meet and help each other. I really think that would be a good idea. We could even go on "field trips". Go to museums , zoos, etc. Save money on gas etc. Most of the museums and places have lower group rates.

FREE HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES

Brain Quest Workbook: Pre-K














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Make Your Own Dry Mixes and Seasonings - Homemade Bisquick Mix

Make Your Own Dry Mixes and Seasonings - Homemade Bisquick Mix

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80,000 Jobs Created

This is just a thought that I had and please correct me if I am wrong. But I do not think that this is a good thing , or really it is good, but not for the long haul. I think that it is just that time of year when companies are hiring seasonal ( Christmas) workers for Temporary. After the Holidays they will be back out of work. ??????? Maybe I am wrong. But, I remember hearing that there were quite a few companies hiring thousands of seasonal. Like Fed Ex was going to hire a lot. So this might be good temporary , but will it help in the long run????????







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eFoods Direct - Creamy Potato Soup = YUMMY!!!!

I have found a new favorite soup! I got it in a sample pack from eFoodsDirect.com - Long term storable foods!! The Creamy Potato soup! Really good soup. Just boil 4 1/2 cups of water and whisk this mix in! Soon your soup is done. I was surprised at how good it was and how easy it was to make. I am planning on getting some more of it. My kids even liked it and they are not much into soups. So, when I find something that they will eat I have to have more of it. You need to go to check out the Cheap, fast, and easy food from eFoodsDirect.com! You will not be disappointed. They have a sample pack that you can get so that you can try the items out before you put in a big order.




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Home Made Peanut Butter - I did it!!

Spent the day shelling peanuts and making homemade peanut butter. It was pretty easy. I got the recipe for doing it from my favorite book - Homemade: A Surprisingly Easy Guide to Making Hundreds of Everyday Products You Would Otherwise Buy
! I love this book! It has so many things in it that I have made. I use this book about everyday. But the peanut butter was pretty good. I did not get the peanuts ground really fine , so the peanut butter is crunchy. Which , I love!! So, this peanut butter is for me alone. Everyone in the house loves smooth. I will eat them both. I am too poor to gripe about the food. LOL

Oh and just found out that my son's computer does not have the right place on it for me to put my camera. It is an older Olympus digital camera. I had took photos of the whole process of making the peanut butter , too. :(



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Baking Bread Part 2

The bread turned out pretty good and was gone by evening. LOL
I still need more practice. I did not think that the bread was "fluffy" enough. But, of course that might be just me. I am used to buying packaged bread.
I am still going to bake bread every weekend until I get it done right. I want to be able to bake bread good enough that if there was an emergency I would be able to do it with no problem. I am a firm believer that you need to learn to do things before it is needed!!!!!!



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RV Living??

This might be something that a lot of us need to look into. It would be killing 2 birds with one stone. You would have transportation and housing in one thing.

RV Living

Complete Guide to Full-Time RVing: Life on the Open Road

Living Aboard Your RV


Might be something to look into. I know that we could not afford to buy a new one, but might be on the lookout for an older one in good running order.




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I DID IT!!!!!

With a little help from my husband. I guess I do not knead the dough good enough, but with his help with the kneading we have officially made our first real loaf of bread!!!! I am so happy. I will take photos of it in a bit. My camera is charging right now. I am just so happy , I had to share it with you all. If anyone has read my blog for any length of time , than you know that I have been having trouble with baking a loaf of bread. LOL

We used the bread recipe in this book.




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Winterizing The House

Unfortunately, we have to spend another winter in this cracker box of a house. Which is much too small and too cold. So we have been trying to do some stuff to get it ready for winter. I spent the other day, which was way too warm and nice to be thinking about the cold of winter, wrapping the bottom of our small back deck with some black rubber stuff. My husband got it from his work - I think that it actually is supposed to be laid on the floor so that workers do not slip in factories. But anyway he got 10 of them and I put 3 of them around the bottom of our back porch/deck. To keep the wind out of the crawl space. We did not find out until this past spring that it was under there and does not shut up to well. So then we knew why the floor was always so cold. LOL
Next we got most of the windows in the house covered with plastic and I have new insulated curtains up in all of the bedrooms and living room.
Next weekend we are going to seal up the back door. We are going to try and do it between the screen and the door. That way we can still get out if we had too. Just rip the plastic off. But it will seal up the doors. A lot of air gets in our back door because the screen door does not seal up right.

MY WISH - the next house we get has a wood burning stove!



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Starting To Feel Better!

I have been so sick with an awful sinus infection. And now finally after a round of anti-biotics and changing my diet a bit. (Cut out sodas, coffee, and sugars) I am feeling a lot better. I actually have a bit of energy. There for a month I could barely move.
Now I will be able to write more and share some of the stuff that we have been doing to get prepared.


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Time To Stock Up: The Price Of Peanut Butter Is Set to Soar 40% In the Next Two Weeks

Time To Stock Up: The Price Of Peanut Butter Is Set to Soar 40% In the Next Two Weeks