Using sound judgment to be more self-reliant.
I love cooking with cast iron – especially Dutch oven cooking. Dutch ovens are durable and versatile. They allow you to cook a wide variety of foods under many different conditions. In this post, we’ll talk about different types of Dutch ovens and how they are used, plus I share a couple of our favorite Dutch oven recipes.
This post explains what the plague is, identifies global plague “hotspots” and how you can get the plague. It also details three types of plague and symptoms of each type. We also discuss how to reduce your chances of getting the plague, protecting your pets and modern and historical plague remedies.
It’s winter, and you always *planned* to get supplies if the power went out. Now it’s below zero and the power just failed. What do you do for emergency heat during a power outage?
This post contains ideas for winter storm survival while sheltering in your home, but many of the ideas could be adapted for elsewhere, especially the section on cold weather clothing.
Plan NOW instead of trying to remember all this when you are freezing and the power is out.
“Living Ready Pocket Manual – First Aid Fundamentals for Survival” is a new book by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H., aka The Survival Doctor. You may remember my reviews of the Survival Doctor e-books, “The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds” and “The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Burns”. Now Dr. Hubbard has come out with a brand new, extremely practical addition to every home library and preparedness kit.
The book is organized into 7 chapters plus an index and introduction. Chapters include:
…You have that nagging feeling you aren’t prepared – but you don’t know what to do, where to start, or maybe even what to prepare for. Take a deep breath and think what caused you to start thinking about getting prepared. Worrying can wear you out and freeze you into inaction. The best remedy is to take action.
Think through what the real risks are for you. Start with the most likely event first, and prepare for that. In this post we’ll discuss the preparedness basics that everyone should cover.
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