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30 Days of Preparedness: Food and Water for a 72 Hour Go Bag

September 1, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

When it comes to emergency preparedness, water and food are usually on the top of the list for most people. They may stock shelves with long term food supplies and gallons of water or have a well stocked pantry with a year’s worth of food. These are excellent practices because you just never know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts and Blog Hops, Preparedness

Family Prepping Activities for Summer

July 19, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

Each season offers different opportunities to practice and master certain survival skills. Cleverly disguised as simple and fun family time, these activities play a secondary role that most people never really think about or equate them to being a 'prepper skill.' As you will see, almost all of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Posts, Preparedness

How to Make Your Own “Stew Starters”

July 7, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

  Thank you for joining us for the "30 Ways of Homesteading" Blog Hop by the Prepared Bloggers Network! If you have been following me for more than a week, you know I am big on food preservation, growing your own food, and learning the skills to get yourself away from the boxed foods (that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Preservation, Guest Posts and Blog Hops, Preparedness

An Overview of Making Supply Caches

June 19, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

People have been burying and stashing valuables for thousands of years. The types of containers have changed dramatically from the pottery and wooden chests of old but they all served the same purpose: keeping the items safe. The need to make supply caches or 'bury your treasure' will vary from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For the Newbies, Preparedness Tagged With: BOB bag, bug out bag, emergency preparedness, preparedness, self sufficiency, supply cache, survival skills, Survivalism

5 Things to Consider When Buying Preps

June 4, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

So many people end up buying things they really don't need or will ever use when they first start out on the path of preparedness. We fell into the loop of needing to buy 'stuff' to be prepared, only to find out 6 months down the road that what you got was not really needed, practical, or very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For the Newbies, Preparedness Tagged With: emergency preparedness, Homesteading information, preparedness, self sufficiency, survival skills, Survivalism

The Food Storage ‘Bible’ – Book Review

June 1, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

Let me open by saying this book should be called The Food Storage Bible. Now, before my Christian friends get all up in arms, allow me to explain why I would make such a claim and strongly believe it should be on everyone's shelf. When we first got into the homesteading and preparedness … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Product Reviews, Preparedness Tagged With: emergency preparedness, food preservation, product review, survival skills

What’s Your Threat: Break in the Supply Chain

May 23, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

When the Mister and I decided we wanted to be better prepared to take care of ourselves (especially if the SHTF), we sat down and made a list of disasters and other events that are realistic for our area. Earthquakes, forest fires, and tsunamis all made the list. While these natural disasters are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Posts, Preparedness Tagged With: emergency preparedness, homestead, preparedness, self sufficiency, Survivalism

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