Category: Prepping

18 Items That Should be in Your Purse

18 Items That Should be in Your Purse

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 18 Items That Should be in Your Purse I know not everyone carries a purse! But if you do or your spouse does there are some items that Survival Mom believes should be in every pocket book. If you carry a brief case these items would be equally as …

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7 Possible Kinks in Your SHTF Plan

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 7 Possible Kinks in Your SHTF Plan In the often quoted words of Robert Burns “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men,  Gang aft agley,  An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,  For promis’d joy!  (The best laid schemes of Mice and Men  oft go awry,  And leave us …

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Nifty Security Items for Your Property Under $70 USD

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Nifty Security Items for Your Property Under $70 USD I recently have been upgrading my security. My once quiet super safe neighborhood is going the way of many little neighborhoods and becoming less safe and we are experiencing more theft and petty crime then in the past 20 years. …

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Build and Cook in a Steam Pit

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Build and Cook in a Steam Pit Building a steam pit isn’t easy! I have watched them being done in person and totally understand why when able they use the same Large pit over and over!  This traditional method of cooking works extremely well and you can cook a …

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How to Eat a Tree – Edible pine

Some posts may contain affiliate links. How to Eat a Tree Edible pine We hear about starving people eating trees and grass etc.. to prevent starvation. But Native American‘s used to eat white pine all the time! The majority of this tree is edible. The needles can be made into a soothing tea and the …

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17 Home Security Mistakes

17 Home Security Mistakes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 17 Home Security Mistakes SHTF event doesn’t have to be a natural disaster, a world war, a terrorist attack, economic collapse or an EMP. For you it can be the wrong person or persons in your home destroying your sense of security, taking your hard earned property or God …

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Items You May Not Have Considered for Your Survival Kit

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Items You May Not Have Considered for Your Survival Kit Sometimes it’s the little things that are easily forgotten or not thought of that can become the most important survival items in an instant! One example can be feminine hygiene products. Women don’t tend to think much about them …

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Roaches: Get Them Out and Keep Them Out

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Roaches: Get Them Out and Keep Them Out We very recently featured an article regarding keeping your home spider free. A member brought up another pest we don’t want in our homes, roaches! I have always been very fortunate to never have lived in a home with an infestation. …

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Does Prepping Make You a Target Post SHTF?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Does Prepping Make You a Target Post SHTF? By Whom? Tips for Prevention Most of us know about OPESC and don’t announce our preparations to the world in general. But does any amount of preparation make you a target after a SHTF event and if you have been careful, …

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Tips & Recipes for Cooking from Long Term Food Storage

Tips & Recipes for Cooking from Long-Term Food Storage

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips & Recipes for Cooking from Long-Term Food Storage As it states in the featured article we tend to think of long-term storage as foods we will eat when we have no other options. I mean rice and beans aren’t always the tastiest of menu items! So Jackie Clay …

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