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Z Nation’s Serena’s (Pie Girl) Scratch Blueberry Pie

Z Nation‘s Serena’s (Pie Girl) Scratch Blueberry Pie If you are a Z Nation fan you already know the story of Serena’s blueberry pie! The actor who plays Serena admits her own favorite is cherry pie, but hey during a zombie apocalypse a gal has to use what is available! Proof that during times of …

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MIY Sausage Making

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Sausage Making One of the favored methods for preserving meat is to make it into sausage then cure. It’s one of the tastier methods as well. You can use just about any meat source you choose whether hunted or live stock. Homestead Sausage Making   This is an …

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What is Urban Survival Syndrome? Could it Affect You?

What is Urban Survival Syndrome? Could it Affect You? Urban or rural you could be affected by Urban Survival Syndrome. For most of us that aren’t in a negative urban location it could be a short term affect depending completely on our environment at the moment. But for long term city dwellers who happen to …

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How To Be Ready For Cold Weather Emergencies

How To Be Ready For Cold Weather Emergencies It is vitally important to be prepared for a cold weather emergency. Sometimes the power goes out, stores are closed, the roads are blocked and cash machines are inoperable. Even if the store is open, and you have cash, the supplies may already be gone. The best …

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The Best Survival Games of 2017

The Best Survival Games of 2017 Personally I don’t play them. But I guess they actually could have some value depending upon how you look at them. Yes, survival games could actually have a purpose to real preppers and survivalist! They do improve small motor skills and can be used to teach strategic thinking. To this …

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Three Layers of 72 Hour Preparedness

Three Layers of 72 Hour Preparedness

Three Layers of 72 Hour Preparedness   Priority one is always surviving the initial event. After that the next 72 hours are critical. If aid is available it is stretched extremely thin. People are dazed, injured and scared. At their most vulnerable and too often for some their most dangerous.  If supplies are intact they …

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Smart Strategies For Keeping A Low Profile During SHTF

Smart Strategies For Keeping A Low Profile During SHTF After the initial event, after the immediate chaos, you may want to become the go to guy. That is a personal choice completely dependent upon  your unique personality, skills and situation. But during the event and immediately after, the last thing you want to do is …

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Burn Injuries On and Off The Grid

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Burn Injuries On and Off The Grid Other than excessive bleeding these are the types of injuries that frighten me the most. I have I have a close relative who was burned badly enough to require skin grafts (much worse than is pictured above) and saw the pain, infection …

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What You Need to Know About Hunkering Down

What You Need to Know About Hunkering Down Many of us have a plan to bug in  or hunkering down in place. But do we really know what that entails? Imagine being confined to just your property or a portion there of for months at a time. Are your resources renewable? Are you prepared for …

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Bicycle Powered Tiny Home

Bicycle Powered Tiny Home This is a great tiny home for the homeless, the wanderers, and a post SHTF traveler. But I don’t think it is going to become the preferred housing of the young with a wander lust! I does provide a ton of ideas on a scavenging vehicle or a lone bug out …

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