When an emergency happens, one important aspect which most people miss out is long-term food storage. Having a proper long-term food storage system should not only be practiced by survival enthusiasts. Instead, everyone should take the initiative to invest in getting emergency survival kits or MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made a recommendation that everyone should stock-up food supply ‘just in case’. Although most food storage companies prepare a food storage kit that can last up to 3 days for an individual, FEMA advocates that a family should ..read more

After disaster struck your area, the roads may be blocked for safety reasons and your local convenient stores may be closed for several weeks. Without a minimum of 3-day supply for each family member, you may be in deep trouble. There are people that have not realized that they made a huge mistake, storing canned food which has only a 6-month shelf-life. In preparing for the worst, you need to keep a supply of food suitable for long-term storage and drinkable water. If you are preparing food supply for fully-grown adults, it’s best to store 2000 calories for him per day. Sorry for reiterating ..read more

Scroll straight down to see the list If you are going for hiking, hunting or you go camping outdoors, you need to get boiled water and clean food. One of the best ways to get them is to buy a camping stove to cook them yourself. If you want to enhance your outdoor experience, you need to purchase a camping stove so that you can get to prepare the best meal after being on your feet for the whole day. Imagine, that you are able to get a hot cup of coffee despite the cool temps and lack of camp fire. I will begin with talking about the factors of a high-quality backpacking stove before moving int ..read more

What is a backpacking stove? Backpacking stoves are also known as lightweight or portable stoves, which is specifically designed to be portable and light so that you can easily bring it around for outdoor activities. Portable stoves were invented in the 1900’s, and the advent of technology has encouraged innovation. Now, these portable stoves come in many sizes, shapes and colors.  A backpacking or survival stove generally comes in 5 types: (1) Solid Fuel Stoves; (2) Gas Cartridge Stoves; (3) Alcohol Stoves; (4) Pressurized burner stoves and (5) Wooden stoves. These stoves are mainly used ..read more

Any prepper worth his/her salt knows that one absolutely must have food stored away for any possible emergency. During a time of crisis, you are your own best friend. The supermarket shelves may be empty or the store itself may be closed. If you're unprepared, you'll probably end up going hungry. However, storing food for an emergency requires careful planning. Hiding a box of Twinkies under your bed is not going to cut it. You need enough food for you and your family. The food has to be nutritious and several other factors must be considered. In this article, you'll be given 6 questions to as ..read more

During a crisis, the importance of drinking water cannot be overestimated. While the average human being can go without food for 3 weeks or so, most people will not last more than a week without water. Depending on the climate, you may experience severe dehydration in just 3 days if you have no water. It's horrible and you do NOT want to be in this situation. Whenever there's some sort of natural disaster or emergency, the first item that's quickly bought up is water. During the recent Hurricane Irma, many stores were completely sold out of bottled water. To make matters worse, there were rep ..read more

8 Food Storage Tips for Preppers One of the first thoughts that crosses most people's minds during times of crisis is food. They wonder if they have enough food at home to last through the crisis and in most cases they don't, because prepping for emergencies is not the norm. So, they start rushing to the grocery store to grab whatever food that they think they'll need. 3 problems can arise here. In one situation, you just may not have access to the mall. Roads may be closed down or inaccessible due to inclement weather. Another more common problem is that the mall itself may be closed since mo ..read more

When an emergency happens, one important aspect which most people miss out is long-term food storage. Having a proper long-term food storage system should not only be practiced by survival enthusiasts. Instead, everyone should take the initiative to invest in getting emergency survival kits or MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made a recommendation that everyone should stock-up food supply ‘just in case’. Although most food storage companies prepare a food storage kit that can last up to 3 days for an individual, FEMA advocates that a family should ..read more

After disaster struck your area, the roads may be blocked for safety reasons and your local convenient stores may be closed for several weeks. Without a minimum of 3-day supply for each family member, you may be in deep trouble. There are people that have not realized that they made a huge mistake, storing canned food which has only a 6-month shelf-life. In preparing for the worst, you need to keep a supply of food suitable for long-term storage and drinkable water. If you are preparing food supply for fully-grown adults, it’s best to store 2000 calories for him per day. Sorry for reiterating ..read more

Scroll straight down to see the list If you are going for hiking, hunting or you go camping outdoors, you need to get boiled water and clean food. One of the best ways to get them is to buy a camping stove to cook them yourself. If you want to enhance your outdoor experience, you need to purchase a camping stove so that you can get to prepare the best meal after being on your feet for the whole day. Imagine, that you are able to get a hot cup of coffee despite the cool temps and lack of camp fire. I will begin with talking about the factors of a high-quality backpacking stove before moving int ..read more