How to make your own worm bin

February 6, 2009 - "How to make your own Worm Bin" You never know when you may need some worms to catch those large fish. Here is a video that explains to you how to make your own bin so that you have a handy supply always ready. Click here

What Now Mr. Obama?

February 5, 2009 - "What now Mr. Obama?" By Joseph Parish. Since I am a retired military member perhaps my loyalties lie more with my country then someone who was raised in some foreign nation that is notably unfriendly to the US. With Obama’s recent idea to appease the liberal elements within our society as well as the Muslim fraction it did not take him long to close the gates to Cuba's Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He was quick to issue orders to close this jail area down however he failed to consider where he would place the 250 terrorist suspects after he does so. Click here

How Dangerous is MSG

February 4, 2009 - "How dangerous is MSG" By Joseph Parish. I always manage to develop breathing difficulties whenever I ate at many specialty restaurants, in particular those which served oriental style foods. Several years back I began to realize that there was a very good likelihood that I was experiencing some sort of a reaction to the MSG which the chef must have used in the food I was served. Click here

Civil Unrest during crisis situations

February 3, 2009 - "Civil Unrest during crisis situations" By Joseph Parish. All survival conscious people should provide due thought towards the probability of civil unrest during those times of impending disasters and emergency situations. It goes without saying that when the law is running thin the lower level trash will attempt to take over the masses. Click here

Flu Pandemic Stock Up List

February 2, 2009 - "Flu Pandemic Stock Up List" What kinds of things should you store away for a possible flu pandemic? Keep in mind that there are other possible threats too. We could have some kind of bio warfare in the future that causes some unknown sickness. You could also just be isolated somewhere without medical help - so it’s good to think about these things ahead of time and stock up. Click here

RV Food Storage

February 1, 2009 - "RV food storage" I did cover this before, but I understand that my huge reader growth, rivaling that of the birthrate of an infertility clinic, dictates that I cover this again. Click here

Emergency and Disaster Warnings

January 31, 2009 - "Emergency and Disaster Warnings" Besides the things you may observe or experience personally, there are several ways you may be alerted to a disaster or an emergency situation before it occurs. Being aware of what is happening or about to happen can mean the difference in surviving a disaster or becoming a victim of one. Click here

What number please?

January 30, 2008 - "What number please?" It is extremely important that during any sort of emergency that you keep in touch with family members and friends. This simple act keeps the family from worrying and contacting the authorities in an effort to find out what your status is. These simple procedures may help to ease the way you contact people. Click here

Kitchen Sprouter

January 29, 2008 - "Kitchen Sprouter" Having looked carefully at all the commercial kitchen sprouter that are on the market I decided that prior to purchasing a store bought unit that I would try to make my own. I felt it would be very simple to take a mason jar, a rubber band and some cheese cloth and construct my own. click here

Alternate plans for safe retreats

January 28, 2009 - "Alternate plans for safe retreats" by Joseph Parish. While we may think that we are clever and very smart when it comes to creating different scenarios which could take place in the real world when danger threatens us we may find that we are merely fooling ourselves. We will never know for sure if we are selecting the proper course of hunkering down or perhaps to bug out. Click here

Granny Know how when dealing with Bee Stings

January 27, 2008 - "Granny know how when dealing with Bee Stings" by Joseph parish. When it comes to bee stings there can be no doubt in my mind that granny knew best. If you search around I am sure that you will encounter at least a dozen or so different remedies that originate from someone’s family tree telling you how to deal with stings experienced by bees and wasps. Click here

Power Outage

January 26, 2009 - "Power Outages" Are you prepared? During winter in our area, power can go out & stay out for 3-5 days. Fortunately, this hasn’t happened in several years, BUT it can. (how about those summer “rolling blackouts" in California? We’ve never been part of one, but it’s a possibility here. Click here

An Obituary printed in the London Times

January 25, 2009 - "An Obituary printed in the London Times" Here is something that my wife received in her email and you may find it to be of interest. Sadly it is rather true. Click here

The Survival Pantry

January 24, 2009 - "The Survival Pantry" I came across this post over at the Simple Dollar today and it got me thinking about one of the most important parts of the survivalist's home, the pantry. Many people think about food preps as a separate entity from day to day living. In your food stores you may have bags of rice, bags of wheat, and a vat of cooking oil, but it is the items contained in your pantry that will pull the stored items together to make a meal. Having a full pantry also means that you never have to run to the store at the last minute or order out because "there is nothing to eat". Here's the items that I keep in my pantry and which I also keep back ups of in my survival food supplies. Click here

Plainsman's Cabin

January 23, 2009 - "Plainsman's Cabin " Here is the perfect retreat cabin. inexpensive, simple and easy to make. Click here

Fiction for Survivalists

January 22, 2009- "Fiction for survivalists" By Joseph Parish. As some of my closest friends know I save all my survival information onto CD’s so that I can use them with a laptop as I am making my way to my survival retreat. Often times when I create a survival CD with my survival information placed on it I will frequently include books which are of a fictional nature and not at all associated with the topic of survival or even survivalists. Over a period of time several people have approached me and inquired as to why I create the CD with fiction on it and I thought that it was time that I explained my reasoning to my readers. Click here

A Delightful Lemon Tainted Bread

January 21, 2009 - "A delightful Lemon Tainted Bread" By Joseph Parish. As most people who are familiar with me know I enjoy making and experimenting with various types of homemade bread ranging from flatbreads fried in a skillet to those complete loaves made in a bread machine. In view of my last article on preserving lemons I thought I would also add my recipe for bread that includes a touch of lemon. Click here

Too much BOB junk

January 20, 2009 - "Too much BOB junk" By Joseph Parish. Ahhh, here we have the sweet life of a survivalist. Every now and then I decide to get away from it all and jump in the bug out van and merely travel a short distance from civilization. It tends to opens up ones sense of survival and produces some clear thinking. I made this exact decision just the other day. I packed up the laptop computer so that I could still do a bit of writing and headed for parts of Delaware that are relatively unknown. I took my cell phone in the event of an emergency and off I went. Click here

Just Any Thermometer Won't Do

January 19, 2009 - "Just Any Thermometer Won’t Do" By Joseph Parish. A visit to your local kitchen gadget store will quickly make you realize that there is more then one type of thermometer that you can purchase for your kitchen tasks. It doesn’t matter whether the thermometer that you are buying will be used in your refrigerator or in your oven as you bake that next turkey dinner, they all have their similarities as well as their differences. Thermometers are basically a tool that you use in food preparation to ensure that you prepare a safe and well cooked meal. Click here

Citrus all year round

January 18, 2009 - "Citrus all year round" By Joseph Parish. I like to garbage garden as I call it. I will take sees that one would normally toss into the trash and plant them. The majority of the time I have a certain degree of success in growing these plants. One of them that I usually do very well with is lemons and oranges. Most citrus fruits are similar to what I am about to say. Click here