Upon learning that pumpkins are a staple in my garden, the common reaction is "Oh neat! For jack-o-lanterns?" Then...
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Top ten Get Home Bag items you need to have make it home quickly and safely. Of course there are...
Just weeks ago a winter storm hit the South East United States leaving traffic locked in grid lock for days,...
Burning a wood stove is a must for many who live a self-reliant lifestyle in Northern climates. Generating enough heat...
Many skills that are taught as "emergency preparedness" or "survival" skills that were outdoor or backpacking skills...
Last month I covered gathering and eating fiddlehead ferns (click here to see the article), this month I want...
Preparing for a volcanic eruption basically boils down to prepping for evacuation at a movement's notice if you live...
Almost everyone has heard of "fiddlehead ferns," the young fern wild edible, turn gourmet vegetable can be found across much...
Photo Credit: Sasha Wolff of Grand Rapids Migraine headaches can be completely debilitating and those of us that suffer from...
Everyday Preparedness "Everyday Preparedness" is one of the things the American Preppers Network strongly advices - even over "doomsday preparedness"...
Stock rechargeable batteries! This has long been dispensed as preparedness advice. The reasoning behind this advice is of course to...
Water purification tablets are an ideal one-step back up form of water treatment. They are especially good for Get Home...
There are positives and negatives to all tools of self-defense, if there was the perfect self-defense tool available where all...
Looking for that perfect homemade Christmas present? Try canning some brandied apples, they are a simply divine dessert and an...
Peel freshly laid hardboiled eggs with ease - without baking soda, or poking holes in them. Written and lived...
You've heard of vacuum sealing dehydrated dry goods - but have you heard of vacuum sealing clothes? When I was...
What a "Get Home Bag" is and why everyone should have one. Written by Stephanie Dayle. A Get Home Bag...
Image courtesy of National Geographic Channel 2013 What "American Blackout" says about preppers and society. Written by Stephanie Dayle On...
How to properly store your canner and supplies for the winter. Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle. With...
Canning venison sausage step by step. Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle. Last week I wrote an article on...
How to make breakfast sausage with venison. Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle. Since I was a child I...
By Stephanie Dayle A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the Sustainable Preparedness Expo in Spokane...
Image Credit: Discovery Communications By Stephanie Dayle It's Back! Late in realizing the hit on their hands the Discovery Channel...
Soap making is a great "self-reliance" skill that enables a person provide something for themselves that they would...
Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle A low pressure drip system is a homesteader's and prepper's dream irrigation system. There are...
Public Domain Image A few years back, I saw this segment of "Good Eats" (a Food Channel show) on jerky....
Lincoln Shell Peas Peas are a great crop to add to any garden and a 'must have' in your survival...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle 2013 How to cook on a wood stove. Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle. Wood...
If you own animals, you need to have an emergency plan for them too. Leaving your animals at home with...