Survival food is sustenance that can be made easily during a survival or emergency situation using mainly simple, long-term storage food items, cooked outdoors, using off-the-grid methods. Are you using the storage foods in your pantry? One piece of preparedness advice is that mossy old saying: “Store what you eat, and eat what you [...]

In a survival situation, be it urban or wilderness, your gear alone will not save you. YOU must save yourself.

Think about possible weather scenarios – hot or cold – as part of your family’s preparedness plans. How will you stay cool if some emergency knocks out the power grid during a heat wave?

  I met survival expert Peter Kummerfeldt during one of his “Myths of Survival” presentations at the Central Oregon Sportsmans Show several years ago. With no idea of who this guy was, or his abilities, I sat in on the seminar out of curiosity. At the end of the hour-long session, I followed Peter back [...]

“It is far safer not to get caught out in a thunderstorm than to try to protect yourself once the storm has started!”

  Survival food is sustenance that can be made easily during a survival or emergency situation using mainly simple, long-term storage food items, cooked outdoors, using off-the-grid methods. Asparagus and  Bacon Pizza on the Grill By Karla Moore When it comes to comfort food, pizza ranks at the top of the list for a lot of [...]

I was the guest on Susan Labbee’s new BlogTalk Radio Show “Let’s Talk Preparedness” yesterday. The discussion was about off-grid cooking, tornado preparedness and general survival common sense tips! To listen to the show, click on the icon below! Listen to internet radio with Preparedness Radio on Blog Talk Radio For more information on making [...]

If you live in area where these storms occur, a realistic preparedness question should be: What do I do to get ready for a tornado?

Sign up for our Email Newsletter A 68-year-old man died in a sleeping bag in his truck after he got stuck in the snow while camping in February and kept a log of nearly 70 days spent apparently stranded in east Linn County’s high country, authorities said today. To read the complete story, click here. [...]

    Survival food is sustenance that can be made easily during a survival or emergency situation using mainly simple, long-term storage food items, cooked outdoors, using off-the-grid methods.   The old saying goes:  “When life throws you lemons, make lemonade”.  In a survival situation, it’s best to take this in its literal sense! By [...]