There is one ingredient that makes my food storage BETTER than my mother’s food storage… cheese! Money was tight growing up because my father worked seasonal jobs. This meant during the off-season, our meals mostly came from our food storage. We ate a lot of stew during those […]
Storing Candy in Food Storage Candy may not be the most vital necessity but comfort food may feel like it during hard times. I add candy to my food storage a couple times a year, usually after the holidays or the summer (smores season) when Hershey bars go […]
I’ve had several people tell me they don’t believe in food storage. When I asked why… its always for the same reason. The summed-up version: they bought a large supply of canned food, stored it for five to ten years, then threw it away. Have you ever thrown […]
Food storage is, for many of us, the most expensive prep. However, not all of our food storage preps need to cost money. The Prepper community is growing (YAY!!!), which means there are a wide variety of resources available to us, and some of those resources are FREE. […]
How can you tell if canned food is bad? Do you know the signs of spoiled canned food that might be deadly? There are several ways harmful bacteria can contaminate canned food. In the United States, there are over 100 cases of botulism are reported each year. This harmful […]
Preppers Survive gets quite a few emails each month. My favorite emails are from newbie Preppers because they have an intensity and an urgency in their comments and questions. This intense urgency is how I felt when I first started prepping. I laboriously looked for articles on prepping […]
Choosing the best food for your bug out bag can be challenging. There are several things to consider: shelf life, calories, taste, weight, bulk, fragility, and prep time. Here are several bug out bag food ideas that I have used in my emergency kits over the years that […]
It took me a long time before I even considered purchasing powdered milk for food storage. First, I do NOT enjoy milk. It’s just not something you’ll find in my fridge. Second, my parents introduced me to powdered milk as a child, YUCK! My dad had a seasonal […]
I bought an MRE seven years ago but never tried it or even opened it to see what was inside, it simply sat in my bug out bag until now. While reading One Second After (a fictional doomsday story) I learned that there were goodies inside the pouches and […]
Yes, I not only prep for economic hardship and disasters but I also prep (get ready) for other things too, like SUMMER! Prepping for the summer helps me save money, accomplish preparedness goals, and schedule things to look forward too. Summer can be the best season to develop […]