billy..what is a blast Match?Thanks for posting the link taking a look now. Watch for the crutches at garage sales, I see them all the time for $2 and...
Have you ever taken a CPR course? Have life, accident or disability insurance? Keep your gas tank above 1/2 full? Buy a little extra when things are o...
I do not talk about it. A few comments to friends about preparing were met with sarcasm and laughter so I just dropped it. My own family is ok with it...
nice long photo heavy thread from a UK site on making small rocket stoves with cans or Ikea canisters. Made one today using the Blast Match ( well wor...
40 more litres of drinking water stored.Outside of house is prepped for winter. All shovels, salt/sand are at front of shed. All deadwood, loose branc...
hi,Thanks for answering for girl. Got the idea from an old copy of Roughing it Easy that my wife picked up years ago. Not a lot on sale this week t...
well. with erratic sun today I managed to warm up some food in a black pot placed in a turkey roaster bag and set on some tinfoil with an aluminium sc...
Quieter week, for a change 😉 , bought few more groceries for the supply shelves and updated the food expiry date list. Hunted around for a three le...
A timely reminder - many people will be without electricty for several days due to this storm.
We do not have a fireplace,wood or gas, and if the power goes off will be without heat other than what is generated by our bodies, candles and any sol...
Hi, yes, somewhere I read about people dehydrating food on their car dashboard. I was fooling around yesterday with a simple solar cooker idea using o...
Yeah, I looked at that map too, but have heard of some successful sunny winter day solar ovens working in my neck of the woods, so figured I would g...
The grocery flyer's arrived and some of our usual meal planning foods are on sale, beans, tomato, pasta, peanut butter. Bought 24 cans of diced toma...
Grundig is a good brand. I can pick up some shortwave, but we also do not have overall great radio reception in our immediate area. Saw a guy leaving...
yeah, I am a task oriented, list maker that needs to keep busy :geek: 🙂 I am also motivated by economics as recent reports on how prices have risen...