Worth reading: ‘The Prepper’s Cookbook’ shows how to use your storage foods

http://www.survivalcommonsense.com So you have all these food storage supplies. Now what? How are you going to cook them? by Leon Pantenburg One of the most common questions from newbies to preparedness and food storage is: How do I cook the stuff? Good question. After Y2K never happened in 2000, I was left with stores of …

Survive this: Emergency preparedness tips for tornadoes

http://www.survivalcommonsense.com Recent tornadoes in Texas this week demonstrate the destructive power of the high winds. Here are some tips to help you survive a tornado. by Leon Pantenburg I was below St. Paul, Minn., on my end-to-end Mississippi River canoe trip when I got really close to a tornado. Here is the excerpt from “Downriver: …

Five tarp tips to make your emergency shelter secure and safe

Home Tarp shelters can make a rainy campout much more bearable. In some emergencies, a tarp might save your life. Here are a few tips for making your tarp shelter more secure. This simple A Frame tarp shelter is set up between two anchor points. Another brand of sildenafil is Revatio, which is used to …

Tornado survival tips: Weather the storm safely

Home I’ve always been afraid of tornadoes, even before I heard of the Wicked Witch of the West and: “Surrender Dorothy!” If you live in an area with the potential for tornadoes or cyclones, you owe it to yourself and your family to be prepared! by Leon Pantenburg Visit our store! In female, high-tech vaginal lubricants …

Video review: PRI-D complete fuel treatment for kerosene

Home Disclaimer: At the time of publication, Power Research Inc. does not advertise with SurvivalCommonSense.com or any of its affiliates. I was not reimbursed for this review. Remember Y2K? I have five gallons of kerosene left over from that wake-up call, and now I can continue to use it. by Leon Pantenburg Y2K was the …

Video: The Iceman’s Belt – gear lessons learned from a prehistoric survivalist

Home In 1991,  The Iceman was discovered in the Otztal Alps, the location giving him his now famous name: Otzi. His preserved body and equipment have provided a wealth of information about the time in which he lived. His survival gear provides a lesson we can benefit from. by Leon Pantenburg He died and was …

Survival gear: Three more tips to get your GPS ready to navigate.

http://www.survivalcommonsense.com You can’t guarantee a GPS won’t go weird on you sometimes, for no apparent reason. Here are some tips from survival instructor and GPS expert Blake Miller for getting that transmitter squared away for you take off from the trailhead. I’m always coming up with story ideas for Blake after I’ve made mistakes or …

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Home Tarp shelters can make all the difference when you’re camping and Mother Nature turns nasty. Here are some tips on constructing some effective shelters using paracord and a simple, cheap blue tarp. by Leon Pantenburg Get a foolproof survival firestarting kit The size of the dose also appears to play a part in what …

Ten top gift choices for the prepared mom on Mother’s Day

Home She gave you life. So you’re going to get her a scarf on Mother’s Day? Well, maybe that’s exactly what she wants!  But here are some other choices for that prepper/survivalist mom that will help her be even more prepared. Or, if mom is a beginner in the emergency preparedness field, these tools will …

Survival skills video: How to tie three basic knots for emergency tarp shelter construction

Home Knots are survival tools. Here are three that can help you quickly set up a tarp shelter. by Leon Pantenburg When  bad weather hits, you may only have a few minutes to make a shelter where you may end up hunkering down for several hours. Get a foolproof survival firestarting kit Some people get …