Wealth can’t protect you: Lessons from the Calgary flood

Home Money won’t insulate you from disaster. Thanks to guest author, the SurvivalMom, Lisa Bedford, for this story from the recent Calgary floods. by Lisa Bedford One of my husband’s very favorite customers is a wealthy gentleman from Canada. This fellow has an impressive collection of custom designed and hand-made motorcycles. Heck, he designed them …

Review: Ridgerunner paracord belt can be vital part of your survival gear

Home Disclaimer: RidgeRunner advertises on SurvivalCommonSense.com. Advertising was not accepted until RidgeRunner products were thoroughly tested and evaluated. You can’t have too much paracord or duct tape, IMHO, and this belt made of paracord combines practicality with good looks. by Leon Pantenburg When I’m looking at a potential survival tool, one aspect that ranks right …

Enter to win: Another free drawing for ‘The Prepper’s Cookbook’

Home Wonder how to cook all that storage food? Check out this free cookbook drawing. by Leon Pantenburg So you have your storage food – now what will you do with it? Tess Pennington,  founder of ReadyNutrition.com, a prepping website based out of Houston, Texas, has some suggestions. About 300, to be exact. Her latest …

Video: Five tips to make a really quick emergency tarp shelter

Home Speed and convenience may be the deciding factor between getting wet and cold, or sitting out a storm front, dry and comfortable under a tarp. Here are the materials and skills you need to make a hasty shelter. by Leon Pantenburg You’re hiking in the forest with friends and suddenly, you notice the sky …

Interview on the Survival Mom Radio Network

Home I was the guest on Angela Paskett’s show on SurvivalMom Radio this week and we discussed Dutch oven and off-grid cooking. To listen to the show, click on off-grid cooking, then go to the show for June 12, 2013. Owing to the body not being used to with Caverta slovak-republic.org viagra ordination drug, one …

Peter Kummerfeldt Book Review: ‘Open My Eyes’ by preparedness expert Brian Webb

Home Peter Kummerfeldt is an internationally-known wilderness survival expert (and a really nice guy) and when he comments on a technique, tool or book, I listen. Here Peter reviews the latest book by Brian Webb: “Open My Eyes.”   by Peter Kummerfeldt Brian Webb spent many years working in a number of capacities for the U.S. …

Video: The A-Frame Tarp Shelter: Simple, Lightweight and Effective

Home It was a bad time for the weather to get really nasty. The angry, black clouds threatened snow and boiled over the nearby mountains as they headed toward us. By Leon Pantenburg My brother Mike and I were on an elk hunt, and had backpacked miles back from any road into Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest. This …

Review: Camp Chef Explorer Double Burner Propane stove

Home I bought both of my Camp Chef double burner camp stoves, was not compensated for this review and at the time of publication, Camp Chef is not an advertiser on SurvivalCommonSense.com I like stuff that works. Among the preparedness products I wouldn’t be without is a Camp Chef Double Burner. It can’t be beat …

Video recipe: Try this no salt, heart healthy fish fry

Home You don’t have to give up all your favorite foods to stay heart healthy, but you may have to cook them differently. Here is how to do a healthy fish fry. by Leon Pantenburg Quadruple heart bypass surgery a few months ago caused a change in my diet. No more bacon (sob). A favorite …

D-Day: A La Pine, Oregon Veteran Recalls Omaha Beach landing

Home Ahead of the amphibious assault soldiers lay “Fortress Europe.”  Behind them was the rising sea. At stake, was the final outcome of World War II. Here is the story of an American hero. Soldiers head for Omaha Beach from the Higgins Landing Craft. Wondering why? It viagra in uk is because this hormone, also informally known …