I Love Popcorn

I love popcorn. Currently I make it in a table top oil based electric popper. But if the grid was down… I could be in some serious trouble. So I sought someone who had successfully made popcorn on a camp cook stove and here are the results.

But this lead me to think of more [...]

Diy Dried Apples | going home to roost

I’m not going to take any credit for anything other than paying attention to my RSS feeds and finding my way to this delicious treat. Let it be know to apples everywhere… you’re marked!

Diy Dried Apples | going home to roost.

Fresh Ground Coffee Anywhere

Thanks to Chris over at Mountainize.com, for sharing this hack with us, you can now have fresh ground coffee in your EDC, BoB or on any camping trip. This could also be good for tiny house living as well. Chris uses a peppermill to grind coffee beans into a course blend.

Emergency Lunch

I recently had the “pleasure” of working on a Sunday. And besides the fact that I was missing church, I expected this to be a half day. With that in mind I had not brought a lunch, or money to buy one. I know, I know, I know… “prepper did what”? Well in my defense [...]

Breakfast Skills

When was the last time you made coffee? And I mean really cooked coffee. With a percolator. About a week ago I decided to use my camp peculator to make some coffee. I used the stove top and not an open fire (yet). And about 20-30 mins later I had really hot coffee. In [...]

New Recipe – Poor Man’s Chicken Soup

Well this isn’t exactly “poor” man’s soup. But it’s basic and easy. I actually had it for dinner tonight to try it out.

Ingredients

1/2 can green beans 1 can chicken breast meat 1 package of Ramen noodles

Cook noodles as per their directions, add chicken and beans and add the Ramen flavor packet last. [...]

More people seeking Depression Era and WWII wartime survival tips

It’s come down to seeking recipes and ways to cheat your stomach into “thinking” it’s full. This is a trend sweeping Europe and it’s something that Americans should pay attention to. It’s yet another reminder that our nutritional security is about to be compromised.

Here’s the lesson. Each week, try a new recipe that can [...]

Guess What My Bottle Is Made Of?

While at breakfast this week I noticed the ketchup om the table read, “Guess What My Bottle Is Made Of”. Upon further inspection I noticed that the bottle was made of 30% recycled material and was 100% recyclable. Not too shabby. Now if they are doing this with their organic line as well, we [...]