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Guest Post: Why I Prepare………by Sally

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

 by Sally Decker

                The lifestyle choice to prep was not one I accepted willingly, I came kicking and screaming into this life.   It began when I watched the mess that Katrina had left behind.  People with no food or water, waiting for the government to come save them from their own lack of preparation, even those with food and water were helpless with their preps underwater or looted.  I knew I didn’t want that to be me or my family.  Even though I never wanted to have a year of food and water stored in my little house, I do have that and more.  I never wanted guns and ammo hidden around, but I do have that too.  I never wanted to be this person, but life has created a level of fear in us to protect ourselves and family from those who aren’t prepared.

What am I doing all the prepping for, I ask myself often.  I am prepping for the “what ifs” in this world.  What if I lose my job or my husband loses his?  What if another hurricane hits my state and I don’t have power like after Isabel came through.  It has never been about the downfall of the country or nuclear war for me, it is for the little bumps in the road of life that I prep.  Yes, it would be great for life to continue along and never have a bump, but we all…

Guest Post: Preparation – Will You Make the Cut?

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

The world has never been a place of one hundred percent bliss. However, it is apparent that the world is becoming an increasingly difficult place to inhabit peacefully. With such things as the excessive climb in gas prices, the national debt, the tyranny in Libya, and the more current crisis of the collapse of the Euro gracing our news coverage the increased difficulty of living is something that is hard to ignore. The problem is that there are so many potential disasters that will, without a doubt, effect our normal way of life. There are almost an innumerable amount of things out there that can fall into this category.

Three of the most probable events of this caliber are personal disaster, natural disaster, and economic collapse. First of all, a personal disaster is the most probable because there is so much media coverage on everything else that people tend to forget about the small things. Personal disasters could range anywhere from job loss to a sudden disability. In all reality, the possibilities are almost endless. Second, natural disasters are more or less common depending on the area that a person lives in; however, there is really no area that is completely disaster-free. One common problem with the threat of a natural disasters is that most people think that they are not really all that likely to happen to them. Last, but most certainly not least, is economic collapse.…

Surviving The Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Pool Collapse

From Modern Survival Blog

The current TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) plan calls for the nuclear fuel rods of the severely damaged ‘Daiichi’ nuclear power plant fuel-pool #4 to NOT begin removal until possibly 2014. That’s right, 2 more years before they might start the 10-year process of removing fuel rods there according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Tepco says it’s working to remove the fuel rods as fast as it can. If all goes according to its timetable, the utility could start taking the rods out in 2014.

…the schedule allows up to ten years to get all the spent fuel in all the Fukushima reactor pools out.

Fukushima Daiichi suffered meltdowns at three of its reactors last year after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami knocked out power in the area. Much of the nuclear fuel in those three reactors is thought to be in a melted lump at the bottom of the vessels that surround the core.

Another big earthquake or tsunami could send Fukushima Daiichi’s fragile reactor buildings tumbling down, resulting in “an even greater release of radiation than the initial accident,”

Source: The Wall Street Journal, http://blogs.wsj.com/

The fuel pools are 100 feet above the ground, entirely open to the atmosphere (except for the water constantly being pumped into them) because the nuclear reactor buildings were blown apart by explosions back during 2011. The fuel pool (#4) which holds more than 10,000 nuclear rods could collapse from structural…

Guest Post: Why I Prepare by Benjammin

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

In 2005 my presence was requested in Iraq and I went over as a civilian contractor for the Army for a year.  Due to my upbringing, I had always been a bit of a survival type (boy scouts, hunting, fishing and camping in the Pacific Northwest).  I had also gone through SER training in the military a long time ago.  As a result, most all of my knowledge of survival is from a wilderness perspective, so going to a war zone in an urban environment was a new experience for me.

In the time I was there in Iraq, I learned quite a bit about what it takes to get by in a crisis situation in an environment much more structured and restrictive than I was familiar with.  We were not allowed to carry firearms as civilians, so we relied exclusively on security personnel, not only to protect us, but as a source of information and direction as to how to act, what to look out for, and so on.  It didn’t take long for me to figure out that I wanted these folks to appreciate my presence, so I had the wife regularly ship me whatever goodies I knew the security people craved.  Keeping them in beef jerky and candy meant they all knew me by my first name; and that was comforting.

I came to realize how thin the veil of security/safety in our own society really is.  These were some of…

Cookie Recipe With Cacao Powder

From Modern Survival Blog

Since I just recently discussed our Cacao powder and it’s benefit as a ‘superfood’, I thought I’d share this yummy Cacao Cookie recipe with you. For this recipe, we will be using quite a few of our food storage ingredients. This is another reason that I thought you would like this recipe. These cookies with Cacao powder are delicious and they are also versatile. You can add your own favorite ingredients. For example, sometimes I’ll add some nuts, or a tablespoon of flax seed or some ‘white morsel’ chips. Be creative!

Here’s the recipe for 2 dozen Cacao Cookies:

- 1/2 stick butter, softened

- 1/2 cup sugar

- 1/2 cup brown sugar

- 1 large egg (or 1 Tbsp dehydrated egg powder and 1 Tbsp water)

- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

- 3/4 cup wheat flour

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

- 2 tablespoons cacao powder

- 1/2 cup rolled oats

Cacao Powder

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Guest Post: Why I Prepare? …………from Ben

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

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Guest Post: Hunting Skills for Preppers

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

by SP

Many preppers invest a lot of time and money into food storage.   I have seen and read many instances where some folks have been able to accumulate as much as 50,000 pounds of food.  Although this is admirable, and a good way to prepare, I tend to lean towards an old saying that says: “If you bring a boy a fish, you will feed him for a day.  If you teach a boy how to fish, you will feed him for a lifetime.”  Having a good supply of food is never a bad thing, but in a post- apocalyptic world you create the best chance for your long term survival by being well rounded in your ability to produce food.  Obviously in the case of some type of infrastructure breakdown, you will no longer be able to head over to the local hunting store to pick up ammo, arrows, cover scent, etc.  So it’s best to begin learning the hunting skills you’ll need in that environment now.  Because it is more silent and will protect you from others hearing the shot in a way a firearm can’t, bow hunting should be a skill on every preppers list of ways to be prepared. 

                Let’s start off with the bow itself.  Most modern day compound bows are built to last with only one exception: the string.  Learning to tie a bow string is easy and something that you can prepare to do…

Guest Post: Survival’s Greatest Meaning

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

by Paul Moore

I know if your like me your into survival. You can read it, watch it,  and take a class if you want on how to stay alive. I know that for myself I watch video’s and then try what I have watched. Sometimes with success and mostly not. I give it effort. Now reading really does me well because I can remember very well. One thing I have found lacking  most, say over 90%  of it all is what is the main reason why we do this survival stuff in the first place. Prepping  with this or that gun. Putting away food stuff’s, etc . All this is fine and it is good. So  I took some time for myself to look deep and I believe  me I saw the light. What people have told me is to look around and see those who are in your life. It is clear to me and I want to share this insight with you all. I know many of you know these thing’s, but here it goes.         

America – this great and mighty county. My heart is thankful to be here with my family and  friends. I want to survive whatever would come my way just to be with them only for a bit longer. Does this make me crazy? I think not. Yes the time is what is really important. C’mon, this is really what survival is about. Being…

April Skill of the Month: Make Your Own Cheese

From The Survival Mom™

image by cwbuecheler

OK, my Skill of the Month is coming a bit late to you, but I wanted to get a few recipes in your hands and challenge you to learn how to make your own cheese!

A couple of  years ago I was teaching a food storage class to a group of women.  I emphasized storage-friendly foods and mentioned a few that weren’t exactly shelf stable, such as most cheeses.  One woman asked, “Does this mean I have to say good-bye to cheese enchiladas?”  I thought she was going to cry!

Cheese can be stored in various forms, such as freeze-dried cheese (very good!) and cheese powder (okay for certain recipes), but learning how to make fresh, homemade cheese is entirely possible.

I wrote about Teddi Johnson in my book.  She’s a mom from West Virginia who has taught herself how to make all sorts of cheeses.  According to her, cream cheese is the easiest cheese to make.  So, here is the recipe she uses, and I challenge you to make a batch this week!  I’ll post additional tips and recipes in the coming days.

To make homemade cream cheese, let the milk mixture stand at 85 degrees until it’s the consistency of soft yogurt.

3 cups half-and-half
3/4 cup whipping cream
1-1/2 tablespoons cultured buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt

Combine half-and-half and whipping cream in a heavy saucepan.…

Guest Post: Improvised Medicine

From ModernSurvivalOnline.com

An introduction by the Veridian Caballero

As a prepper it becomes easy to dream up worst case scenarios. From fires, floods and other natural disasters to man-made catastrophes such as an NBC attack, socio-economic collapse or even an EMP. It is an uncertain world we live in, that for the most part is out of our hands. But what is not out of our control is gathering the skills, tools, knowledge and mindset that we believe will give us an edge above and help us to survive the situation.

In this introduction essay I will discuss several common substances that can be used for common ailments.

In a long term survival, SHTF or WROL situation or even just massive price inflation; modern medicines are likely to become rare and valuable commodities. In the event that such items become out of your price range or even completely unavailable it would be a good idea to have some background knowledge about what can be used in a pinch, MacGyver style.

First a legal note:

I am not a physician, pharmacist or any other type of trained professional when it comes to medicines so take this article with a grain of salt, as you would from any other friend. It is YOUR responsibility to fully research for yourself the full effects and potential dangers of ingesting or dealing with ANYTHING. This article is merely to be used as ‘food for thought’ and perhaps…