Showing posts with label freeze dried foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freeze dried foods. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Seeds to Grow for Survival

Survival garden seeds are an absolute must for any long-term food storage program. No matter what type of preserved foods you store, freeze dried, dehydrated, canned or MRE's, sooner or later that food will run out. Not only that, but eating beef jerky and freeze-dried ice cream for every meal will get old real fast.

Even if you are not a real vegetable eater now, in a world where potato chips and Big Macs are no longer on the menu, raw carrots, fresh corn and broccoli will have a brand new appeal. However, without some planning now, you’ll be facing the end of your food stores with nothing to replace them.

That does not have to be the case. By purchasing a good supply of... Continue...

Friday, February 27, 2009

Cold Weather Survival

Cold weather survival is really dependent upon a number of things, but the most important is shelter. While one can survive for 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food, in extreme weather conditions one can die in three hours. There are two basic types of shelter; structural and wearable.

Structural shelter is what first comes to mind when one hears the term “survival shelter”. In an outdoor situation that can be anything from a tent to a brush teepee to a cave. However, most people don’t really consider clothing to be a source of shelter, but anything that will protect you from the elements can be considered. Continue...