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Review of MRE from Meal Kit Supply
MRE from Meal Kit Supply All photos by Bernie Carr I received samples of MREs from Meal Kit Supply for review. I have tried other MREs in the past, so I have something to compare this. The package I tried was the Vegetarian Ratatouile. It included the following: heating unit, Vegetarian Ratatouille entrée, Au Gratin Potatoes side dish, cracker and cheese, strawberry banana shake, lemon lime beverage mix, condiments, and spoon. I set up the heating unit according to package directions. All you have to do is open it, and add about 1/2 cup of water to the bag, up to the line indicated. You then wrap the heating unit around the entree and side dish according to the photo illustration. It was …
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Incredibly Simple and Cheap Emergency Lamp
It’s been a couple of months since my last homemade lamp creation, and it continues to be a very popular post. I thought it’s about time to try making an even simpler one, with items that can be found in most homes. This lamp, as my previous one, was learned from reading Lanterns, Lamps & Candles by Ron Brown, which contains a wealth of information about emergency lighting. The items needed for this lamp are super easy to find: Cotton ball or cotton puff Glass container – I used a clear candle holder from Goodwill, but you can use a cereal bowl or even a …
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Tempting Pumpkin and Cranberry Recipes
By Kellene Bishop You’re likely to curse me after you make these fabulous recipes. Oh, just thinking about them makes me drool and in the mood to bake all over again! The tasting guinea pigs claim that even those who didn’t like pumpkin enjoyed this and even those who don’t care for cranberries enjoyed this.
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The REAL Reality
By Kellene Bishop In outlining the Ten Principles of Preparedness, I’ve lightly addressed the first Principle, that of Spiritual Preparedness. While I make no secret or apology of the fact that this is a website based on Christian fundamentals, I rarely take on the topic of strengthening our Spiritual Preparedness in this forum; I guess
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Pressure Cooker Porcupine Meatballs
By Kellene Bishop This is one of my absolute favorite dishes to make in a pressure cooker. It’s simple to do and the meatballs are so moist and delicious In fact, I encourage you to make just about any meatball recipe in the pressure cooker in order to avoid that frozen food appearance and lackluster
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37 years….happy with Presto quality and dependability
37 years ago my Aunt gave me my first 4 quart Presto cooker for a wedding gift. I just yesterday cooked another batch of dried pinto beans in that cooker!
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Stainless Steel Water Bath Canners
A Stainless Steel canner is the way to go! Waterbath canners always seem to chip and rust. But a canner like this will last!
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Canning Rack Alternatives
I don’t have a canning rack, is there an alternative?
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Freezing Apples
Freezing Apples. Freeze for pie or simple desserts.
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Canning Equipment and Supplies
Canning Equipment and Supplies, From Pressure Canner to Canning Jars what do you really need?
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Canning Chicken, raw pack.
Canning chicken, canned chicken great for home made soup or casserole recipes.
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Guest Post: Homemade MREs
Editor’s note: Today we are happy to feature a guest blog post from From Julie Languille, Author of The Prepper’s Pantry and the soon to be released Meals in a Jar: Quick and Easy, Just-Add-Water, Homemade Recipes Thanks, Apartment Prepper, for inviting me to write a guest post about Homemade MREs. I am passionate about food storage and my first book, The Prepper’s Pantry is all about setting up food storage with both a deep larder of long term storage foods, and also a rotation pantry filled with canned goods and home pressure-canned meats and chicken. I love …
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Happy New Year
Thank you all for taking time out of your day to visit Apartment Prepper. I wish you and yours great blessings for 2013! Happy New!
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Guest Post: 10 iPhone Apps for Emergency Preparedness
While the ability to contact someone in the event of an emergency has always been part of a cell phone’s appeal, today’s technological advances have allowed mobile devices to evolve far beyond simply making and receiving phone calls. With the power of the iPhone backed by the talents of the many developers whose products fill the App Store, you now have unprecedented access to emergency assistance, information and alerts through your cell phone. These 10 apps are among the best for ensuring that you’re prepared for any emergency, and are wise investments to make. Pocket First Aid & CPR from the American Heart Association – If you …
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Choosing a Hand Grain Mill
How do I choose which hand grain mill to buy? There are quite a range of prices for various hand grain mills, and it may seem difficult to decide which one to choose, but you can narrow your choice by considering two basic questions… 1. Do you intend to grind/mill into flour for breads (versus only for courser grinds) 2. Do you intend to use it frequently. If you will be milling wheat to make flour for bread, you will want to be sure that the mill will grind the wheat berries into fine enough flour. Many cheaper models apparently do not, although many claim that they do. Just read the reviews of the product in consideration and you will usually get …
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Intense Flu 2012-2013
Flu Map – United States Flu patients are flooding clinics. The CDC reports no sign of a peak for this year’s early and intense flu season in which the numbers are startlingly higher than recent past years. “I think we’re still accelerating,” said Tom Skinner, a CDC spokesman speaking with NBC News. Twenty-nine states reported high levels of flu activity, up from 16 states the previous week. Flu was widespread in 41 states, up from 31 states, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over at Google Flu Trends, which monitors flu activity in the U.S. and around the world, this year’s season has already topped …
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Feinstein To Ban Hammers And Clubs?
image source: BREITBART There are more people killed each year from hammers and clubs than there are from rifles. Will Senator Feinstein target these hammers and clubs as soon as she’s through gutting the 2nd Amendment? According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle. Here’s a question that is apparently mind bogglingly difficult to comprehend by Feinstein and her accomplices in the Administration and the main stream media… “Did the hammers, clubs, and rifles do the killing? Or… were the crimes committed …
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“100 Days of Prepping”–Launched!
By Kellene Bishop ; The launch of our new series, “100 Days of Prepping” is finally here!! What is it, you ask? Well sit down a moment and I’ll share all of the exciting details with you!! ; ; Last year at this time, I came up with a whole bunch of challenges for our
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Canning Ground Beef–Step By Step Instructions
By Kellene Bishop This week has been full of all kinds of activities in readiness for the Christmas holiday, but I still have to keep up on my self-sufficiency duties. I received my fabulous ground beef from Zaycon Foods this past week and decided to turn the necessity of canning it into a video tutorial.
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FoodSaver Tips and Tricks
By Kellene Bishop If you haven’t already discovered using a FoodSaver to preserve dry goods perfectly over long periods of time, you’re missing out. However, there are those who embrace this fantastic method of preserving dry goods or who WANT to do so, but still have a lot of questions that I didn’t cover in
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12 Days of Christmas – Day Ten
If you worry about whether your kiddos will like the food you’ve put in storage, put your worries to rest. We’ve got you covered. Just whip up a bit of Provident Pantry macaroni and cheese, and they’ll be happy campers.Today we’re giving away two #10 cans of Provident Pantry™ Mac & Cheese. Not only is this mac and cheese delicious, but it’s quick and easy to make—just add water, wait ten minutes, and call everyone to the table! (We’re pretty sure grown-ups will like it, too. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.)You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, December 12th, 2012) to complete the …
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12 Days of Christmas – Day Nine
You may not be missing any teeth, so instead of wishing for more chompers you can wish for this #10 can of Teriyaki Noodles with Chicken. You can keep it for an emergency situation, or have it on hand for a quick week-night dinner when you don’t feel like cooking. Just add hot water, wait 10 minutes, and serve!You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, December 11th, 2012) to complete the entry form. A winner will be chosen tomorrow morning. Good luck! Loading… Contest Rules:Four possible entries each day:Share the daily prize image publicly on Facebook (Don’t know how to share publicly? This page might help.)Comment on the daily contest blog post.Retweet the daily contest/item image on Twitter…
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Welcome to Emergency Essentials!
Welcome Survival Mom readers!Thank you for your many kind comments! We’re so glad you’ve stopped by our Facebook page and left a little love for us. Keep visiting us there (and here on the blog), because we like to do giveaways of our own. If you’re new to the world of Emergency Essentials, this post will give you a quick “tour” of the products, information, and resources we have to offer.The Emergency Essentials Websitebeprepared.comWe want you to buy stuff not just because it’s good for business, but because we really believe that our job is to help you prepare. That’s how we help make the…
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12 Days of Christmas – Day Twelve!
There’s nothing better than sleeping by the tree on Christmas Eve. Sleep in cozy comfort with the K-2 5-degree sleeping bag and the Klymit Static V sleeping pad. You’ll never want to go back to your own bed. They’re also excellent for comfortable sleep while camping, which means they’re perfect gifts for the outdoorsy ones on your list this year (whether that’s yourself or someone else—we won’t tell).You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight (Friday, December 14th, 2012) to complete the entry form. A winner will be chosen tomorrow morning. Can you believe this is the last of the Christmas giveaways? The time has passed so quickly. Good luck–I hope you win!Loading… Contest Rules:Four possible…
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12 Days of Christmas – Day Eleven
Think your kids are actually asleep in their beds on Christmas Eve? Think again. They’re probably revising their wish lists to Santa and reading Christmas stories under the covers with a flashlight.Light up your own winter nights with an LED Glow 300 Spotlight. Whether you’re at home in an emergency, on the road, or hitting the trails, a little extra light is always a good idea. Win a spotlight for yourself, or give it as a Christmas gift!You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight (Thursday, December 13th, 2012) to complete the entry form. A winner will be chosen tomorrow morning. Good luck!Loading… Contest Rules:…
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Friday miscellany
Obama secretly signs warrantless phone surveillance law : “Officials at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, say the measure is “a controversial law that allows surveillance of the phone and email communications of U.S. citizens without a warrant.” Obama to ‘Quickly’ Go for Immigration Reform and Gun Control : Barack “Husain” Obama. will go for immigration reform and gun control this month, the White House tells the left-leaning Huffington Post. Obama’s actions will reportedly be done “quickly.” Police Banned From Denny’s Restaurant After Manager ‘Harassed’ Detectives Over Guns : “According to CBS, a diner was alarmed after spotting a female officer’s weapon…
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EMP, CME, Grounding, and the Faraday Cage.
This guest post by blogRot and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. This is a bubba-fied explanation of what it is, what it does, and how to build an effective one. If you’re going to cite this as a source in your college research paper, you’re nuts. Electromagnetic Pulse (aka EMP) or a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from our sun produce high powered electromagnetic ‘rays’ that are very damaging to electrical and electronics based equipment. Rubbing your bare feet across the carpet generates a significant electro static potential that you feel when you then touch something metal like a door handle – that spark is a discharge of roughly 4,000 volts to 35,000 volts. Lightning cracks …
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Happy New Year!
Everyone here at Emergency Essentials wishes you a happy, safe, and healthy 2013!
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An example of the effectiveness of “gun control” at stopping crime.
Please share this… Originally at: The Survivalist Blog dot Net Copyright © 2012 · All Rights Reserved
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Sweet Green Pickle Recipe
Sweet Green Pickle Print Prepare and chop all the veg into fairly small dice. Break the cauliflower into small florets. Put all veg into a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and cover with water. Put a plate in to weigh it down and leave overnight. Next day drain the brine and put the veg in a pan with 300 ml (10 fl. oz) of the vinegar. Add 250 ml (8 fl.oz) water and bring to the boil. Drain immediately and do not allow the veg to cook. Put the remaining vinegar in another pan, add the spices and the flour mixed with…
