When we are cooking without power – especially if we’re cooking over a firepit – we need to be able to start a fire. But what if we don’t have matches? Yes, we’ve all seen the bow-drill method. Yes, we’ve probably watched Survivor and seen people start a fire with […]
Heating Without Power
In the middle of winter, it’s not completely unheard of to lose power, but if you do, how do you keep your family warm? This is the category on the blog in which you can find that information.
15 Places To Find Free Firewood
I don’t usually start thinking about firewood until much later in the course of the year. But this year with rumors of rolling brown-outs, with the prices of electricity, natural gas, and propane already going out of the roof, I’m taking proactive steps to make sure we’re well stocked. Keep reading […]
Putting Together The Kit Your Family NEEDS for Winter
One great way of being prepared for winter is to put together a kit full of things that you may need in the case of a winter storm. Why should we put together a kit? I remember, about ten years ago, my husband had been flown to a town in […]