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Stocking Up On Protein

For the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk of coming food shortages. Between cyberattacks, crazy weather, government subsidies, and supply chain/labor shortages […]

July 4, 2021July 14, 2021

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Preparedness

Food Storage Recipe: SHEEPDOG PIE

From Rourke: This was previously posted over a year ago. Reactions were mixed, to say the least. I’ll tell you from first-hand experience it’s a […]

May 21, 2021July 2, 2021

Preparedness

Budget Gamma Lids

Storing foods in buckets is popular for a reason: Buckets are cheap and extremely durable. The main issue with buckets(like the Home Depot versions) is […]

April 1, 2021May 14, 2021

Preparedness

Mountain House Breakfast Skillet Taste Test

Someone recently thanked me for keeping a post short and to the point – or something like that. Here I go again: Mountain House is […]

April 22, 2021May 11, 2021

Preparedness

MRE Dessert…..Yum!!

Picked up a few MRE Desserts at Maine Military Surplus during some recent traveling. It had been a while since I tried. Short post – […]

April 22, 2021May 3, 2021

Preparedness

Why Mountain House for long term food storage?

Mountain House has been the ruler of long-term food storage for decades. The reasons are many including taste, excellent marketing, industry-best shelf life, and for […]

March 8, 2021March 9, 2021

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Frugality Preparedness

30-Day Food Storage Deal Found – – > $77.98 Free Shipping

In the preparedness world, “cool” attracts a lot of attention. The latest & greatest guns have wallets being pulled out faster than Joe Biden’s brain […]

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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Preparedness

Taste Test: Yoders Canned Bacon

Bacon. Say “bacon” around a group of people and watch how their attention is instantly drawn to you. Hey – either you like bacon, or […]

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

Preparedness

The Ultimate Bug Out Food Bar

There is a huge market for specialty food bars made just for survival kits and bug out bags. I’m not talking about those 3,600 calorie […]

January 31, 2021February 8, 2021

Preparedness

CanCooker Beef Stew

I got a brand new CanCooker Companion for Christmas. I love to cook and especially love using a crockpot. Although this is not a crockpot […]

January 29, 2021February 2, 2021

Frugality Preparedness

How to Can Bacon

NOTE: The following is NOT the recommended method for canning bacon by the USDA. You will need a large (tall) pressure canner; a rack on […]

January 16, 2021January 26, 2021

Preparedness

Canned Bread Yay or Nay?

Mr. Rourke gives this canned bread a big thumbs down. I did get him to like it when toasted with butter, added salt (yes, I […]

January 22, 2021January 25, 2021

Frugality Preparedness

30-Day Food Storage Deal Found – – > $77.98 Free Shipping

Hey – just came across this deal and wanted to pass it on. This is the Auguson Farm’s 30-Day Food Storage Bucket. These have been […]

February 28, 2021January 17, 2021

Preparedness

Practice and Learn- What I Learned From Preparing Auguson Farm Food

Augason Farms Creamy Chicken Flavored Rice I consider myself a prepper in training. I can remember back in the early 2000’s wanting to be prepared […]