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[...] each week to add a little bit to your saving’s account, buy a few canned goods for your food storage, and put some water away. I LOVE how each step of the larger tasks are broken down into [...]

[...] a little while, but first, let’s talk about storage conditions. There are 6 common enemies of food storage: Temperature, Moisture, Oxygen, Light, Pests, and Time. Not all of these apply to water [...]

[...] - We have 3 months worth of food stored with a goal of 1 year, (Same as our people food storage) but this length of time is completely up to you. Preferably you’ll want to store [...]

[...] kit. 5lb Creamed Honey–From Cox’s Honey–Honey is the prefect item to place in you food storage. It’s also great for a number of other uses. Cox honey is raw and unfiltered making [...]

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[...] , I decided to follow up with a new article discussing just that! There are really only 3 prescription medications (or categories of medicine) that I believe need to be stocked: 1. Antibiotics, 2. [...]

[...] like a rocket! My husband loved it, too! haha 5. I wrote “The Ultimate Guide to Prescription medications for Self-Reliant families” to go along with my post about my first aid kit. It [...]

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[...] are very reasonable. I’ve not used this option. Just throwing it out there. Storage Storing medications can also be an issue. Most medications will have a much longer shelf-life if they [...]

[...] . It’s best used for larger amounts of water instead of smaller, personal sized bottles. Survival Mom has a great handout on how to use it HERE. Bleach tablets- You would have to reconstitute [...]