By: Kiki Bandilla, Health Advisor & Licensed Health Insurance Agent (CO, UT, NV, AZ, TX, OK, KS, MO, IA, OH, MI, WI, NC, SC, GA, FL, WV) https://www.ushagent.com/kikib It’s that time of year for the annual Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare and/or the Marketplace, for Individual Health
Voices of Self-Reliance with Nick Meacher CLICK HERE FOR FULL LESSON By Nick Meacher, Fortune Favors the Prepared Preparedness and self-reliance requires planning; you (should) plan based on threats and hazards that are likely to occur in your area. Your plan should be comprehensive and based on your assessment of the likelihood of specific events,
The 2020 Fire Prevention Week™ campaign theme is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!™ The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years —is promoting this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” The campaign works to educate everyone about
Voices of Self-Reliance with Bruce Oyler, State Farm Insurance By Bruce Oyler, State Farm Agency Owner Having been in the Insurance Business for 39 years, our office has experienced thousands of claims and interesting situations. We are always gratified when we can help a customer through a rough time. Try as we might though, there
Although September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, emergency preparedness is a YEAR-ROUND effort. Here at the National Self-Reliance Project, we get to learn first-hand from "Preppers" all over America and even the world. They too never stop learning. They're always improving their plans, updating their supplies, and collaborating with each other to learn more and
Voices of Self-Reliance with Troy Staples, American Red Cross Regional Director of Preparedness & Resilience for Colorado & Wyoming Disasters can happen anywhere, anytime—even in someone’s own home. September is National Emergency Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross is urging everyone to take three easy steps to get their household ready for emergencies. THREE
The Gabion House has been one of our all-time most popular posts. Therefore, we thought you would appreciate this wonderful graphic regarding 10 gabion projects that you can do yourself while at home. (Thanks to wirefence.co.uk for providing this graphic.) For those who are new to Gabions, they are simply rocks or concrete enclosed in
Threats That Could Cause a Collapse - with Dr. Drew Miller, Col USAF (Ret) We had a sit down with Dr. Drew Miller, Col USAF (Ret) about his view on the future, and how he is making sure he's prepared for disasters, along with helping others achieve that as well! Watch the interview
Listen, we are all different. I know some of you love to get your hands dirty in garden and would be willing to spend your entire day there. Others have other tasks in mind and would love a hands off approach to at least weeding the garden. How about growing food as efficient as
From the NY Times Article found HERE! Photograph by Dwight Eschliman for The New York Times The Douglas Family Stockpile Staples in 6-gallon buckets include: rice, beans, nuts, sugar, salt, matches, wheat, flour Freeze-dried meals Assorted canned foods: cheese, butter and meat Water-bath canner Vacuum seale Pressure canner Pots Canned meat: red is pork, green
I have both of these knives. They are both great knives. I agree with the outcome as well. Good side by side comparisons. Which knife is better, the SOG SEAL Pup or the Camillus Pilot Survival Knife? They're similar in size but differ greatly in weight and blade material. The Camillus is much heavier due
Food Storage of Yesteryear Since winter is upon us, we often have food storage issues due to canning so much during the fall. Not sure why, but I often go overboard with stocking up, as if the winter would never end! It totally drives my wife NUTS! We literally run out of space for all
