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You probably know that bleach is great for getting stains out of your soiled white laundry, but did you know there are many other uses for bleach? In fact, it is an item you should consider adding to your inventory ...

When you are gathering and storing items for an emergency, you naturally think of food, water and clothing. White vinegar usually does not does not fit under one of those categories, but you will find it to be an indispensable ...

Shoppers in several East Coast cities were facing the nightmare of empty supermarket shelves as Winter Storm Jonas approached the region this weekend. Empty shelves and ransacked stores were the norm in such major cities as Detroit, New York, Richmond ...

Those of us who have been storing food for a while probably have a pretty good assortment of food in our stockpile. We may have started out with just a few basics, but over time, we’ve been adding to it. ...

Winter and sub-zero temperatures are just around the corner, but for many Americans, their wood-burning stoves are already lit. Winter can kill you if you’re not prepared, and on this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio we talk to ...

One of the biggest questions facing anyone who is trying to prepare for disasters is that of time. How long will the crisis last? How long will it take for society to get back to normal? This question drives everyone’s ...

Those little orange boxes of baking soda are handy to have in your refrigerator to get rid of unpleasant odors and on your pantry shelf to use in baking, but there are good reasons you should store this amazing resource ...

Preserving and stockpiling food is a cornerstone of homesteaders and off-gridders. Not all foods, though, preserve well, no matter what you do to them. Some are just bound and determined to deteriorate with time. But there are enough foods that ...

It’s easy to think that the modern preparedness movement is a unique phenomenon. Most of us grew up during a time when the economy was growing, the government seemed to be more responsive to the will of the people, and ...

When you make the grand decision to prepare and to stockpile food and other supplies, you do it for two reasons: You either want to be covered for things such as power outages, heavy snow or a car crash OR ...