Welcome New Advertiser: Directive 21

Here's a shoutout to our new advertiser Directive 21!  Directive 21 specializes in the Berkey Water filters.  They carry a full line of Berkey products from the Stainless Crown Berkey system to the Berkey Light (both of which are gravity fed so you don't have to stand around pumping water) to the portable Berkey Sport Bottle.  And most of the items ship free!  So if you're looking for a quality product to filter water, Berkey has a fantastic reputation and you can get anything Berkey at Directive 21.  And if you've got money to burn, you can pick me up one while you're there! ;)

Welcome Our New Advertiser: Ready Made Resources, Plus a Sale!

Here's a big welcome to our newest advertiser--Ready Made Resources.  They have worked with us here on giveaways in the past and have some fantastic gear and the knowledge to go with it, so if you've got any questions on the products they sell, the folks at Ready Made Resources should be able to help you out.

And it just so happens that right now they're having their last sale of the year on Mountain House foods.  They have them available in the #10 cans which are great for storing or feeding just you or your whole family and they're on sale for 25% off regular prices.  PLUS they're offering free shipping on full cases.  A case is 6 cans mix or match, so any increment of 6 cans (6, 12, 18, 24, etc.) gets you free shipping!  Great savings here and Mountain House is my favorite brand of freeze dried meals for flavor.  So, since National Preparedness month is starting tomorrow, you might just as well get some preparing done and get yourself some quick and easy meals in a can with 25% off and free shipping on cases!  Be sure to let them know Angela sent you. :)

And speaking of National Preparedness Month, we've got some fun things planned so stay tuned!

Welcome Our New Advertiser: EDC Depot

What kind of gear do you have with you every day?  EDC stands for "Every Day Carry", and EDC Depot is full of survival items you could carry with you every day.  They specialize in those items that are carry size, including knives, multi-purpose tools, water purification, flashlights, first aid, and the Maxpedition bags to carry it all (in case you don't want to put it in your pocket or purse).  Plus they offer a free gift with every purchase, how fun is that?  And if you use the promo code on the ad, you'll also get 5% off!  So when you're looking to stock up on those items you want to have with you regularly, check out EDC Depot.  And let them know I sent you. :)

Welcome Our New Advertiser: CampingSurvival.com

Here's a welcome to our new advertiser CampingSurvival.com!  If the name sounds familiar, it's because they have sponsored some awesome giveaways on this here blog in the past.  If you're looking for some great preparedness products, head on over to their site and don't forget to sign up for their email newsletter and let them know I sent you :)  And in case you're wondering what paracord is, it is the "duct tape of the rope world" and can be made into handy survival bracelets like this so you've always got some around when you need it.  Useful stuff, and now you know the best place to pick some up.  Maybe we'll do some paracord projects on the blog. :)

Blog Business and Randomness

I have debated about putting advertising on the blog for a while and finally decided to go ahead with it.  So I've added a couple of links on the left sidebar for your shopping pleasure.  The first is for Emergency Essentials who actually wanted to put an ad on the blog, so by all means I'll encourage you to do business with them through my ad link.  But you know I've had a link to them on my blog since the beginning, and they are actually a fantastic preparedness company to do business with.  They have a couple of retail locations in Utah and also do catalog and internet sales.  Sweet husband and I have been buying things from them since they were selling out of an old warehouse looking building on State Street and have always received excellent service and quality products.  Check them out if you're in the market for some preparedness supplies.

The next new addition is a link for James Talmage Stevens' Making the Best of Basics preparedness guide.  This is a book that is worth having.  I have the fifth edition published in 1975.  The cover price is $4.95 on that one.  My how times have changed!  The new (eleventh) edition is advertised to have 250 new pages--that's probably over the tenth edition.  I'm guessing it has a lot more in it than my fifth edition does.  This is the all time best selling preparedness book on the market.  Get your hands on one.  An updated one is on my list.

In other news, a great big THANK YOU to all who have signed up on the LDS Preppers site and put me as their referrer.  You all are awesome!  The prize last week for referrals was a portable emergency toilet system and you know with our one bathroom here I've wanted something like that a few times even without a verified emergency!  If you haven't signed up yet, head on over and check them out.  They don't care if you're LDS or not as long as you'll abide by the forum rules and be polite which I know you all would be, so there's no reason not to join in a little preparedness forum fun.

In even more news, there's a HAM radio class going on every Wednesday night until the end of March for the county.  I can't make the class--I'm helping with the community theater, so I checked with the instructor, ordered the book to independent study it, and hopefully will be ready to take the test when the rest of the class does.  Anyway, the book arrived in the mail today and I'm ready to bust it out and get studying.  And no, morse code is no longer a requirement for amateur radio licensing.  So excited!

Is that all?  Surely not.  I've got the powdered milk test results figured out, but when my computer had to be reincarnated, my camera software didn't get loaded and then ended up not making it back from the computer guy's house, so I'll get that post up as soon as I can get the pictures onto the computer.  I know there are other ways to get pictures from a camera to the computer besides using the camera's software, but I like my camera software.  It is smarter than me.  So hopefully it won't take too long to get the software here and loaded so I can get the pictures and the post up.

Now I think that is all.  There's probably something else, but the natives are restless and homework needs supervised, so I'm off to fix a snack and do some schoolwork :)

Contact and Advertising

I do accept forms of advertising on this blog including but not limited to paid ads, product reviews, and sponsorship of giveaways.  Any products of interest to food or water storage, preservation, or preparation; camping/hunting/fishing, shooting/self defense, or any other aspect of self reliance or preparedness are welcome.  I expect all advertisers and sponsors to follow good business practices, ship quality product in a timely fashion, etc.  Send me an email with what you have in mind and we'll get something set up.  Thanks!