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Review: The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers
Books Gardening

Review: The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599555107/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=prepper-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=1599555107"><img src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ASIN=1599555107&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=prepper-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822" alt="" align="right" border="0" /></a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1599555107&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373" alt="" width="1" height="1" align="right" border="0" />Walking along the book aisle in Costco the other day, I came to a rather sudden stop as a specific books caught my eye. With a name like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599555107/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=prepper-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=1599555107">The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1599555107&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />, can you blame me?  This was obviously a book stocked for a local audience, so I hope our non-Utah readers can find a copy.  Author <a title="Caleb Warnock's blog" href="http://calebwarnock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Caleb Warnock</a> is a local (Alpine, Utah) writer, year-round gardener, and teacher of "Forgotten Skills" classes.  It also helped when I noticed one of the people listed in the special thanks section is a friend of mine, and <a title="Eric James Stone" href="http://www.ericjamesstone.com/" target="_blank">local sci-fi author</a> (how's that for a tight-knit Utah Valley).

Jayce
5 min read
#Books #Canning #Food Storage +4 more
Food Production Systems DVD Giveaway Winner Announcement
Food Gardening

Food Production Systems DVD Giveaway Winner Announcement

<a href="/images/uploads/2011/06/backyardfoodproduction.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3793" title="DVD we are giving away!" src="/images/uploads/2011/06/backyardfoodproduction.jpg" alt="" width="245" height="226" /></a>We recently posted a review of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578046725/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=prepper-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217153&amp;creative=399701&amp;creativeASIN=0578046725">Food Production Systems For a Backyard or Small Farm </a> DVD (see it <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2011/06/food-production-systems-dvd-review-and-giveaway/">here</a>. As part of the review we were proud to offer a free DVD to one of our readers who commented on the review. Friday night I used <a href="http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a> to randomly select a winner from the 40 eligible (Sorry <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/author/jayce/">Jayce</a> and <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/author/cboyack/">Connor</a>) entries.

Ekim
1 min read
#Food #Food Storage #Gardening +1 more
Introducing Goal 0 solar power products
Equipment Family Preparedness

Introducing Goal 0 solar power products

<a href="/images/uploads/2011/03/Goal0.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3623" title="Goal0" src="/images/uploads/2011/03/Goal0.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="50" /></a><br /> Here at UtahPreppers we try to keep an eye on prepping topics, trends and products from all over the country and often the world. Even though we try to keep a global focus we still like finding and supporting local businesses that fit into the prepping niche. We recently met up with a Bluffdale company to take a look at some of their innovative solar products.

Ekim
8 min read
#Battery #gear #lights +7 more
Book Review: What's Wrong With My Plant?
Gardening Reviews

Book Review: What's Wrong With My Plant?

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3507" title="whats-wrong-with-my-plant" src="/images/uploads/2011/02/whats-wrong-with-my-plant.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="304" />The other day I picked up a new gardening book from the hardware store. Its cover wasn't cluttered with photographs like so many other gardening and home improvement books; in fact, the only photo on the cover was of an obviously-distressed leaf. The rest of the cover was largely devoted to the full title of the book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881929611?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=prepper-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0881929611">What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies</a>, by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. This was actually the first thing that caught my eye. I don't like when books try to glam themselves up in an attempt to conceal the vapid content inside. This book looked like it was ready to get down to business, and so I picked it up and started leafing through it. It didn't take me long to decide to buy it.<!--more-->

TechHat
4 min read
#Books #Gardening #Reviews
New Design
Announcement Site

New Design

I'd like to give a huge thanks to author Wade (<a title="Wades company." href="http://anavidesign.com " target="_blank">anavidesign.com</a>) who has given his time to help provide us with a new site design!  For those reading this from Facebook, RSS, or other means, please head on over to the site and check out the kicking new design.  And if you need work for your site, well check him out, since I'm sure he wants to buy some more preps :)

Jayce
1 min read
#Reviews #site
Growing and Harvesting Dry Beans
Food Gardening

Growing and Harvesting Dry Beans

One of my garden experiments this year was growing dry beans.  Most of the "survival seed" packs have a variety of beans in them.  I had five different kinds of dry bean seeds in addition to my usual favorite green bean varieties, so had plenty of beans growing in the garden this year.  The dry bean varieties I planted were Calypso, Jacob's Gold Cattle Bean, Jacob's Cattle Bean, Black Valentine, and Mayflower.  I also planted Blue Lake Bush Beans and Royalty Purple Pod Beans just for eating.<!--more-->

Angela
7 min read
#Food #Gardening #Reviews +2 more
Book Review: The Raft by Robert Trumbull
Books Reviews

Book Review: The Raft by Robert Trumbull

The plane sunk from below their feet into the depths of the deep blue abyss. Three naval airmen now find themselves floating alone in endless waves and ocean expanse. This is a gripping true story of their grueling adventure adrift at sea for 34 days in a rubber raft not much bigger than a bathtub.

Royal
2 min read
#Books #reference #Reviews
Book Review: The Zombie Survival Guide
Reviews TEOTWAWKI Survival

Book Review: The Zombie Survival Guide

Since we haven't had a humor post recently (and boy do I need one), I decided to do a little review of one of my favorite books.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1530" title="zsg-cover" src="/images/uploads/2009/03/zsg-cover.jpg" alt="zsg-cover" width="240" height="240" /> The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks.  Now who among us hasn't felt some joy in responding to the question, "What are you prepping for" with a glib reply of "For the oncoming Zombie Invasion"?  If you haven't ever used that response, you should try it sometime, and feel the joy.

Jayce
2 min read
#Books #humor #reference +1 more
Emergency home heat
Personal Preparedness Reviews

Emergency home heat

My next preparation project was obtaining an emergency heat source. This is a purchase that I have been researching and planning for a quite a while now, wanting to make sure that I had adequately weighed options and made the best choice. There are a lot of factors to consider including the size and shape of the ares you want to heat, portability, direct verse ambient heat, ease of use, safety, ventilation, and fuel source.

Wade
11 min read
#emergency heat #heat #heaters +4 more
SOS Sportster Solar Oven
Personal Preparedness

SOS Sportster Solar Oven

I ordered a Solar Oven Society Sportster Oven with optional reflectors on a Monday and it arrived on my door step a precisely one week later. My neighbor has a Global Sun Oven, but hasn't used it. Not having any experience with this subject, and not knowing anyone who had used one, I performed some research online.

Ekim
3 min read
#Food #Food Storage #gear +4 more
Vendor Review: CountyComm.com
Reviews

Vendor Review: CountyComm.com

I admit it, I am a gadget freak, I particularly love gadgets that cater to the survivalist in me. My <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2008/12/sample-edc-everyday-carrymini-bobbug-out-bag/">EDC/Mini-BOB post</a> from a short time ago, clearly illustrates this point. The bag itself as well as a number of the nifty gadgets adorning or inside it it were purchased from <a href="http://www.countycomm.com">CountyComm</a>, our Vendor in the spotlight for this post.

Ekim
2 min read
#Links #Reviews #Vendor
January Utah Food Co-Op
Food Storage

January Utah Food Co-Op

Another reminder that the Utah Food Co-Op orders are due this Friday (the 9th).  As I <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2008/12/crossroads-co-op-december-deadline/">mentioned last month</a>, this is a great way to get high quality food, at a very good price.

Jayce
2 min read
#Food #Reviews #Sales +2 more
Wood burning stoves as a prep.
Reviews TEOTWAWKI Survival

Wood burning stoves as a prep.

Here is Utah it is very common to have a basement, often fully finished.  My house is no exception.  Our basement is around 2,000 square feet with only two finished rooms, both bedrooms.  The previous owner of our home had ducting installed to heat the downstairs, but to do so would require another furnace which they apparently decided to set up in the closet of one of the two bedrooms.

Ekim
7 min read
#Cooking #gear #Heating +7 more
Family BOB Example: The Lances
Links Reviews

Family BOB Example: The Lances

A local friend of mine recently posted his notes about creating a set of emergency bags (<a title="Definition of BOB - Bug Out Bag" href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/glossary/#BOB">BOB</a> - <a title="Definition of 72 hour kit" href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/glossary/#72-hour">72 Hour Kit</a>) for his family. It's great to see a friend getting his family so ready, and even better when they can share such excellent information. In his example, I think he does a great job of presenting how he will get his young sons to carry a small part of their own gear, without overtaxing them. I know all younger families like myself worry about how to 'carry enough' for the younger children, and this example shows great thought in dealing with that concern. Check out <a title="72 hour kit" href="http://www.thelances.net/james/2008/11/emergency_preparedness_-_72-ho.html">the Lances BOB setup</a>. Several pictures showing all the included gear, in and out of the bags.

Jayce
3 min read
#BOB #EDC #gear +6 more
Review: Costco Emergency Supply Kit Deal
Food Storage Reviews

Review: Costco Emergency Supply Kit Deal

In the recent Costco mailer, some friends and I all noticed that a "72-hour" kit that Costco carries had a limited time online discount available.  The $60 kit was/is available for a limited time for $40 with shipping (<a href="http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11314388&amp;search=344593&amp;Mo=0&amp;cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&amp;lang=en-US&amp;Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&amp;Sp=S&amp;N=5000043&amp;whse=BC&amp;Dx=mode+matchallpartial&amp;Ntk=Text_Search&amp;Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&amp;Ne=4000000&amp;D=344593&amp;Ntt=344593&amp;No=0&amp;Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&amp;Nty=1&amp;topnav=&amp;s=1">Costco 72 hour kit sale</a>), so I decided to check it out. One more 72 hour kit could be good for my family, and if it was nice, would make a great gift to give to some family members and friends.

Jayce
8 min read
#72 hour kit #BOB #Food +5 more
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