Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Sunday is Cheese Day

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Yesterday at the fortress of survival (or my UrbansurvivalSecrets.com bunker as my neighbors call it), I worked on my cheese making skills. With my wifes questioning eye on me, the watched as I doped the milk, let the cultures do their magic, then coagulate and transform into a pot ...

WTF Dude – where have you been?

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Hey Gang, Summer is almost over and I have been spending time with the young folks in the house teaching them survival skills in the mountains of Arizona. Then after that, we went to visit the land of fruits and nuts (Southern California) for some sadly needed R&R at the ...

Spring is here – Spring Gardening

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Here at the Compound, spring is in the air. We were late starting the garden for food stores, no biggie. Weather has really been funky, so we rode it out. Typically, we plant in early March or Late Feb. With April coming up on us quickly, ...

Secret source for buying bulk staples

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Good Evening Fellow Urban Survivalists, Today was a great day for me and I hope it was for you as well.  Have you ever noticed how your outlook changes when a really positive attitude is happening? Barring the Health Care Fiasco that the Liberals are pushing (Special Interest CRAP in my mind) ...

Three Storage Categories

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Did you know there are three categories for your home storage?  These are: Basic Storage - has long term storage items like grains, water, toiletries Emergency Storage - has your items for your 72 hour kit Expanded Storage - these are items likes spices and herbs, baking soda and similar things with a ...

Getting Whole Wheat into your Diet

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Looking for a way to make your Urban Survival experience better?  How about playing with your food?  This week - whole wheat.  Easy on the wallet and easy to cook with.  If you are allergic to wheat, do not bother reading this article - but send a link to your ...

Storage Time

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Time to run out this week and buy a few things for food storage (as a good urban survival listener who is into emergency planning!)  Here are my recommendations - should run around $10!: 5 lb bag of rice 5 lb bag o beans (your choice) 1 pound of salt. Now,  Another thing to ...

Beans in your Food Storage

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Some of you are thinking that what the heck, why is Chris talking about food an stuff - I wanna know about tools and tricks. Well, an army marches on its stomach. And food make surviving a heck of a lot better, especially if you are trying to ...

Basic Food Storage

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

So, with Hurricanes bearing down on Florida, how many people are truely ready for a disaster or emergency. Lets face facts, most are lucky to think far enough ahead to have a few bottles of water in their house and a few candy bars to top it off. ...

What are the 5 1/2 things you need in a survival kit?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

When you are putting together your survival kit, there are 5 1/2 items that you need to ensure to have to be minimally prepared. These are: 1. Water and Food Lets face facts. The body can last only 3 days without water and several weeks without food. ...