Bob's Practical Prepping

     This is a short post to share with you something that I discovered while at the grocery store. As a lover of sardines, I have a large quantity in our family's food storage. My favorite ...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-sardine-warning.html

I'm one of those people that prefers to be prepared for interruptions in our daily life whether it is caused by something man-made or by Mother Nature. Water for drinking is the most important it...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2015/12/emergency-preparedness-water-storage.html

     Two years ago I made some acorn bread from the acorns I harvested from the large oak tree in my front yard. I made it so it could be a part of our family Thanksgiving dinner, and the brea...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2015/11/acorn-flour.html

This week I purchased some canned black beans from Walmart.  I know there are a lot of people that strongly push only dehydrated or freeze-dried foods for your long term storage. Usually that's...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2015/08/longer-term-food-storage.html

Thanks for stopping by in order to see what I have to share with you today. I’m always on the lookout for possible improvements to my food storage and emergency preparedness that I can util...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-observations-on-yt-preparedness.html

     Everyone that practices emergency preparation and storage usually ends up wondering how long will their supplies last.  The way I answered that question is that when I open a product, ...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2015/03/mark-date-item-was-opened.html

     It seems that accumulating the fruits and vegetables necessary for my food storage pantry is more challenging than I expected it to be.      Not by choice, I ended up studying best...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/09/i-bought-these-food-storage-pantry.html

For those folks who are considering tracking the best by date of items in their food storage pantry, this is a partial list of some items and their best by dates that I have recently purchased.�...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-long-do-grocery-store-foods-last.html

     About four years ago I was getting into prepping and I bought several cases of oatmeal from the LDS Online Store.  It seemed like it was a good price so I ordered it.  When it was deli...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-lds-cannery-do-you-trust-it.html

     Recommendations for storing emergency water are all over the internet, even on government sites that say that you should have at least one gallon of water per day per person.  That rec...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/03/water-how-much-is-enough-to-store.html

     There are a lot of recommendations to carry a disposable lighter such as a Bic for lighting your fires or candles when there is a natural disaster or a power outage emergency.  As it t...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/02/bic-vs-zippo-as-lighter-for-your-fire.html

    There have been countless praises for folks using Spam as a meat source for their Emergency Food Storage.  Some people have said it was terrible but others have commented how good ...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/01/treet-vs-spam-for-your-emergency-food.html

          Whether you are a Prepper or just someone that likes to maintain a large pantry, selecting the best available type of metal can that your food comes in is very important.  So...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2014/01/selecting-food-cans-from-grocery-stores.html

Seeking to acquire precious metals for use in trade after an economic collapse is a very interesting topic.  If there is a partial or complete economic collapse, the paper dollar will be worth ...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2013/09/gold-and-silver-in-post-economic.html

People that would bug out need to ask themselves this question:  Is a successful long term bug out without a specific, prepared-in-advance, secure location even possible? Let's think about...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2013/08/bug-out-or-not-bug-out.html

     I have been building my emergency food storage for about three years now, and about six months ago I began to very closely track my supplies as shared in my previous post entitled "Bal...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2013/07/build-your-own-wooden-shelving-for-food.html

     Tracking my food storage is very important to me because I have been gardening organically for several years.  What began as a 12’ x 12’ back yard garden has evolved to over 1,500 s...

http://bobspracticalprepping.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-balanced-nutrition-best-by-date.html