Compost Tumbler Giveaway

 

Compost should be a part of every backyard gardener's, small time homesteader's, or really anyone who is working toward a more self reliance world. So what if you don't have room to have a compost pile or bin?  Maybe you have the room, but the regulations in your area prohibit you from having a pile or bin (like an HOA). A compost tumbler is a good way to make high quality compost without what some would call the ugly. See your opportunity to enter this great giveaway below.

The Prepared Bloggers are at it again, bringing you a fantastic chance to win a fabulous prize! **Said in my best Bob Barker voice** :) This week we're giving you a chance to win this Jora Drum-style composter, valued at $319.00! You can view more details about the composter HERE at Eartheasy.com. Eartheasy has graciously provided this composter as a prize so that YOU can get a jump start on your gardening this season! The Jora JK125 composter features a rodent-proof, rust-free, galvanized steel exterior, an insulated interior which makes it great for all climate types, and the ease of rotating your compost style with a twist of the drum to aerate your compost mixture quickly and easily. This particular composter holds 4.5 cubic feet (or 33 gallons) of compost material, and has dual chambers so you can use some and add more to a new pile as you go!  

Meet the Bloggers Involved

The Busy B Homemaker <---That's me! :)

Homestead Lady

Little Blog on the Homestead

Game & Garden

Pioneering Today

Fabulous Farm Girl

Living Life in Rural Iowa

Blue Yonder Farms

Frugal Mama and the Sprout

Home Ready Home

Pasture Deficit Disorder

The Rural Economist

The Prepper Journal

Food Storage and Survival

Simply Living Simply

Pint Size Farm

Prepared Housewives

Preparedness Mama

Beyond Off Grid

Ready Nutrition

Terms and Conditions

This Jora JK125 Composter Giveaway is sponsored by Eartheasy.com, and is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Sunday, March 8th at 6:00 am (CST) and ends on Saturday, March 14th, 2014 at 11:59pm (CST). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone!

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Berkey Light Giveaway

Black Friday Berkey Light Giveaway

 

Berkey Light Water Purifier Giveaway We are excited to share this Berkey Light Water Purifier Giveaway that sponsored by our friends at LPC Survival. The Berkey Light Water Purifier is an deal water filtration system for everyday use at home, travel, outdoors or during emergencies. Includes one set of Black Berkey Elements. Includes:

• 2 Black Berkey Elements
• Serves 1 – 5 People
• Holds aprox 2.75 Gallons

The Berkey Light is easy to set up and install. It measures: Height x Diameter (inches) 26.5 x 9.25 (base included); The system can also be used without the base and stands 21″; Empty Weight 5(lbs); Holding capacity: Aprox. 2.75 Gallon Configured with two Black Berkey® purification elements the system can purify over 4 Gallons per hour. The containers consist of shatter-resistant, non BPA, copolyester material. If you have always wanted to own one, now's your chance! Submit your entries below. This Berkey Light System is a sponsored giveaway and open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Friday, Nov. 28th at 5:00 am (MST) and ends on Friday, Dec.5th, 2014 at 5:00 pm (MST). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone! Let's be prepared for the unexpected!

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Food Brick and Water Brick Giveaway!

Here is a way to get a jump on your food and water storage. Several members of the Prepared Bloggers Network have gotten together to bring you this really nice giveaway. Good luck.

Eartheasy.com has graciously agreed to sponsor a pre-Thanksgiving Giveaway to one of our loyal readers so they can get their food and water storage off the ground! Today you get the opportunity to win FOUR water bricks and FOUR food bricks! The Water Bricks can hold up to 3.5 Gallons of water, and are sturdy enough to stack up to 4 feet tall. They are small enough to slide under a bed, and light enough (even when full) to be easily carried with their handy handle. The Food Bricks are the same size as the water brick, but they are specifically designed to pack, stack, and store food. They interlock and stack perfectly with the waterbricks. Both bricks are made of heavy, durable, BPA-free food grade plastic. Food and Water Bricks are perfect for preparedness, disaster relief, or any outdoor activity like boating, rafting, camping, tailgating, and more, and you can enter to win your very own set of EIGHT food and water bricks (4 of each) today!

Foodsaver Giveaway

 

I have stated that a foodsaver is on my list of things to get and it still is. Here is an opportunity for you to win one. Good luck.

We have some FoodSaver tips and giveaway today! Have you been wanting a FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealer? Well, today is a sponsored post by FoodSaver® and we are so grateful to be able to share this giveaway with our readers! You can use FoodSaver bags, FoodSaver containers and mason jars to preserve your food for the pantry or freezer. This FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealer FM2000 comes complete with the following:

Included In Offer:

3 - Quart Bags

2 - Gallon Bags

1 - 11'' x 10' Roll

1 - Accessory Hose

We quote from the FoodSaver website "The FoodSaver® FM2000 Vacuum Sealing System keeps food fresh up to 5x longer and saves up to $2700 per year based on buying in bulk, on sale and preventing waste. Form and function combine with a sleek, compact design and easy-to-use manual operation to preserve a variety of foods."

Tips

Use mason jars to make your breakfast meals, salads for a week, buy food in bulk and put in smaller FoodSaver bags or mason jars to store and save $$$$! Please share how you would use this awesome giveaway if your name is chosen as the winner.

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This FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealer FM2000 Giveaway is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Monday, Nov. 10th at 5:00 am (MST) and ends on Sunday, Nov. 16th, 2014 at 5:00 pm (MST). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone! Let's be prepared for the unexpected!

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Natural Spa Gift Bag Giveaway

NATURAL SPA GIFT BAG GIVEAWAY

This is a great gift bag that most ladies would love. Guys I know you know someone who would appreciate this as a gift.

$60.00 Value
4 - lbs Sonoma Sea Salt
1 - Sisal Sponge
2 - 8oz Jars Cocoa Butter
1 - Cocoa Butter Bar w/case
2 - 1oz Jars Unrefined Shea Butter
3 - 3.5oz Bars Organic Coconut Oil Soap
3 - Fragrance & Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizers

Natural Spa Gift Bag Nov. 8th 12:00AM EST - Nov. 14th 12:00PM EST 2014

Blue Yonder Urban Farms – Unscented Handmade Soaps & Body Butters. Are made with the finest unrefined Shea Butter, organic unrefined food grade Cocoa butter and organic Coconut oil. The Cocoa butter still smells of Chocolate.

Natural Spa Gift Bag Giveaway is sponsored by Blue Yonder Urban Farms you can visit the website here:http://blueyonderurbanfarms.com

Natural Spa Gift Bag Giveaway is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. Alaska & Hawaii are excluded due to shipping costs. This giveaway starts on Saturday, Nov. 8th at 12:00 AM (EST) and ends on Friday, Nov. 14th, 2014 at 12:00 PM (EST). The winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 48 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 48 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders.

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A Trayer Wilderness Christmas

Trayer Wilderness Handcrafted Christmas Giveaway

Trayer Wilderness is offering

(1) $75.00 gift certificate

usable on their website towards any combination of their handcrafted items!

Who is Trayer Wilderness?

I have gotten to know Tammy over the past several months. She and her family are living a dream of mine (only in a different part of the country). Every time I have communicated with her, she has been friendly and very helpful. They are achieving a level of self sustainability that I am still striving for and as such their family is an inspiration to me and mine. It is with great pride that I am now introducing you to them and their store. I hope you swing by and check them out. I am very proud to call them friends and if they have anything you would like to have, I hope you support them. Who knows maybe you will win this gift certificate.

Trayer Wilderness is a family of three homesteading traditionally off-grid in northern Idaho with 100% solar power. Their family consists of the Mountain Man, Glen Trayer, his Mountain Woman, Tammy Trayer and their Mountain Boy Austin. They utilize the land and their God given talents to earn an income while living their dream. All their items are handcrafted on their homestead offering a little bit of something for everyone with their girly homemade goats milk soaps, candles and melting bricks by the Mountain Woman, the elk hide leather moccasins and paracord survival items such as gun slings, belts, bracelets and more made by the Mountain Boy and the Mountain Man's hand forged tools, survival fire tools, paracord items, decorative metal art and decorative metal horse shoe art. The Mountain Man also invented and fabricated three different tools for fire making called the Trayer Fire Tool, the MultiFlame Tool and the MultiFlame Mini Tool for the outdoor enthusiasts and survivalists. 

The Mountain Woman also has several e-books soon to be released at their website TrayerWilderness.com which will educate on solar living, building a traditional cabin, building a traditional smokehouse and more. Additionally, they will be adding e-courses in the new year offering more in depth education and training on blacksmithing, brain tanning, canning, soap making, etc. They offer a weekly newsletter that will keep you well informed on all they offer. Here are some reviews on the Mountain Man's Fire Tools: Trayer Fire Tool MultiFlame Mini Tool MultiFlame Tool They not only handcraft items in the wilderness, but they also educate on homesteading, natural health, healing and essential oils, wilderness survival, traditional and primitive skills, autism, whole foods and a gluten free and casein free diet, living off the land, off-grid and solar living and so much more. The Mountain Woman has a weekly radio podcast on the Survival Mom Radio Network and they share their information on many social media platforms and on YouTube. The Mountain Woman also writes for the New Pioneer Magazine, American Frontiersman, Prepare Magazine, Self Reliance Illustrated, Backwoodsman Magazine and Cabin Life Magazine. Be sure to connect with them below and check out their website to see what items you would purchase if you were the winner of their $75.00 gift certificate!

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The bloggers listed in the Rafflecopter form below have come together to purchase this prize for one lucky contestant. As you click "Like" on the form, visit their pages and get to know them. Every time you like, comment on or share one of their posts, you are supporting their page. We all appreciate you so much.
Enter to Win

This giveaway is open to residents of the United States only. Entrants must be age 18 or older to enter. Giveaway runs from 12:00 am MST October 27th to 12:00 am MST November 3rd. Winner will be drawn November 3rd and emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email before another entrant is chosen, so check your spam folders too!

Good luck! 

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Wonder Oven Giveaway

Top Ten Features of My Wonder Oven

 

Have you heard of a wonder oven? No, I hadn't either until very recently. It is a way to slow cook or even keep things cool while using a lot less electricity. How does it work? There is a short explanation below, but basically if uses the heat more efficiently by keeping it with the food. The best part is a friend of mine has started making and selling these and to celebrate her launch she is giving one away to help get the word out. Good Luck.

The picture of our yummy, deliciously Autumn giveaway was taken by Joyce at My Wonder Oven.com. A group of bloggers decided to let you know about these awesome energy-saving, non-electric slow cookers. In order to slow cook food, all you do is use a pan with a lid and bring the food to a rolling boil for about 10-15 minutes. Quickly place the lid on your pan and place it in the Wonder Oven. By entering the giveaway below, you will have a chance to win one of these awesome My Wonder Ovens! Good luck!

My Wonder Oven Top Ten Features:

1. 100% Cotton

We promise the fabric won't melt!

2. Double Stitched

We want to make sure those beads stay right where we put them!

3. Filled with 3 mm polystyrene beads

Smaller beads conduct the heat better because there is less air space around them. Bigger is NOT always better.

4. VIRGIN beads

My Wonder Oven beads have not not been recycled from someone else's bean bag.

5. Floppy rather than overstuffed

 

This feature makes it easier to store, and allows you to fit it into a container (which is great when you're cooking on the go) or wrap it around your food. Go freestyle, baby.

6. Washable

If My Wonder Oven gets soiled, simply wash that area with soap and water and allow to air dry. It's a good idea to wrap your pot with a towel to avoid spills. A solar blanket also works great to catch spills and reduce condensation.

7. Cook on the road!

Think of it as a non-electric slow cooker.

8. Refrigerate on the road

Great for keeping groceries cool, or even frozen, on the ride home.

9. Made is the USA

Even better, made in TEXAS.

10. Affordable pricing

Because I can purchase the fabric and those 3 mm VIRGIN beads here locally, I can keep the costs down.

Terms & Conditions:

This My Wonder Oven Giveaway is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Friday, Oct. 24th at 5:00 am (MDT) and ends on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at 5:00 pm (MDT). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone! Let's be prepared for the unexpected! 

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All American Sun Oven

Win An All American Sun Oven in this Giveaway!

   

I have been playing around with the idea of making a solar cooker for almost two years. I have drawn up plans and have figured materials, but like so many projects it has some how gotten placed on a back burner. I really like the idea of having a solar oven. Being able to cook without heating up the house has a major appeal, not to mention the savings on the energy bills from the appliance itself. Here is your opportunity to win a fully equipped Sun Oven. 

The folks at the All American Sun Oven company have teamed up with a large group of bloggers and we are giving away a deluxe Sun Oven! The retail price of this set is $399! But that is only the start of the  reasons why you should enter to try and win this oven.

Using a sun oven can help you be more frugal by cutting your utility bills. Wouldn't it be great to have that bill lowered. Cooking in a sun oven is just as easy as using a conventional oven and really only takes a few minutes longer in the cooking cycle. Prepare your recipe using a little less liquid in casseroles, soups and stews. For baked goods use the same amounts of liquids as the recipe calls for. Find the optimal direction of the sun and get cooking. Of course, using a sun oven does require the sun to be available. However, it is possible to obtain good results even on a partly cloudy day. The All American Sun Oven is manufactured right here in the USA. The company stands behind their product. Globally, Sun Oven has worked to bring this off grid cooking solution to many undeveloped parts of the world, allowing people to eat healthier, cooked foods. I am happy to work with a company that has a giving mission. With all the benefits of lower utility bills, being prepared to cook without fuel or electricity, and supporting a wonderful company, who wouldn't want to own a Sun Oven! So lets get to the giveaway.

The Terms

(otherwise known as the small print)

The All American Sun Oven Giveaway is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Monday, Oct. 20th at 5:00 am (MDT) and ends on Sunday, Oct. 26th at 5:00 pm (MDT). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone! Let's be prepared for the unexpected!

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FoodSaver Giveaway

FoodSaver Group Giveaway

 

If you are anything like I am, you hate to have to throw food away. To me you might as well just throw money out the window as you are driving. It is the same difference to your family and it might help someone who needs the assistance. Throwing food out only benefits corporations. Enough of my soapbox. 

A FoodSaver is on my wishlist. There you have it you can win one before I get one. Why would you want to win a FoodSaver? The ability to buy items in bulk, especially meats and then break them down into smaller portions. The larger the quantity per package "typically" the lower unit price. 5 pounds of ground beef normally costs less per pound that a 1 pound package. With a FoodSaver you can buy the 5 pounds and break it down into the smaller packages and save money, plus you have it on hand. This same process can be used on dry goods like flour, sugar, dry beans, you get the idea. I like the idea of being able to buy a 50 pound sack of flour and break it down into a lot of smaller packages and being certain that the flour will be good when I need it.

This FoodSaver Giveaway is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Monday, Oct. 6th at 5:00 am (MDT) and ends on Monday, Oct. 13th at 5:00 pm (MDT). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone! Let's be prepared for the unexpected! *****Please note: We may have to exchange this exact FoodSaver with a comparable or more expensive FoodSaver should this item sell out or not be available when our giveaway ends. Thank you so much for your understanding. Good luck! 

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Coxs Honey Group Giveaway

Who doesn't love a giveaway? Who doesn't love honey? I for one LOVE honey. I have been around beekeeping my whole life and have just this year gotten back into it. Here is your chance to win some tasty clover honey from Cox's Honey. I am so glad to be able to be a part of this giveaway. 

Honey is great for eating, but there are lots of uses for this golden nectar. I wish you luck. 

Today we are hosting another Cox's Honey Group Giveaway so our readers will have a chance to win some raw, unfiltered, pure honey. Cox's honey is sponsoring this giveaway today and we want to thank them for giving us this opportunity. Coxs honey is raw and unfiltered honey. The company was started back in 1880 in Orderville, Utah by Delaun Mills Cox. Mr. Cox produced enough sweet honey for the entire city before moving the operations to Shelley, Idaho. Delaun kept his beehives going more like a hobby. But after World War I he began making more money as a hobbyist than his previous holdings. During the following years honey prices became depressed and in 1925 his son, Orville S. Cox took over his bee business. Orville made the bee business his tool of trade for his livelihood and raising his family. He produced, packaged and sold clover honey. 

This Cox's Honey Giveaway is open to any resident who is 18 years of age or older who lives in one of the 48 US Contiguous States. This giveaway starts on Wednesday, Oct. 1st at 5:00 am (MDT) and ends on Monday, Oct. 6th at 5:00 pm (MDT). The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear back from said winner in the designated time period of 24 hours we will choose another winner and they will have 24 hours to respond from the time the notification email is sent. Please check your SPAM email folders. Good luck to everyone! Let's be prepared for the unexpected! 

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Mega Giveaway

I am actually a little jealous of all of you. You can enter this giveaway and I cannot. That just would not be cool for me to enter. Seven winners, yes I said seven. I wish you the best of luck.

In honor of this month being Preparedness Month, The Prepared Bloggers are proud to present a Mega giveaway. We are proud to partner with 6 great companies for seven great prizes. These prizes are the perfect way to either begin your preparedness journey or add to your preps. We will have seven winners in this giveaway. Each winner will win one of the following prizes listed below. The giveaway starts September 22nd, 2014 @12:15 am (CST) and ends September 29th, 2014 @ 11:55 pm (CST). This giveaway is open to anyone 18 years of age and older who is a US resident of the 48 Continental US States only. Each winner will be sent an email and the winner must respond within 24 hours or another winner will be chosen

 1 Royal Berkey System--From LPC Survival--This system is perfect for 2-6 people, filtering 3.25 gallons in about 2 hours. It comes with  2 Black Elements and is perfect for large families but is small enough for travel.

 
1 Sun Oven--From Sun Oven--This is a great off-grid cooking solution using only solar energy. This Sun Oven includes a cookbook, dehydrating and baking rack set, two easy stack pots, a WAPI, and two loaf pans.

 
1 Scout Kelly Kettle--From Kelly Kettle--The Kelly Kettle boils water quick and with very little fuel. It's great for camping trips, hunting trips and emergencies.

 
 1 Wonder Junior Deluxe--From Wonder Mill--This is the perfect solution for making your own bread off-grid. It's one of the easiest to use hand mills on the market. A great mill to use in an emergency situation, an off-grid environment or for everyday use.

 
 1 Propur Big with 2 ProOne 7" G2.0 Filters--From End Times Warehouse--A clean water supply is super important in every situation. This gravity fed water treatment system makes it super easy to always have clean water.

 

 2 Seventy Two Hour Kits--From Survival Based--Be prepared for a sudden storm or power outage with this all in one 72 hour kit. Complete with fuel to cook the food contained in the kit. Keep this kit in your car, house, or grab it if you need to evacuate.  Two lucky people will each win one 72 hour kit.

 

1 Case of Six 5lb Creamed Honey (30lb total)--From Cox's Honey--Honey is the prefect item to place in you food storage. It's also great for a number of other uses. Cox honey is raw and unfiltered making it some of the best honey on the market. Thanks again to all of our sponsors. Enter below a Rafflecopter giveaway

Water Brick Giveaway

I am super excited about being a part of this giveaway. I got together with a group of my blogging colleagues to share this giveaway that is sponsored by Food For Health. We are giving away an 8-Pack of WaterBricks to one lucky winner. That is right 8 3.5 gallon water bricks to one person. That is 28 gallons of water storage. Water should be very high on everyone's preparedness list! Enter for a chance to win!

WaterBrick Stackable Water and Food Storage Container: 3.5 Gallons of Liquids or up to 27 Pounds (264 Adult Servings) of dry foods. Made of rugged, high-density polyethylene (HDPE with an easy grip comfort handle. Better than Other Bulk Storage Drums or Tanks: WaterBricks stack like bulk storage but are individually easy to move for Grab & Go taking your water where you need it. Compare WaterBrick to typical filled 55 gallon drums or tanks that are impossible to move or take with you if you are forced to leave your home during an emergency.

Here are the bloggers involved in this giveaway:
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Weekly Book Bonanza Whole Wheat Bread Making

I just love the smell of home baked bread. I have made fresh bread several times in a bread machine. I love the flavor, texture, and of course the smell. I tried to make wheat bread a couple of times, but it never came out right. You could eat it fresh but after only a few minutes it would setup almost like concrete. Not very appetizing.

I gave up on whole wheat bread for a long time. I received the book Whole Wheat Bread Making by Donna Miller.

One of the things I really like about this little book is that it is written so you can make bread even if you don't have a bread machine or fancy equipment. This little book is written with instructions on how to make whole wheat bread either with a bread machine or just some simple tools and your oven. That is important to me. 

Donna tells us about using a grain mill. A grain mill ensures that your flour is the freshest possible. Fresh flour gives you a lighter and more nutritious bread. But Donna doesn't just cover using fresh milled flour, she also covers using flour that you can buy from the grocery store. 

Donna spends a good amount of time covering all of the needed ingredients to make whole wheat bread. She explains why some ingredients are superior to others. She also makes suggestions as to the best quality ingredients. 

I also like the fact that Donna takes time to explain the proper way to measure ingredients. I had never thought that there was a wrong way to measure ingredients. This alone may have been a reason my previous attempts at baking wheat bread were failures. 

Donna covers kneading techniques, what to expect during the rising process, what types of baking pans to use, free form baking (not using a pan), adding ingredients like herbs, eggs, or other liquids. And even includes an option to take free online classes withe the purchase of this book to help ensure success. 

After reading this book I will have to try my hand at making wheat bread again. I am looking forward to it.

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Prepper's Complete Guide to Disaster Readiness

We would like to congratulate Christine Gascoine the winner of last weeks book. If you would like to pick up a copy of the Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide: Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living you can do so by clicking on the title and purchasing it through Amazon.

Once again I have not read this book. I will have a personal review on the book for next week. Here is a review of this book from a friend  of mine. I hope you win thus book.

The Prepper's Complete Guide to Disaster Readiness by Jim Cobb is like a primer for readiness for the novice and a foundational reminder for the veteran prepper.  There is virtually not a stone left unturned in this book but still it doesn't go too deep off track in one way or another as to distract from the goal.  Disaster Readiness can be a wide reaching topic but the author, Jim Cobb has done a wonderful job of streamlining it and compartmentalizing it without making it seem overwhelming.

From laying the groundwork of "Why to prepare" to finalizing some ideas of "Where to go" in a disaster, The Prepper's Complete Guide to Disaster Readiness will take you on a logical and easy to follow journey, yet still open up your eyes to some things you may not have thought of before.  Topics are wide, but so is the security of readiness, but unlike life itself, The Prepper's Complete Guide to Disaster Readiness  is neatly compartmentalized in the approach so you can find your area that need improving and refer to it regularly. 

Jim discusses this topic on levels that range from relationships (Children, Pets and Elderly) to supplies and skills.  I highly recommend The Prepper's Complete Guide to Disaster Readiness  for the novice and the seasoned veteran of preparedness alike.

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