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A homemade "Gatorade" kit in a quart canning jar

Homemade Sports Drinks

My homemade “Gatorade” has gotten us through many hot days working in the yard. Drinking it makes a big difference in how long we are able to work. We know we need it when we can’t taste the salt. It’s…

Small totes of OTC medicines on a shelf in a bathroom closet

Flu Preps 2026

Influenza (flu) activity in the United States is still a big concern in every state with hospitalizations increasing. The new highly contagious variant is a mutated influenza A H3N2 strain, called subclade K. The H3N2 strain typically causes more severe…

Collage of butane stove, Pantry Cooking cookbook, storage bins, cyclist's emergency kit

Self-Reliance Gift Ideas

Gift the gift of self-reliance and preparedness this Christmas. Here are some of many ideas for gifts: –Camp stove or butane stove –Solar oven –Rocket stove —Wonder oven –Water bath canner –Pressure canner —Ball Blue Book —So Easy to Preserve…

Home first aid kit in a plastic tool box, a purchased pocket first aid kit, and a homemade emergency first aid kit

First Aid Supplies

A good first aid kit should be serviceable every day as well as in disaster situations. A family first aid kit will be more practical if it is also a medicine chest. Storing all medicines and first aid supplies in…

Open cyclists emergency kit

Make a Cyclist’s Emergency Kit

The Texas MS 150 has been taking place for 40 years. The Texas MS 150 is a cycling event that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It’s a 150+ mile 2-day trip from the Houston area to the Austin area…