How The Cold Can Be Bad For Your Health, & What You Can Do About It

How The Cold Can Be Bad For Your Health, & What You Can Do About It By Sara Tipton for Natural Blaze Winter comes with some extremely cold temperatures for parts of the country, and as such, brings the potential for health problems too. There are a few things to look out for, and ways to prepare yourself if you have to be outside when temperatures begin to dip in the negative numbers. Obviously, if you can stay inside when it starts to get extremely cold, you’ll be doing yourself a…

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PREPAREDNESS: A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT FOR YOUR CAR

PREPAREDNESS: A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT FOR YOUR CAR by Mac Slavo for SHTFPlan It’s time to get your winter survival kit upgraded and thoroughly audited. Before the first winter storm hits, you should audit your car’s winter survival kit to make sure you’ve got what you need and nothing is missing or expired. If you want the guesswork taken out of preparing a winter survival kit for your car, that’s an option that is available. Ready America has a cold-weather survival kit for one person and it costs less than $65. However, if…

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11 Winter Survival Skills Every Child Should Know

11 Winter Survival Skills Every Child Should Know by: Tara Dodrill for Off the Grid News Are you attached to your child at the hip every minute of every single day? Your children have a far greater chance of survival if they possess some basic self-reliance skills and have practiced the emergency disaster plan with the family. Even if your work does not force you to leave the property and the children are homeschooled, they are still not protected from a crisis. Children, even the youngest ones in the family, must learn…

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The Simple Way To Start A Fire In The Snow

The Simple Way To Start A Fire In The Snow by: Rich M – Off the Grid News Wintertime is the hardest time to survive. A combination of the weather and the lack of readily available food have caused many a hearty soul to lose their lives through the years. Proper preparation and care are necessary to survive. If there ever was a time when you need a fire, it’s when you’re stranded outside in the snow. As darkness falls, the temperatures can plummet, leaving you feeling as if you’re sitting in…

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