Monthly Archives: January 2010

Food Storage Makeover: Disaster Kits

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

We’re so excited about our Extreme Makeover: Food Storage Edition project we are working on with Grandma Lori. We decided to start with getting her Disaster Kits put together. Disaster kits consist of a 3 day supply of food, water, … Continue reading →

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Common Substitutes, Measurements and Yields

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

We recently posted about some info that one of our great readers (Nola) shared with us in a document she put together that had TONS of common substitutions, measurements and yields. We were going to break it up into multiple … Continue reading →

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Emergency Heat Sources

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

Keeping warm is essential for survival. Loss of body heat, Hypothermia, is very dangerous and can lead to loss of body parts and even death. Wet conditions quickly increase the loss of body heat. When traditional heat sources are not … Continue reading →

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What State Do You Live In?

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

Awhile back we tackled the big question Why Do People Build Food Storages in a 5 part series. One of the main reasons, was obviously Natural Disasters. With the turmoil and devastation that is going on in Haiti right now, … Continue reading →

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Exciting New Shelving Solution!

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

It seems like organization and rotation seems to be at the top of many people’s lists of things they want to work on with their food storage this year. On our BabyStep One page we have a diagram and instructions … Continue reading →

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Jodi and Julie’s Food Storage New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

If you’ve been following us for awhile, you know at the beginning of  last year we had some New Years Resolutions. Well it’s a new year, and it’s time for new resolutions. We both have a big goal to help … Continue reading →

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Extreme Makeover – Food Storage Edition

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

For months now Jodi’s mom has hinted that she would like us to help her get her food storage organized, under control, and finished! So for Christmas we decided to give her an “Extreme Makeover” – food storage style. We’re … Continue reading →

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We’re BAAAAACK!

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Jodi and Julie

While it was nice to have some time off for the holidays, we sure did miss chatting with all of our readers. We really have developed a friendship with a lot of you and can’t keep ourselves away from the … Continue reading →

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