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Whether you opt to update by the calendar's change of season, by the change of Daylight Savings Time or another marker on our seasonal progressions, it's best to pick a consistent time to regularly change out your seasonal items in your Emergency Car Kit. We tend to change more frequently during the summer months to rotate water and food, but leave the turn of the official calendar season for a more widespread update. How about you? http://momwithaprep.com/time-to-change-your-emergency-car-kit/ #fall #emergencycarkit #beprepared #momwithaprep #ontheroad

http://momwithaprep.com/preparedness-quick-tip-45-use-your-watch-as-a-compass/ While this isn’t 100% effective, give it a try to see how well it works for you!

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Have you ever just sat with your kid on the shore of the lake and spent a few hours fishing? Well you should, and here are 7 reasons why from Mom with a PREP.

#fishing with kids #skills preparedkids selfreliantkids

Having a problem with aphids on your trees or in the garden? Release the bug stompin' powerhouse that is the.... ladybug?

Every spring, as the blossoms on the apple trees begin to open, the green shoots of the garden are getting tall, an invasion happens. It’s the aphid invasion. These tiny little green creatures can wreak havoc on new, tender, green shoots and leaves.

But there is a mighty warrior that can fight these insidious eating machines. It’s the……. ladybug.

#ladybug organicgardening gardening backyardgardening squarefootgardening homestead homesteading

Don’t let the oncoming summer weather fool you! Spring may be over, but tornado season isn’t. PREPare!

(via Are You Ready for a Tornado?!)

I HATE fruit flies with a passion! Here’s how we learned to get rid of them! (via How to Rid of Annoying Fruit Flies and Gnats in the Kitchen - Mom with a PREP)

(via Create an Office Emergency Kit - Mom with a PREP) If disaster strikes your office and you are unable to leave, are you PREPared with necessities to make it until emergency personanel arrives or you can get to safety?

(via How to Dehydrate Rosemary - Mom with a PREP) Learn how to harvest and preserve rosemary for your pantry

#dehydrate foodstorage survival prepping #foodpantry recipes kitchen herbs

(via Build a Brick Rocket Stove - Mom with a PREP)

Great Weekend Project!

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What Foods Can You Not Dehydrate?

Have you ever wondered if you could dehydrate something as wonderful as avocados? I have. I love them, and they have such a short lifespan, and I want to preserve their awesomeness…but can I actually dehydrate them?

As with every food preservation safety list, there are foods you should, foods you might not want to, and foods you shouldn’t preserve. We’ll talk about those methods as they pertain…

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Preparedness Quick Tip #38: Personal First Aid

My husband is prone to a pinched nerve in his back. While on vacation recently, it happened. Sometimes it’s just an inconvenience, sometimes it puts him out of commission for days. This time, it was the latter.

We were staying with friends, in a town we didn’t know, without a personal doctor, and without our medical storage that I could’ve helped him with. So we improvised. I ran to Walmart to…

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Best 14 Posts of 2014 from Mom with a PREP

As 2014 comes to an end, it’s been nice looking back at the Mom with a PREP blog to see everything published. As our family continues on our journey to become more PREPared for whatever comes our way, I’ve been sharing those lessons here on the blog with you. Here are the blog posts that have seemed to resonate the most with readers everywhere.

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