Food & water treatment

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November 1, 2025

Storing drinking water without plastic - alternatives that really work

Water is life. A phrase that you often hear, but only realize with full force when suddenly not a drop comes out of the tap. For many preppers, stockpiling drinking water is therefore one of the first steps. But ...

November 1, 2025

Make your own emergency rations - old recipes for hard times

Imagine being cut off from the outside world for several days. No supermarket, no delivery service, not even the possibility of using supplies from the cellar. What you have with you then determines your ability to act - sometimes even your ...

November 1, 2025

Storage in small apartments - cleverly prepared in a small space

Anyone who has ever lived in a one-bedroom apartment with high piles of shoe boxes in the hallway and a closet that feels like it's going to explode when you open it knows that space is a luxury. But a lack of space doesn't mean you have to do without storage. Especially in ...

November 1, 2025

Extracting water from plants - methods for emergencies

Imagine you're out and about, far away from the nearest spring or clear stream. The sun is burning, your throat is getting dry and every minute without water feels harder. In a situation like this, nature can ...

November 1, 2025

Properly portioning & vacuuming food - keeping your food fresh for a long time

There are those little everyday moments that make you think. You open the freezer, find a frozen piece of meat from months ago - and wonder whether it's still edible. Or you buy some fresh fruit on sale and are delighted ...

November 1, 2025

List: Unobtrusive supplies for small apartments in times of crisis

A storeroom full of boxes, shelves up to the ceiling, maybe even your own cellar - for many, that sounds like the ideal crisis preparedness. But what if you live in a small apartment, perhaps without a storage room, without a balcony, possibly in a high-rise building in the middle of ...

November 1, 2025

Finding water in nature - survival knowledge for preppers

Imagine this: You're out and about, perhaps on the run from a crisis situation, perhaps „just“ on a planned tour, and your water supply is exhausted. Suddenly you realize something that seems obvious in everyday life: without water, you are not ...

November 1, 2025

Saving food through fermentation - an ancient art with a future

Half a head of cabbage lies in the fridge, already slightly limp. The carrots have fine cracks, the cucumbers are about to go soft. Many people would throw the food away at this point - and with it nutrients, work and money. But ...

November 1, 2025

Building emergency cooking stations with natural materials - fire, stone & improvisation

A sudden power cut. Gas pipes shut down. No camping stove within reach. What then? If you need hot food or hot water in such a situation, an emergency cooker made from natural materials is more than just a gimmick. It is a piece of independence - and ...

November 1, 2025

Crisis-proof food with a high calorie density - energy for emergencies

There is a phrase that cannot be heard often enough in crisis preparedness: Calories are energy, and energy is survival. Hardly anyone thinks about this in everyday life. We open the fridge, we shop in the supermarket, we count calories at most, ...