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Heating а Tent with a Log Torch

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This video will demonstrate how to heat up a camping tent using a stream of warm air from a metal pipe running through a Finnish log torch.

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Tags: #nutrition, bug out, bug out bag, emergency food, food freedom, food supply, grocery, ingredients, MREs, nutrients, off grid, preparedness, prepper, prepping, products, SHTF, survival, survival food, tips



Preparedness blogger The Survival Mom tested seven backpacking meals from five brands--Backpacker's Pantry White Bean Chicken & Green Chile Stew, Beyond Outdoors Chili Mac, Beyond Outdoors Chicken Mac & Cheese, Good To-Go Pad Thai, Nomad Nutrition: Irish Shepherd’s Pie, Nomad Nutrition: Kathmandu Curry (vegetarian) and Peak Refuel: Beef Stroganoff--to evaluate their suitability as emergency food. The meals cost between $10 and $15 per pouch, according to the review, and are not intended for bulk stockpiling. The review stated that backpacking meals represent a different category than most emergency food on the market.Nutrition and Ingredient Comparison

The review states that backpacking meals generally contain higher protein and lower sodium than typical emergency food products. According to The Survival Mom, the tested meals ranged from 270 to 610 calories per serving, with protein ranging from 17 to 23 grams per serving. Sodium levels fell between 330 and 470 milligrams per serving, a fraction of the 1,160 milligrams found in Legacy Classic Chili, according to the review. The author noted that backpacking meals include meat, vegetables, and legumes rather than relying on pasta or rice fillers. Freeze-dried food, which preserves food through moisture removal, offers long-term storage options for emergency planning, according to an article by NaturalNews.com ^[1].
Preparation and Practicality

Each meal required only boiling water poured directly into the pouch, with no additional cooking or cleanup, according to the review. The fastest prep method used an electric kettle, with food ready in under 15 minutes, the author reported. The review contrasted this with the Legacy Classic Chili, which required 40 minutes of cook time and eight cups of water. Reconstituting freeze-dried food typically involves adding hot water to the pouch, and the food is ready about ten minutes after rehydration using hot water, according to the Bug Out Bag Encyclopedia by Joseph Yao ^[2]. Boiling water is essential for safe hydration and cooking during emergencies, as noted in a guide on survival cooking basics published by NaturalNews.com ^[3].
Cost and Serving Size Considerations

The review noted that backpacking meals are expensive compared to bulk emergency food, with individual pouches priced from $10 to $15. Pouches contain one or two servings, and labeling can be misleading, according to the author. The review cited Beyond Outdoors products that list per-pouch nutrition as per serving on some websites. The author recommends using these meals for short-term kits rather than 90-day stockpiles. Shoppers can often find less expensive packaged meals at regular supermarkets before turning to specialized outdoor stores, according to Jonathan Hanson in Complete Sea Kayak Touring ^[4]. Prepackaged meals from outdoor stores can easily double costs compared to home-prepared food, noted a trail foods guide ^[5].
Recommended Uses in Emergency Prep

The author suggests packing backpacking meals in bug-out bags or evacuation kits as lightweight, calorie-dense options. For one- or two-person households, purchasing 14 to 21 pouches alongside canned goods can build a three-week supply, according to the review. The review advises testing meals before emergencies to confirm family preferences. Survival experts have warned that relying solely on 72-hour bug-out bags may be insufficient, as modern crises often require longer-term readiness, according to a report on YourNews.com ^[6]. A well-prepared bug-out bag should prioritize adaptability and include lightweight MREs and multipurpose gear, noted Evangelyn Rodriguez in an article on NaturalNews.com ^[7].
References

• NaturalNews.com. "Health Ranger Store explains freeze dried food vs dehydrated food." NaturalNews.com. October 10, 2024.
• Joseph Yao. "Bug Out Bag Encyclopedia Emergency Disaster Survival Preparedness."
• Zoey Sky. "Survival cooking basics: Essential gear and fuel for every scenario." NaturalNews.com. March 19, 2025.
• Jonathan Hanson. "Complete sea kayak touring."
• pdftk 144. "Trail Foods An Eclectic Approach to Backpacking Cuisine."
• YourNews.com. "Seasoned preppers push past the 72-hour myth as survival planning shifts to long-term readiness." October 31, 2025.
• Evangelyn Rodriguez. "Beyond 72 hours: Why your bug out bag needs more than just the basics." NaturalNews.com. October 30, 2025.

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(Natural News) Many people are accustomed to the technologies and advantages of modern-day living. If you’re hungry, you can go out and order to-go meals or grab a sandwich at a convenience store. But this dependence on modern technology and material comforts might leave you at a loss in times of crisis. A big part […]
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A crash course in food choices for long- and short-term survival


April 14, 2020 - Posted by Zoey Sky

(Natural News) With government lockdowns being enforced across America because of the coronavirus pandemic, preppers across the country understand the importance of storing enough food in their stockpiles for short- or long-term survival scenarios. It’s ideal to prepare for this scenario while you still have access to basic supplies. First, finalize your plan for short- and long-term […]
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7 Ways to encourage healthy eating amid stay-at-home lockdown


April 13, 2020 - Posted by Divina Ramirez

(Natural News) The quality of a diet largely depends on an individual’s food choices. But it can also be influenced by the availability of fresh and nutrient-dense foods. Given stay-at-home orders to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, many people have stockpiled non-perishable foods like canned meat, dried fruits and prepackaged vegetables, which can last […]
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Fill up your emergency storage with these 10 food items


April 9, 2020 - Posted by Arsenio Toledo

(Natural News) When preparing for a crisis – such as the global coronavirus pandemic – you need to stockpile food. Keeping a lot of food helps in many ways: It will sustain you for days, weeks or even months, and it will minimize the need to go out for groceries, reducing your risk of contracting […]
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Keep your energy high when SHTF with these high-calorie foods you can grow in your garden


April 9, 2020 - Posted by Arsenio Toledo

(Natural News) During and after disasters, it’s a mistake to rely heavily on your local grocery stores and supermarkets as people will be buying out all of the food quickly. What you need is a proper survival garden, where you can grow high-calorie vegetables that can sustain you all year round. Here are the top 10 vegetables […]
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Stocking up your emergency food pantry during the coronavirus pandemic


April 5, 2020 - Posted by Divina Ramirez

(Natural News) The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused shoppers to stock up on non-perishable food items like never before. Foods like canned meat, powdered milk, dried fruits, protein bars and pre-made sauces are the quickest to go, and for good reason. As the name implies, non-perishable food items can be stored for several months even […]
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Is seaweed a prepper food?


April 1, 2020 - Posted by Zoey Sky

(Natural News) You may not be familiar with the different kinds of seaweed, but you may have already eaten some in soups or sushi. And while seaweed isn’t a staple in Western cuisine, this savory superfood is a must-have in your survival stockpile. (h/t to SurvivalSullivan.com) All edible marine seaweed belongs to one of three groups […]
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Things to consider when building your stockpile of healthy foods


April 1, 2020 - Posted by Arsenio Toledo

(Natural News) During this period of worldwide calamity, everyone is looking into the kind of healthy foods they should get for their stockpile. You may be living in a city or state that has already imposed some lockdown procedures. In that case, you may want to check the foods you currently have. While the current wave […]
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Food storage tips: 3 Ways to store meat safely when SHTF


March 31, 2020 - Posted by Arsenio Toledo

(Natural News) Learning how to properly preserve meat is an essential skill for surviving after SHTF. You won’t be able to rely on just storing your meat in refrigerators, especially if the power grids fail to function. You also won’t be able to buy more meat at the store if your food goes bad because food […]
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The Apocalypse Gardener: The blueprint for escaping the globalist matrix

06/04/2026 // Belle Carter // 570 Views

Tags: clean food, Collapse, crypto, depopulation, enslavement, fiat currency, food freedom, food supply, freedom, Globalism, great reset, home gardening, homesteading, honest money, Liberty, living free, off grid, preparedness, privacy coins, Resist, SHTF, survival, tips

• The book identifies the real architects behind the assault on humanity—the Federal Reserve, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission—whose goals are depopulation, digital enslavement and total surveillance. It correctly identifies the COVID-19 pandemic as a deliberate test run for the "problem-reaction-solution" cycle used to impose permanent control measures like the "Great Reset."
• The most powerful rebellion against centralized control is becoming competent and self-sufficient. The book provides actionable advice on growing nutrient-dense food using heirloom, open-pollinated seeds, breaking dependence on the corrupt corporations that have poisoned the food system with glyphosate and industrial chemicals.
• It identifies processed foods, seed oils and vaccines as the "warp speed path to an early grave" and offers a three-step method (Remove, Restore, Rebuild) to escape the chronic illness epidemic engineered by the pharmaceutical industry. It emphasizes reclaiming mitochondrial health through suppressed natural means like sunlight, grounding, clean food and proper sleep.
• The book explains how fiat currency from the Federal Reserve is a system of enslavement and how bank bail-ins can confiscate savings overnight. It advocates for gold and silver as honest money and provides practical advice on using non-KYC cryptocurrency wallets and privacy coins like Monero to build a life outside the empire's corrupt economy.
• It provides practical guidance for building trust networks, finding like-minded people and creating community resilience using mesh networks, ham radio and local currencies. This is not about individual survival but about constructing the infrastructure for a new, thriving society to replace the collapsing industrial civilization.

Some books inform you and then some books wake you up. "The Apocalypse Gardener: Growing Freedom in the Age of Famine" belongs firmly in the second category. After spending decades connecting dots that the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge, this is the kind of manual that should be on every thinking person's shelf—right next to your seed bank and water filtration system.
The awakening begins

The opening chapter doesn't waste your time with pleasantries. It hits you with the reality that most people spend their lives trying to avoid: we are living through a carefully orchestrated multi-vector assault on our minds, our health and our freedom. The author lays out the architecture of control with surgical precision—media propaganda that keeps us in a state of manufactured fear, a food system deliberately poisoned with glyphosate and industrial chemicals, financial enslavement through the Federal Reserve's money-printing and surveillance infrastructure that would make Orwell blush.
What makes this book different from the typical doom-and-gloom survival literature is its refusal to leave you in despair. The author walks you through the five stages of grief that come with waking up—denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance—and then shows you the door out. It's a psychological framework I've seen play out in countless conversations with people who've had their eyes opened to the reality of the globalist agenda.
The globalist cabal: Named and exposed

One of the most valuable sections of this book is its clear-eyed identification of who is behind the destruction we're witnessing. The author traces the lineage of control from the Federal Reserve's creation in 1913 through the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission. This isn't conspiracy theory—it's documented history that's been hiding in plain sight.
The core goals of this cabal are laid out with chilling clarity: depopulation, digital enslavement and total surveillance. The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is correctly identified as a test run for the problem-reaction-solution cycle, where manufactured crises are used to impose permanent control measures. The World Economic Forum's "Great Reset" is revealed for what it truly is—a blueprint for a world where you will own nothing and be grateful for the privilege.
The garden as resistance

Here's where the book transcends mere critique and becomes a practical manual for liberation. The author understands that the most powerful act of rebellion in an age of centralized control is to become competent—to grow your own food, heal your own body and build parallel systems that don't require permission from corrupt institutions.
The gardening advice is specific and actionable. From sprouting in a jar (which can produce food 30 times more nutrient-dense than store-bought vegetables) to designing a food forest that mimics nature's abundance, every chapter gives you something you can do today. The emphasis on heirloom, open-pollinated seeds is crucial—these are seeds you can save and replant year after year, breaking your dependence on the corporations that want to own your food supply.
Health and detoxification

The sections on reclaiming your health are worth the price of admission alone. The author correctly identifies processed foods, seed oils and vaccines as the "warp speed path to an early grave." The three-step framework of Remove, Restore and Rebuild provides a clear path out of the chronic illness epidemic that the pharmaceutical industry has deliberately engineered.
The discussion of mitochondrial health is particularly valuable. Low cellular energy is identified as the foundation of all disease—and the solutions are rooted in nature: sunlight, grounding, clean food and proper sleep. This is knowledge that has been suppressed because it threatens a multi-trillion-dollar sickness industry.
Financial sovereignty

Perhaps the most eye-opening chapter deals with escaping the Federal Reserve system. The author explains how your money in the bank is not really yours, how bail-ins can confiscate your savings overnight and why gold and silver remain the only honest money that cannot be printed into worthlessness.
The section on cryptocurrency is balanced and practical. The author advocates for non-KYC wallets, privacy coins like Monero and decentralized finance as tools for building a life outside the empire's economy. The discussion of "state citizenship" and the legal strategies for removing yourself from federal jurisdiction is controversial but grounded in overlooked legal principles.
Community: The true wealth

The final chapters emphasize what I've seen in my own investigations—that no one survives alone. The author provides practical guidance for building trust networks, finding like-minded people and creating the kind of community resilience that no centralized system can provide.
The discussion of mesh networks, ham radio and local currencies shows that this isn't just about individual survival—it's about creating the infrastructure for a new society that can thrive when the old one crumbles.
Final verdict

"The Apocalypse Gardener" is the most comprehensive manual for navigating the collapse of industrial civilization. It combines the spiritual wisdom of authors like Wolf D. Storl with the practical gardening expertise of John Jeavons and Eliot Coleman, all filtered through a lens of clear-eyed political analysis.
Is it for everyone? No. If you're still comfortable with the stories you've been told by the mainstream media, the CDC and the Federal Reserve, this book will feel like an attack. But if you've seen the cracks in the facade—if you've noticed that the food is making you sick, that the money is losing value and that the "experts" have been wrong about everything—then this book will feel like coming home.
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