Our Biscuits & Gravy ReadyMeal Pak takes the guesswork out of your food storage and makes feeding your family easy. Just add water for a tasty meal.

Easy to prepare just-add-water recipes makes feeding your family easy and enjoyable.
#10 can provides rugged durability.

Natural ingredients for the highest quality and shelf life available.

20-30 Year Shelf-Life!

Trusted traditional quality from the Saratoga Farms brand!

Saratoga Farms Premium Selections freeze-dried food and Saratoga Farms Traditional Basics dried and dehydrated foods are second to none in terms of quality and taste.

We take great care to ensure the foods are packaged in optimal conditions with minimal moisture in a licensed and certified clean-room environment. We include an oxygen absorbers in all of our products and verify the integrity of the seal on all our finished items to give you the best quality and shelf-life available.

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“I’m a Software Engineer that grew in the Pacific Northwest. I moved to Utah for a job in 98 and have stuck around ever since. I’ve always been preparedness-minded, since my family always had that as a focus. I love the great outdoors, enjoying the dichotomy of the split from regular gadget driven life to back country minimalist experiences. An avid scouter, and camper.”

We are happy to help Jason and we also would like to thank everyone who decided to enter the contest this week!

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As always make sure you let us know of any ideas you have on how to help your family get ready!

Regardless of whether you live on the pacific coast, in the middle of the Kansas prairie, nestled in the rocky mountains, or on the sunny shores of the gulf… everyone has storms. They can be mild and melancholy or disastrous and deadly.

Roads and infrastructure can be damaged or inaccessible, power can be cut off, sewers can be backed up, homes can flood, water treatment facilities can be shut down, grocery store shelves can be barren, and gas station tanks can be emptied. So in the likely event that a storm hits your neighborhood, even if just the power goes out for a few hours, here’s a reminder of five things that would be handy or perhaps crucial to have:

#1 - Some Way to Keep Your Family Warm: You need to have a safe way of keeping your family warm. If the power goes out in the middle of a blizzard, Your home won’t stay warm for long. Propane space heaters are a good option that doesn’t require electricity.

#2 - Clean Water for Drinking, Cleaning, and Cooking: 1 gallon per day per person is the standard, so for a family of four for one week you would need a 30-gallon water barrel or six 5-gallon stackables.

#3 - Shelf-Stable and Easy-to-Cook Food: If the power goes out, you’ll need food that will last without refridgeration, and you’ll need food that is easy to cook with just hot water or on a camping stove like the the JetBoil or some other shelter-in-place cooking option. If you have a gas cooking range, you’ve got the cooking part covered, but FEMA still recommends that you have at least 2-weeks supply of food on hand at all times.

#4 - First Aid if Someone Gets Hurt: First aid kits are inexpensive and easy to store… just get one like our 200-piece Soft Case First Aid Kit… and know how to use it. You might not be able to get to a hospital or other medical assistance if the weather or roads are too bad. It’s always a good idea to have a first aid kit handy at home and in the car.

#5 - A Different Way to Use the Restroom: If water tables are too high and flooding is occuring, it is likely that your sewers may be backed up and your toilet could not be available for use. A port-a-potty is a simple temporary solution to use until things get flowing again. Unless you want to brave the weather and go in a bush or just hold it for a few days, a port-a-potty would be a good idea.

Tropical Storm “Ida” just hit the gulf coast.  Many people make the mistake of not preparing for a tropical storm because they don’t view it in the same way they do

a Hurricane.  While it’s true that a Tropical Storm doesn’t do as much damage as a full blown Hurricane, they can cause a great deal of damage and even kill people.

So how do you prepare?  The rule of thumb is to over prepare for any possible disaster.  This means if your area is prone to big storms like tropical storms and Hurricanes,

you should prepare for the largest possible storm.  If you are prepared for a Category 5 Hurricane, you are prepared for a Tropical Storm.

Here are a few steps that can get you prepared:

1. Get or update your Grab-N-Go Survival kits

2. Store an adequate amount of potable water.

3. Make sure your home is secure and windows are boarded up.

4. Secure local and out of state contacts

5. Make a plan on whether to evacuate or not.
How do you know whether you should stay or evacuate?

If a hurricane threatens, the government will set up emergency evacuation shelters. You have to decide on evacuation well before the hurricane strikes, not while the hurricane is advancing down your street. It’s far too dangerous to attempt to drive to an evacuation
center in high winds: the roads may be impassible due to high water at bridges or flooded underpasses, or they may be obstructed by fallen
power poles–and your vehicle can provide little protection from flying debris carried by 100-mph winds.

Houses that are particularly vulnerable to hurricanes include:

• Those on ridges, where winds accelerate
• Those in valleys, adjacent to streams, which may flood
• Those on shorelines, which may experience storm surge, or hurricane-generated waves flooding far inland

If you choose not to evacuate, but your roof blows away, remain inside. Shelter in the smallest interior room in your house, likely a bathroom
or a closet, which offers the greatest strength and protection from flying debris.

Datrex food bars provide essential energy and nutrition in emergency situations and are an excellent addition to any emergency preparedness supply. These food bars taste great and have enough energy to sustain an individual for up to three days. These individually packaged and tabletized rations will last 5 years and are great in 72-hour kits, for your home, vehicle or office.

• 60-90 day food supply each.

• High energy value and ready to eat.

• Non thirst provoking.

• Small & lightweight.

• Tabletized and individually wrapped 200-calorie portions.

• All natural ingredients and no preservatives.

• US Coast Guard approved quality from the Datrex brand.

• 5-Year Shelf Life.

At The Ready Store, we always focus on the QUALITY of our products first, rather than quantity, because we want you to get the best value for your hard-earned money.

This week anyone who enters the contest will get an added bonus… They will automatically become an affiliate and start recieving commissions for any sale that originates from their widget.

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3. Submit the form.

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5. IF YOU ALREADY DID THIS LAST WEEK.. GOOD NEWS>> YOU ARE ALREADY ENTERED INTO THIS WEEKS CONTEST! BUT YOU MUST POST A COMMENT WITH A LINK TO YOUR BLOG, here.

(NOTE: If you just post a comment with your name (and no link back to your blog), it will not count this week. To enter the contest you must follow the instructions above.)

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• Blanket or Sleeping bag - I recommend having enough for every seat in the car.
• Flash Light - Its best if you can have a Dynamo Flash light or a Spot Light that has the adapter that can be charged in the car.
• Winter Cloths -  Its best to have a duffel bag with items such as gloves, heavy socks, scarf, cap, mittens, cap, and any other clothing that you have available to store.
• First-Aid Kit - Always a must in any emergency situation.
• Heat Source - Matches, Candle, or Hand Warmers can be a life saver & help prevent frost bite.
• Shovel - If you have to shovel your way out of an emergency situation remember not to overexert your self.
• High Calorie/Energy Food - If you are in need of a large amount of energy to shoveling snow it is best to have a simple source of energy.
• Bottle Water - Hydration is one of the most important things when building  any Survival Kits.
• Kitty Litter/Sand - If you are in need of traction having a small sack of kitty litter or sand can provide you with the traction to get out of any slippery situations.
• Basic Tool Kit - Simple items like pliers, screw driver, adjustable wrench, and electrical tape.
• Tow Chain/Strap - If you drift into a snow bank or ditch its best to have a something that someone can pull you out with.
• Signal Device - Road flairs or Light Sticks are great to notify someone, also a piece of hunters orange or bright colored fabric will do.
• Axe/Saw - If you have to make a fire or build a shelter having access to an Axe or Saw can make the emergency easy to deal with.

Other Tips to take into consideration

• Let someone know where you are going & the route that you are taking.
• If all possible travel in a convoy, safety in numbers.
• Pay attention to the radio weather broadcast & make sure no storms are expected.
• If you are in a town and do receive a winter storm advisory, stay in doors and wait out the storm.

Now just always remember to follow simple guide lines to dealing with driving in the winter and stay safe this holiday season.

“I am an adventure seeking, go non-stop mommy and love every minute of it! I enjoy playing with my kids, gardening, bargain hunting, photography, fishing, riding horses, and anything else that may pose a challenge! I’m also a Parent Educator and I love that job as well as being a mom!”

We are happy to help Amber and we also would like to thank everyone who decided to enter the contest this week!

The great thing about this weeks contest is that even if you didn’t win, you still can make money if you put our widget on your blog!

Make sure you tune in on Friday for our next contest!

As always make sure you let us know of any ideas you have on how to help your family get ready!

1. Add up what you spend each month on the necessities
2. Bump up that number to account for unforeseen expenses
3. Multiply that number by 3 or 6 (to give you enough money for 3-6 months)

How do I Build Build Financial Storage?

Figure out how quickly you will meet this goal.  Come up with an amount you can afford to contribute each month. Make it one of those must-pay expenses — just like your electric bill and grocery money. Yes, it’s that important. Once the emergency stash is stashed, move on to your non-emergency short-term savings goals.

Give to Charity
When you donate either money or items to a qualifying charity you can reduce the amount of income that is subject to tax. But over and above that, Allan Luks, author of The Healing Power of Doing Good, describes many scientifically documented accounts of people gaining physical, mental and emotional benefits from doing good. For instance, holding an abandoned baby may help get rid of your backache, he says. Luks even describes a “helper’s high” that is similar to the high we feel after exercising. And, Luks maintains that volunteering provides:

* A heightened sense of well-being
* Relief from insomnia
* A stronger immune system
* Speedier recovery from surgery

It’s obvious that these benefits can help with your over-all financial well-being.

How to Follow a Budget:

• List Expenses
• List Income
• Prioritize Expenses
• Implement Budget
• Compare Actual to Budget

The number one problem with a budget is that people don’t keep it up-to-date.  Now you don’t have an excuse!  There are many financial tracking websites available today that can will connect directly to your bank account and update your budget automatically.  Probably the most robust system is found at http://www.moneydesktop.com.  They have a great system that also helps you get out of debt.   You can download an example budget here

Get Out of Debt

Once you have your spending tracked and under control, you can make a plan to get out of debt. Interest never sleeps. It grows night and day.  It doesn’t get tired. This can be great if you are on the earning side of Interest.  However most people today are on the  wrong side of the equation and are paying interest 24hrs a day.  There are many different companies that are built around the idea of getting you out of debt.  But be careful.  Some methods like Debt Settlement can actually hurt your credit.  Other methods like consolidation don’t attack the root of the problem, and can result in more debt.  The sure fire way to get out of debt is a debt snowball or debt-roll down system.

With this system you simply pay the minimum payment to all but one of your debts.  Then you pay a little more than the minimum on the other debt.  When that is paid off you apply what you have been paying towards the paid off debt towards the next debt.  over time this creates a snowball effect that makes it so you are paying off all your debt and home very quickly.

With are your preparation, don’t forget to prepare financially.

Each person in your family or home needs a 72-hour kit with food and water to last at least 3 days.  You can personalize the kit by adding a change of clothes, and  important documentation like birth certificates, a marriage license, or health records.

In a child’s kit you can also add items that will keep them entertained, like a few of their favorite light weight toys, a coloring book and some crayons, or anything else that is lightweight and can easily fit into their pack along with the basic emergency preparedness items that should already be included.

Next is water.  Water is one of the most overlooked items in emergency preparedness, but it is easily one of the most important.  Water is one of the first things to become contaminated after a disaster, but it is essential to life.  How much water should you store?  One gallon per person per day is the recommended amount.  Death caused by dehydration can occur in 3 days or even less in hot weather.

Even if dehydration doesn’t cause death it can have some serious consequences when you’re vulnerable that will make surviving more of a challenge.

Once those basic needs are efficiently taken care of, it is then appropriate to think about what would make your family comfortable.  You would not be able to hear newscasts or when emergency relief groups are in your area when your power is down.  The perfect solution would be a hand crank or solar-generated radio.

It would be impossible to use your cell phone when the telephone lines are down as well as power lines.  In this case you would find a hand crank cell phone charger to be a life saver.  It would not be efficient to rely on scented candles to light your home in case of a black out.  You might preferlight sticks for your children and a 115 hour ReadyCandle to light your kitchen.

Rotating your food storage is time consuming, inconvenient, and can add up after a few rotations.  It’s also hard to know exactly when to rotate which items, and making sure you use it all before the expiration date is pretty difficult to track.  All of The Ready Store’s #10 cans of freeze-dried food last for 30 years and since they are freeze dried, that means they keep more nutrients, taste, and color than dehydrated food storage.

The Ultimate Year Supply of Freeze-Dried Food covers all the basics and more, including breakfast, lunch, fruit, vegetables, dinner, and a side. We have also recently added some dehydrated food to our menu if you wanted to add calories to your meal.  These require cooking, more water, and take much longer to make, but they cost a little less.

These entrees are tried and true. Great tasting with plenty of flavor. The Lasagna is made with plenty of cheese that melts in your mouth and the Pasta Primavera has garden fresh vegetables in a creamy sauce.

This Best Seller’s Sampler is a great way to start your emergency food storage or an excellent addition to your existing reserves.

• No cooking or preparation! Just add water.
• #10 cans provide rugged durability.
• 100% Freeze-Dried food for the highest quality and shelf life.
• Up to a 30 Year Shelf-Life!
• Trusted quality from the Mountain House™ brand!

At The Ready Store, we always focus on the QUALITY of our products first, rather than quantity, because we want you to get the best value for your hard-earned money.

This week anyone who enters the contest will get an added bonus.. they will automatically become an affiliate and start recieving commissions for any sale that originates from their widget.

A Widget is a simple ReadyStore widget that you put on your blog or Website.

If you would like to enter the contest follow these simple instructions:

1. Click on the link at the bottom of this email entitled “CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE FORM”.

2. Fill out the affiliate Sign-Up form.

3. Submit the form.

4. Click on the button to add our widget to your blog or website. (if you don’t have a blogger blog you can get one for free here you can also use our NEW website widget on any Wordpress blog)

5. IF YOU ALREADY DID THIS LAST WEEK.. GOOD NEWS>> YOU ARE ALREADY ENTERED INTO THIS WEEKS CONTEST! BUT YOU MUST POST A COMMENT WITH A LINK TO YOUR BLOG, here.

(NOTE: If you just post a comment with your name (and no link back to your blog), it will not count this week. To enter the contest you must follow the instructions above.)

Each unique entry will be submitted into our contest software which will randomly pick the winner!

We wish you all the luck in the world and hope you are enjoying these contests. If you need help with anything just let us know!

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE FORM