Six Ways to Get Ready for Going Off-Grid
Regardless of where you live, the possibility of a short-term power outage is likely at some point. For most of us, this happens two or three times a year for a very short period, meaning a few hours...
View ArticleWhen The Schumer Hits (Literally)
Many things will change in a SHTF scenario but one of the most life altering will be the lack of 24/7 medical care. Many people today take little to no hands-on care of their own personal health, and...
View ArticleBattery Basics — Are You Prepared?
The common goal of most preppers is to simply be as self sufficient as possible. This means keeping an adequate supply of necessary items in case of an emergency. The number of what-if scenarios, which...
View ArticleBuilding a Backyard Water Treatment Plant
Clean drinking water is critical to your survival, because without potable water you will die within a few days. I don’t intend to hammer away on this point, because everyone who visits this blog...
View ArticleEvent Phases : Understanding The Progression to Collapse
My proof reader, harshest critic, and prepping partner (my bride of 45 years) read my first cut of this article and told me that it was interesting …….. but boring! She may be right, but I still think...
View ArticlePros and Cons of Freeze-Dried, Dehydrated, MRE, Canned, Food-Bars, Grains-Beans
A pros and cons list of the various methods and types of food for storage that you may consider in your overall preparedness plan. Add your own to the list… Freeze-Dried Food Pros Very low moisture...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Prepared
Former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once said, “I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best” (Quotery.com). Some people falsely believe that being prepared is the sort of thing that...
View ArticleDrought. A Letter
Dear James, The biggest current threat to the U.S. food supply is the extraordinary drought that has had a relentless grip on the western half of the country. If you check out the U.S. Drought Monitor,...
View ArticleLive Like a Prepper but You Don’t Have to Be a Prepper: A Tale of Two Cities
[Todd’s note: Follower’s of this blog know that I am a lover of unconventional wisdom when it comes to health, nutrition, and fitness… which I consider your most important prep. I discovered Dr. Dan...
View ArticleFirst Things First: Key Questions Facing The Beginning Prepper
[Editor’s Note: While there may be three million Americans preparing for a paradigm shift which promises to change our very way of life, that leaves roughly 99% of our population that has failed to...
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