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Author: Gaye Levy

I grew up and attended school in the Greater Seattle area. After spending many years as an executive in the software industry, I started a specialized accounting practice offering contract CFO work to emerging high tech and service industries. Awhile back I abandoned city life and moved to a serenely beautiful rural area on on San Juan Island in NW Washington State.

These days I call Arizona home and am actively pursuing the purchase of a mountain retreat along the Mogollon Rim.

As you may have noticed, I am a bit of a glamourista but hope you do not hold that against. me. My bug out bag includes makeup and other items to make me look and feel good if SHTF.
Survival Medicine: Insect Bites and Stings

Survival Medicine: Insect Bites and Stings

Something that a lot of us fail to think about until we are in the moment is the ramification of being bitten or stung by a not-so-friendly insect.  In most…

The Healing Garden: 10 Herbs To Grow in the Survival Garden

The Healing Garden: 10 Herbs To Grow in the Survival Garden

For many, the time has come to plan our summer gardens.  Given the overwhelming interest in recent articles about essential oils, I decided to revisit the topic of an herbal…

9 Tips for Buying Property With Little or No Money

9 Tips for Buying Property With Little or No Money

Many folks, whether Preppers or not, dream of having their own special patch of land where they can settle in, raise a family, grow a garden, and simply take joy…

Will Solar Panels Survive an EMP?

Will Solar Panels Survive an EMP?

When in comes to all things solar, I am a novice.  I have a very basic set-up from Harbor Freight that is used for light duty power in my garage…

Dealing with Poo After a Disaster

Dealing with Poo After a Disaster

Have you given any consideration of what you would do if your basic sanitation system was not available following a disaster?  As unpleasant as this might seem, not having a…

The Myth of Expiration Dates on Drugs and Prescription Meds

The Myth of Expiration Dates on Drugs and Prescription Meds

Being ever suspicious of big pharma, I have always doubted those one year expiration dates on prescription drugs and also the limited expiration period on over the counter drugs. For heaven’s sake, anyone in the military or emergency responder business knows that outdated drugs exist and are used on an everyday basis.

Along these lines, yesterday I received an email from my friend Joe Alton aka Dr. Bones of www.doomandbloom.net. He had just written a new article citing new evidence on the bogus nature of expiration dates on drugs. Given the implications for every prepper who is storing medical supplies, I am sharing Joe’s article below.

Are We Headed Toward a Cyber War?

Are We Headed Toward a Cyber War?

Wrapping your mind around the possibility of a cyber-attack is an important part of developing the proper survival mindset. Are you ready not only with adequate preps, but mentally as well?

20 Tips for Soldiering Through an Economic Meltdown

20 Tips for Soldiering Through an Economic Meltdown

Three years ago, I wrote about our deteriorating economy.  As I recall, the words were “current lousy economy”.  The good news is that so far, a global economic meltdown has…

14 Questions to Ask Yourself in a Preparedness Pop Quiz

14 Questions to Ask Yourself in a Preparedness Pop Quiz

When it comes to being  prepared, is seems that there are about a thousand things to take into consideration. Well, maybe not a thousand but at least a hundred or…

Sustainability and the Achievement of Survivability

Sustainability and the Achievement of Survivability

Survivability, defined as the ability to remain alive or continue to exist, is something that we, as Preppers, are attempting to achieve not only for ourselves, but for future generations. …

Fast Track Prep Tip #5: Every Prepper Needs a Cash Reserve

Fast Track Prep Tip #5: Every Prepper Needs a Cash Reserve

We prep because stuff happens.  Little stuff, big stuff and everything in between.  And while the focus of our preparations is often a major disaster or collapse of some type,…

12 Months of Prepping: Month One

12 Months of Prepping: Month One

Getting prepared, and becoming a Prepper, has got to be one of the more important challenges for families living in the 21st century. The reasons are clear. We live in…

80 Amazing Uses of Melaleuca Oil for Survival

80 Amazing Uses of Melaleuca Oil for Survival

One of the most syndicated articles I have ever written was an article on the many uses of Tea Tree Oil (technically, Melaleuca Oil) for survival purposes.  I know of…

BDS Book Festival – Prepper Pete Prepares + Interview with Kermit Jones

BDS Book Festival – Prepper Pete Prepares + Interview with Kermit Jones

After awhile, one prepping book starts to look like another.  It does not really matter whether it is fiction or non-fiction, they all tend to have a common theme.  Now…

8 Tips for Achieving a Frugal Lifestyle

8 Tips for Achieving a Frugal Lifestyle

Without overtly saying so, a typical theme at Backdoor Survival is saving money.  Whether it is making your own household products, finding new ways to repurpose old things, or showing…

11 Tips for Keeping Food Safe When the Power Goes Out

11 Tips for Keeping Food Safe When the Power Goes Out

Do you know how to keep food safe when the power goes out? Here are 11 tips that will ensure that the food in your refrigerator and freezer is fit to eat.