Sometimes the amount of flashlights I see online seems overwhelming. As someone that grew up before the digital age took such a stronghold on things, it is hard for me…
Since I begin to invest (I always say I´m not a prepper, but a smart, retail long term investor) in some useful gear, one of my concerns has been to…
The conflict with Iran has many people very fearful. To be honest the whole thing has made me do a lot of thinking. I don’t want to go over the…
Here recently I have found myself getting more annoyed at some of the preparedness myths and downright lies I see being perpetuated by media, movies, and some fellow preppers that…
Scavenging is something that comes up a lot in discussions about what people will need to do to survive. I want to start off by addressing something that I know…
The tear in my hip waders looked small and insignificant. I told my father that I would use them anyway. It was opening day of trout season for God’s sake….
Sometimes I get asked what major event I think I am the least prepared for and the one that comes to mind is a nuclear incident. It is just one…
One of the big prepper scenarios discussed over and over again is the concept of a horde of people coming out of the cities in the event of a long…
Good times and bad times come and go. There is a hidden lesson, behind everything that occurs to us. In my life, lessons may have been few, but very powerful….
All too often prepping and politics are thrown into the same category. This is a bit bothersome and doesn’t help anyone. The truth is that prepping is something everyone should…
Many preppers keep dedicated bug-out vehicles in the form of trucks and SUVs with equipment and supplies. If you’ve got a family that you need to look out for, this…
This is a sad topic for me to write about. Nevertheless, I’ll do my best to profile how children respond, and what I´ve been experiencing with my own children. One…
There are so many small house plans and kits to choose from but they are not all equal. In this article, I am going to explore some of the options…
While I spent most of my years in the rolling valleys and sprawling city of Southeastern Pennsylvania, this massive state with a radical diversity of lifestyle and population is an…
Something that a lot of people have to deal with when they first start out homesteading is getting over being squeamish. I have never really had a hard time with…
There are plenty of writings about how a collapse “should” be, or “should look like”, filled up to the top with all kinds of suggestions, “tips”, warnings and precautions that…