Preparedness

Do you know how to barter?  In preparedness circles, the term barter is used a lot when describing a post SHTF situation when goods and services may no longer . . .

Whether or not you currently have a food garden, practical wisdom says you should stash away some heirloom seeds for the long term.

If the time ever came when food . . .

Lesson: People get
innovative with defense and they do it fast.

It doesn’t matter where you live, I bet that people will get creative with weapons and defensive tactics . . .

There is nothing like a good flashlight. From camping and survival to general farm and household use, flashlights are something that should be part of your life. In our household . . .

A lot of people are buying campers to live in part of the year, full time, or have on hand in case they need to get out during an emergency . . .

A lot has happened over the last 4 months when we first started hearing about what is now being called COVID-19.

While there is a lot of arguing and . . .

Soil is one of the most valued properties for a prepper. I never understood this until I was a certain age. My father grew up on a farm and worked . . .

Sitting alone as the waves beat the shore before me, I had a line in the surf and a slice of sun just peaked up over the horizon. It looked . . .

With COVID-19 working it’s way through the nation’s meatpacking industry, I recently found myself reflecting on my own experience working in a processor and the experience afterward . . .

These two massive storms might be the most expensive to recover from in American history. Hurricane Katrina saw damage worth roughly $100 billion and she holds the top spot of . . .

Power generators are an essential part of most prepping master plans. While solar power is an option a backup generator offers many people a better alternative and access to power . . .

One thing that recent events have led to is the realization that the kitchen and pantry cannot continue to be set up the same way. I always felt that my . . .

Gardening often requires the use of a cold frame or a greenhouse, even in warmer climate. A good way to think of the difference between a greenhouse and a cold . . .

A lot of people are buying a little extra. While I am not advocating hoarding, I do think it is wise to put back a little extra to have on . . .

If you have a few chickens it is easy to find yourself in the position of having a lot of eggs all at once certain times of the year. For . . .

During times of crisis, it is important to develop a good mindset by thinking about what you can do instead of what you cannot. A lot of people have decided . . .

I wrote the post below a few years ago but considering the state of things today, I think it is worth revisiting these lessons. As each state starts opening back . . .

There are a lot of vacuum sealers out there. With so many people growing gardens, hunting, fishing, or raising their own proteins at home, vacuum sealers have enjoyed a resurgence . . .

I strongly believe that one of our major capabilities of survival is adaptability. I am an engineer, but it seems that I won’t be able to survive unless I . . .

Some of you have
read my reviews of Jackery products. I continue to test them and use
them on the farm because they have been very reliable sturdy. We have . . .

“What is in that big box, Dad. Is it a toy!”

The rectangular box arrives unmarked and stands about 3 feet tall and two feet wide. It sure looks like . . .

Today when Matt and I were cleaning up and organizing so we would be in a good place to get started on some long-awaited finish work on the barn . . .

While a lot of people are concerned about food shortages, one should not forget that there are a lot of items that make life easier or at least more enjoyable . . .

For this post, we are going to tackle a subject that some people do not want to think about and that is what do you use when the toilet paper . . .

One of the biggest chores that preppers face is the accumulation of an emergency food supply. Prepping is not a new adventure. Many cultures have lived a prepping lifestyle. The . . .

Putting back food is an essential part of prepping. Spices may not have a lot of calories or nutritional value necessarily but they can go a long way towards making . . .

There is much confusion surrounding the use of pool shock to purify water. In this article, the steps are broken down in an easy to understand manner.

Milk is a staple food in a lot of homes. During an SHTF scenario, however, your access to inexpensive and readily available liquid milk might quickly disappear.

The supply chain . . .

What are you going to do with all that rice and beans and other prepper foods that you have put back?

This is a question that I think is important . . .

Mom wasn’t a prepper but you could argue that she was focused on survival. Not from the standpoint of impending doom from a crumbling economy or some other threat . . .