Do you know how to cook without power? It’s a simple but important way of being more prepared for emergencies and power outages. Cooking without power should be one of the tools you have in your preparedness arsenal. Of course, your emergency food storage should have at least a few meals that you don’t have …
In these uncertain times, many people are turning to the old ways of storing food. Have you started your prepper pantry as well? There has seemed to be a rush this year on basic pantry supplies, garden seeds, and canning supplies. Do you think that’s a coincidence? Or do you think that more people are …
Have you been buying lots of new prepping equipment? Do you know how to use it all? Skills are more important than stuff! Bushcraft camping can help you – and your family – to build your preparedness skills. And it’s a fun way to learn! Bushcraft is the practice of a group of skills that …
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Do you have an emergency binder? Wait….what in the world is that? Good question! An emergency binder is a binder with all the documents and paperwork you need in the event of an emergency or disaster. This binder should be kept in a safe place, so that can be grabbed quickly if you have to …
Power outages. They are inevitable. Most of us will go through a power outage at some point in our lives. The question here is, what do you do when the lights go out? How do you prepare for power outages? With these uncertain times, it’s everyone’s responsibility to prepare for power outages to at least …
If you have a homestead, you need to prepare for natural disasters. Natural disasters can strike at any time, sometimes without warning. If you do get a notice beforehand, consider yourself lucky! Natural disasters come in all forms. Fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes are just a few of the maladies that can wreak havoc …
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The world is a mess right now. 2020 has not been good to us. From a pandemic with lockdowns, to civil unrest with looting and rioting, you may be thinking more about home security. People are fueled by scarcity. And right now, things are feeling scarce for many people. Even in my relatively unpopulated, rural …
The theme for the blog for the month of March has been gardening, but in light of current events, I decided to break this theme a little. I know a lot of people are concerned about a quarantine in the United States. Many U.S. schools are shut down temporarily right now. Italy has been in …
Water is one of our most vital elements, actually 2nd in the “Rules of 3”. You can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food. As such, it is so shocking to me that so many people have no emergency water storage! I’ll admit, I’ve used some pretty primitive water …
Do you have a safe room? Do you even know what it is? Having a safe room in your home can be so important for your personal security. Most people are completely unaware of safe rooms and why they might be important. We don’t have one, per se, on our little rented farm, but would …
