6 Household Items Become Emergency Candles Blackouts always seem to happen at the most inopportune moments! So now you’re without power. You’re away from home, the power outage caused by last month’s storm used up your supply of candles and you haven’t had the chance to re-stock yet, or you could even be at your …
Knitting Without Needles This is for those who don’t know how to knit with needles but still would like to make a thing or two on their own. For those who have problems that prevent them from using their knitting needles as often as they would like due to arthritis or other joint issues that …
Pros & Cons of Emergency Communication Devices Like most of you, I worry about communicating with friends, loved ones and even first responders in an emergency scenario. But I can’t afford to purchase every single type of communication device out there! Now my scanner does pick up weather radio so I have been able to …
10 Reasons Not to Bug Out I personally am a hunker down prepper for my own family/groups plan A. We do however, have a bug in prep plan B and 2 forms of bug out back up plans. I believe that having a choice depending upon the circumstances of the disaster that has befallen us is …
Top 10 Items The Prepper Needs No matter what you are preparing for there are some basic items that every prepper needs. It doesn’t matter if they are planning on bugging in or bugging out. The article doesn’t specify the exact item like a particular brand or method of fire starter just that you have …
10 Pet Toxins Many pet owners feel their dog or cat are part of the family. Prepping and caring for them is as important as any other member of their group. If your pet is anything like my own they can be little beggars. If you’re eating it they want some too! But sharing with …
Choosing a Wood Burning Stove There are a lot of things to consider when you decide to purchase or build a wood burning stove. Where you’re going to install it, what its primary purpose will be… heating or cooking? What kind of wood or fuel will be your primary source? How much smoke will be produced …
Why Everyone Should Have Nail Polish I am blown away with the creativity of this one. I have actually used a couple of these tricks myself and they did work. But I didn’t think to take it further! Perhaps there are a couple of tips here that you haven’t thought of yet either. Particularly inexpensive …
Leave No Trace – Covert Camping Leaving no trace behind when you camp is a positive for the environment, for the wildlife, and the enjoyment of others using the forest. It is also a good skill to think about as preppers especially if your plan is to bug out to a wooded area. If you …
Why You Should Stockpile Blankets Why we have a supply of blankets in our homes is obvious. They keep us warm at night. Our children and sometimes even we have a special one that just feels so good that no matter how ragged it gets we want to hang on to it. So why should …
