Preparing for Unemployment Most of us “old timers” call this concept poverty prepping. Some in the younger generation have never had to deal with the worst of the worst of a recession. But most of us have at least seen the ramifications of an unexpected layoff during a time of widespread unemployment. It can be …
Items That Should be Stocked but Probably Aren’t Anyone with a lick of sense has at a minimum of 3 or 4 days of household supplies, food and water storage and a first aid kit of some sort. This is the norm for non-prepping families in most parts of the world. Unlike the majority of …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. The First Mile is the Hardest- Reluctant Prepping Not everyone has always lived a prepper or homesteading lifestyle. Making the changes necessary to be more self-sufficient in your life isn’t easy if it is new to you! Many of this generation’s adults grew up raised by the baby boomers …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Gray? No Way! We talk a bunch about being gray when in a crisis situation where the population around you is not only in a panic but unknown to you personally. The gray man concept is a well-known tactic for staying under the radar and moving about unnoticed when …
Four Essentials Of Off Grid Solar An off-grid solar (photo-voltaic) electric power system is an ideal prep for modern survival in that it can partially or totally relinquish you from dependence upon other systems, which themselves are vulnerable to disruption or breakdown. Off-grid systems also enable the ability to live away from the mainstream, …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Medical Supplies for Barter Medical supplies are an excellent barter item. First in a time of disaster you can’t have too many medical supplies. For the most part medical supplies don’t expire or go bad over a length of time and right now in normal times they are relatively …
Depression Era Tips I think my grandparents got lucky during the depression, they heard a rumor a few days before the sheriff Dept. came to there apartment building and kicked everyone out. The building was bulldozed down. They packed up everything and went to my Great grandparents farm storing thing’s in the barn. they lived …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Cooler Cooked Corn Cooler cooked corn aka redneck cooler corn is done in a cooler very similar to thermos cooking. It’s just on a bigger scale than a thermos for feeding more than a single person. I would imagine you could use this method on almost any vegetable that …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Contain Your “Smoke Smell” or Else!? These are actually the most ridiculous “ordinance and court judgments” I have yet to hear enforced. I personally do actually have some experience with this in Washington state. I live just barely in city limits in a very rural area and once found while …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Rocket Stove for Mass Heating We talk a lot about rocket stoves for cooking purposes on all homesteading, prepping, camping, and even hiker sites. But rarely with the idea of one large enough to provide mass heating for our shelter or homes. Not only could you save a bundle …
