Why Some Female Preppers Are Frustrated Our community is largely male. Often we forget that female preppers can be as well prepared as any male. But they can be and sometimes are delegated to the foraging, gardening, and food preservation portion of a family’s preparations without a thought. For some women this is a great …
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4 Essentials For A Successful Bugout Bugging out is a serious process that could mean the difference between life and death. Too often discussions regarding bugging out are over simplified. Bugging out requires a serious understanding of what you are attempting to undertake. You have to know the full process and what you will require …
Broccoli and Sprouts Seed Saving Broccoli is one of my favorites. It is also one of the vegetables I have had the most problems growing at home. 🙁 It does take a little more care, timing and good seeds to grow then do some more prolific veggies. So I went looking for advise on growing …
DIY Cinder Block Offset Smoker Who doesn’t love smoked meats?? This kind of smoker project is great in today’s world and can be a literal life saver in a post SHTF world. Smoked meats are tasty any time and a frugal way to preserve meat any time. But after a major or a minor SHTF …
Hiding From The Government- G Man Evasion The first thing many folks will think when we talk about avoiding government scrutiny or actually hiding from the government is that if you live your life above board and have nothing to hide there is no reason to hide from anyone. I do tend to lean that …
CDC Instructions for Properly Removing Ticks When you spend a lot of time in wooded or grassy areas or in some regions of the country just spending any time in your own lawn ticks will be an issue. Most of us have heard a bunch of rumored ways to safely remove them from the skin. …
The Pocket Chain Saw The pocket chain saw is a repeat item on my gear wish list. Until this last season I had one I purchased several years ago. This last trip out into the woods, my daughter and grandchildren were using it to collect and cut kindling for the fire. After using it to …
Considerations When Preparing to Bug Out With a Dog Many of us have made emergency preparations for bugging out with our family pets. Primarily a dog. They are members of our family and leaving them behind or not preparing for them would be akin to abandoning a child. But as with children we need to …
The 3-in-1 Military Folding Camping Shovel This is one of the pieces of equipment that I recommend keeping in the trunk of your car. I have a similar folding shovel that doesn’t have the additional tools that are included as part of this one. I have used mine during the winter to dig out a …
