Tag: Prepping

Stock Your Pantry Without Increasing Your Grocery Budget- Step by Step

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Stock Your Pantry Without Increasing Your Grocery Budget Step by Step I get asked all the time where do I get all the funds we need to create the suggested safe stockpile of food and supplies? How did you do it? As a single parent with a lower middle …

Continue reading

Things Our Grandparents Did When “Green” Was Just A Color

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 17 Things Our Grandparents Did When “Green” Was Just A Color Back when our grandparents were the generation of the day, things just got done! There weren’t the distractions of technology everywhere all the time back then.  People were extremely resourceful and self-sufficient, and self-reliant. The attitude was more …

Continue reading

DIY Raised Garden Beds

Some posts may contain affiliate links DIY Raised Garden Beds I think raised garden beds are totally awesome. If you have a bad back, actually almost any physical disability or bad soil, they are a dream come true. Some of the plans for these gardens make use of recycled materials which would cut costs. Putting them together …

Continue reading

Risk Analysis Index

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Risk Analysis Index How likely is a particular risk to hit you, your family, or community? True Prepper has put together a risk analysis index based upon the FBI Crime Database, EM-DAT International Database, NOAA Environmental Information Database, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, RAND Corporation, and First hand DOD …

Continue reading

Defending an Apartment After A SHTF

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Defending an Apartment After A SHTF Living in an urban area during and after a SHTF event has its own challenges. Add that thousands of us live in an apartment which adds another layer of factors. I actually can see some advantages, but most folks see only the difficulties …

Continue reading

The Practical Skills Mega-List

The Practical Skills Mega-List

Some posts may contain affiliate links. The Practical Skills Mega-List We know there are a lot of skills necessary to make our way in the world today. In a post SHTF world there are even more! Ones we aren’t taught in any public school and too often not at our parent’s sides either. Not because …

Continue reading

DIY Generator Muffler

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Generator Muffler There are several reasons for quieting down your generator. First and most obvious is they are simply loud and annoying. When power is out because of a storm or other short term grid down situation. (The last time my own was down was due to a …

Continue reading

Harvesting, Preparing, & Using Yellow Dock Root

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Harvesting, Preparing, & Using Yellow Dock Root The primary uses for yellow dock root are considered to be medicinal. Please never replace your doctor’s advice or prescriptions with a herbal remedy. Always talk to your doctor prior to using any herbal or home remedy. It may be that something …

Continue reading

14 Things That Will Out Your Location During a SHTF Event

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 14 Things That Will Out Your Location During a SHTF Event After a SHTF event it may be to your and your groups best interests to go unnoticed and not draw attention to yourselves. The video below from The Good Survivalist provides us with information on 14 of the …

Continue reading

Getting Prepared in a Hurry!

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Getting Prepared in a Hurry! FREE PDF Mini Guide Another wonderful free PDF free downloadable mini guide from our favorite Survival Mom. When is it too late to get prepared? I concur that it is only too late when the disaster has happened and the grocery shelves are as …

Continue reading