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 …
45 More Signs that You Might Be a “Crazy Prepper” ! OK, OK, they got me this time! (LOL) I do indeed know how to make a fire via several different methods… But I don’t want to!!! So, I do have a case of lighters in my cupboard! My BOB has a fire starter, but …
30 Signs That You’re One of Those “Crazy Preppers” The featured article from our friends at Organic Prepper’s made me giggle more than just a bit! Because in all truthfulness who is to say how prepared is too prepared? When does one cross the line between responsibly insuring your and your family’s standard of living …
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. Amazing Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide I was amazed to learn all the uses for hydrogen peroxide! I had always seen it only as the wound disinfectant that not only burned when used but burned badly enough to make my little brother scream when we were children! Like most households …
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 …
Smoked Coffee Jerky INGREDIENTS 1 cup brewed strong coffee or espresso, cold… 1 cup cola 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon Morton Tender Quick® curing salt (optional) 1-1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon hot sauce 2 pounds trimmed beef top or bottom round, sirloin tip, …
Easy Off-Grid Projects I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am of an age that as much as I would like to do it all myself and get off-grid, I can’t do it alone and all at once! Perhaps you are in the mist of raising a young family, caring for a …
