The world seems to come alive in May – flowers bloom, gardens are planted, seniors graduate, mothers are celebrated and the wedding season begins. The month even ends with Memorial Day weekend, ushering in summer. May is also a great month for deals. Here are the holidays ... Read More
Human bodies don't normally fly through the air, and I didn't expect a real life lesson in normalcy bias, but last year that's exactly what I witnessed while waiting for a red light to turn green. I was sitting in my Tahoe at an intersection not far from home when I heard the ... Read More
Make the most out of your yard by creating an edible landscape. Every March, I am consumed with spring fever and can barely wait to get outdoors and turn my winter laden yard into a fairy tale garden. This year, I decided to start the long but productive process of turning my ... Read More
I keep my eye out for old cookbooks when I go to thrift stores or garage sales. They are part of the books we keep on hand for reference material and I like to buy old cookbooks for many reasons. By “old,” I mean cookbooks from the early 1980's or earlier. 7 Reasons to buy ... Read More
I felt intimidated at the thought of making my own seasoning mix recipes at first. The little packets you can buy at the store made it so easy, and they made my dinners taste good. Then, there was the night I was making fajitas and realized I did not have a fajita seasoning ... Read More
I don't believe I've ever started an article with an apology, but before I go any further, my apologies to preppers for this headline! I've met hundreds of you over the past few years at expos and other events, and you are all so normal! I hope my apology is accepted! Now on ... Read More
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the 3 food storage companies that I purchase from the most and sent it to my newsletter subscribers. Since then, I've received numerous questions about my selections and the best food storage company to use, so I wanted to address those ... Read More
You may want to pin this one! Click here to Pin. You Might Be a Survivalist (or Prepper) If... You have a cookbook all about Spam. You consider your extra large ham radio antenna as "broadband". You know how to cook leather. You've ever been on a Soviet ... Read More
Every once in a while I read something that stops me in my tracks and slaps me up the side of my head, as my dad would say. Years ago it was the book Patriots by James Wesley Rawles. The picture he paints of a possible TEOTWAWKI* scenario was just ghastly. For weeks afterward I ... Read More
More than seven years ago, my husband and I realized that the downturn of our nation's economy was beyond the normal up and down that we've been used to. When we saw hard-working people lose jobs and homes, we realized it was better to be proactive than to sit and wait for the ... Read More
Way back in 2007, when I first became aware of the need to prepare for an increasingly uncertain future, I was convinced that our family needed to move from the city to a hidey-hole or a cabin in the woods, commonly referred to as "rural survival ... Read More
Most food storage products purchased from food storage companies are pretty much the same all across the board. Foods like wheat and freeze-fried fruit are all very similar no matter what brand you choose to buy. Other products, and dairy products ... Read More
Life is going along comfortably and predictably, and you think "it" won't happen to you, not really. Then it does. A family job loss. In my case it was a phone call that, at first, seemed to be a typical call from the boss, except this time ... Read More
If we’re honest, none of us are 100 percent prepared for every emergency. Let me go first: If a tornado were to strike tonight, my gas tank is only a quarter full, only 2 of our 5 gas cans are full, I’ve dipped into our food storage to supplement ... Read More
UPDATE: Here's the link to the recording. Get ready to sit back and learn the basics. Advanced preppers might even pick up a new idea or two! http://connectpro19068335.adobeconnect.com/p56iw9x6y1z/ If you're a note-taker, you can download ... Read More
It is happening NOW! Your stomach starts hurting, your heart is racing and your brain is reeling - you're starting to panic. The stock market is crashing, a hurricane is going to hit, wildfires are approaching your backyard.… It could be any ... Read More
We’re all familiar with the humble sandbag and it's part in a flood fight: a natural or synthetic fiber, open-ended bag used to stop bullets, water, or mud. Filled with sand or stone aggregate, they do an adequate job at stopping flood waters if ... Read More
When talking about preparedness, we often look to a hypothetical future: The lure of "What If ..." is indeed strong for many reasons. I think it's useful to first take a look back at What Already Happened... A brief history of very tough times My ... Read More
I asked a few of my friends what they thought of when they heard the words, "freeze-fried yogurt." One said, "Outer-spacey astronaut food." The other said, "Those Gerber things for babies." It may sound spacey and weird, but don't underestimate ... Read More
I know what you're thinking. "There's no way I'm going to camp out in the wilderness in a tent!" "I'm too old to pee in the woods. I need a comfy and sanitary bathroom!" "Primitive camping is living out of our RV." Well, those are valid ... Read More
