Preparedness
Preparing for an unknown future: food storage, emergency supplies, prepping resources, and much more.
Easy No-Cook Meals & Food Storage Items
In Wyoming, we're on the cusp between fall and winter, having had a few light snows and wintry storms. Living rurally, in an area known for strong...
2021 Black Friday to Cyber Monday Specials
These are some of my favorite 2021 Black Friday to Cyber Monday deals available across the world wide web. Check back for updates as I learn about...
10 Simple Ways to Purify Water
Safe drinking water is essential for survival. We've all heard you can go three days without water. While this may be true, after a full day without...
How to Make Preparedness Backup Plans – And Why You Need Them
Recently we talked about get-home bags, commonly referred to as GHB. In the past, we've discussed everyday carry bags (EDC) and touched on bug-out...
Get Home Bag: Why You Need One and How to Make It
Do you need a get home bag? If you ever leave your home, chances are good you should add a get home bag to your preparedness plans. This bag...
The Top 5 Things You Can Do Today to Start Prepping
There was a time, not that long ago, when preppers were looked at as tinfoil hat wearers. They were often the punchline of jokes and considered...
Prepper Gift Guide: Gift Ideas for Preppers
It's that time again! Time to pick out the perfect gift for everyone on your list. And I'm here to help with my Prepper Gift Guide, full of all...
Preparedness and Homesteading Resources
In today's world, with information at our fingertips and a twenty-four-hour news cycle, we can learn almost anything on a whim. But what if we...
5 Ways to Prepare for a Recession
Great, something else to think about? As if the last several weeks haven't been enough of a whirlwind, we now need to prepare for a recession? Yes,...
Introduction to Food Storage: Heat and Eat Bin
Three days is the minimum recommended amount of food the federal government recommends you to have on hand at all times. You probably already have...
5 Reasons Not to Rely on Beans and Rice
I'm a huge fan of beans of just about any kind. We also rely on beans and rice as part of our food storage. But are beans and rice the best choice...
5 Survival Foods for Everyday
I know, I know. Survival Foods. Those two words sound completely scary and overwhelming. When I first started learning about food storage and...
Survival Rule of Three
Winter weather has me thinking about outdoor survival. Have you heard of the survival rule of three? Knowing these rules can save your life. What is...
An Easy Step to Prevent Catastrophe
September is National Preparedness Month, when FEMA and Ready.gov promote planning ahead for emergencies. Many times when we think of an emergency,...
Never Leave Home Without It (My EDC)
There are certain things I remember about my Grandpa Dick. He always wore a grey button shirt with a pocket and a pocketed t-shirt underneath. He...
Love Those Rice and Beans!
Just before Christmas one of the community Facebook groups that I'm a part of had a post from a family asking for assistance to help replenish their...
Apple Recipes ~ A Baker’s Dozen!
It's fall in Wyoming and I have apples on the brain! Each fall we like to stock up on apples. I often order these by the case from Azure Standard or...
A 2nd Cold War?
With the news of Russia having drills for a mock nuclear attack or other large scale catastrophe some are suggesting we are entering a new cold war....
Preserving Milk
This post was originally shared on my short-lived homesteading blog. Things have changed for us since I originally wrote this post. Did you...
5 Favorites
For the past several months I've been involved, behind the scenes, in an amazing project. My friend Wardee from GNOWFGLINS put together the Ultimate...
Black Beans: Cooking and Favorite Meals
You may know that I have a slight obsession with beans. Beans are a wonderfully frugal whole food, they have an excellent nutritional profile, and...
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