Preparedness

Preparing for an unknown future: food storage, emergency supplies, prepping resources, and much more.

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

Preparedness

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

Preparedness

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

Preparedness

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

Preparedness

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

Homesteading, Preparedness

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

Preparedness

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

Food Storage, Preparedness

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

Food Storage, Preparedness

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

Food Storage, Preparedness

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

Preparedness

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

Preparedness

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)

Preparedness

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!

Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy 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!

Food Storage, Preserving Food, Traditional Foods

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?

Preparedness

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

Around the Homestead, Preserving Food, Traditional Foods

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

Preparedness

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...