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I’ve written a good deal about TEOTWAWKI. We’ve had a discussion on TEOTWAWKI vs. Bugging out 1 and 2. After that, I covered Finding and Storing Water During TEOTWAWKI and Food Systems to Put Into Place for TEOTWAWKI. I’ve discussed Sanitation Systems and Survival Medical Systems. I’ve also asked the […]
Failure has gotten a bad rap. No one wants to fail and, can we blame them? Which sounds more prestigious? (1) I just got demoted at my job. (2) My boss was so happy with my performance that he announced my name during a company meeting. Well, duh! The vast […]
We’ve done a lot of talking about “The End of the World as We Know It” or TEOTWAWKI. In the first post that kicked off this series, “Bugging Out vs. TEOTWAWKI – Don’t Get Them Confused,” our whole premise was that just because TEOTWAWKI happened, doesn’t mean that we are […]
One of my greatest fears when it comes to TEOTWAWKI is that I’m going to be separated from my kids. If I’m out running errands in the nearby town that I do most of my shopping in and we experience an EMP while I’m out, I’m concerned that I won’t […]
Am I the only one whose kids grow like weeds? We just finished back to school shopping, for those of you who send your kids out to school. How are your kids doing? Are any of your kids already starting to outgrow some of their clothing? Maybe they aren’t already […]
While some people could make an argument that I’ve beaten the “bugging out” horse to death, there are more aspects that we need to discuss. Bugging out will usually occur during short-term disruptive situations (SHTF-type situations). For us, those situations were the Ferguson Riots and being hit by a tornado. […]
Making our home into one where we can function without what we think of as comforts isn’t an easy task. Making Your Home Your Castle and providing for your family in a difficult situation is hard, but doable. This week’s article flows perfectly out of that. What do you do […]
So last week, I wrote an article called Are TEOTWAWKI and Comfort Incompatible? In that article, I mentioned that that spiritual comfort is a real aspect of comfort during an end of the world scenario. The truth is, spiritual comfort is probably the most real aspect of comfort any time, […]
Comfort. Really? Okay, let me first address what many people are thinking – and I know that you’re thinking it because I thought it too. Either, it’s TEOTWAWKI – we shouldn’t be comfortable in any way! Or you’re thinking if it’s TEOTWAWKI we CAN’T have any comfort, so why should […]
When we’re talking about survival medical systems, there are so many things that need to taken into consideration. Like every other kind of preparedness, there are things that you must buy now or you won’t have access to them later, but also like most aspects of preparedness, there are ways […]
So let me tell you a little sanitation story. My father-in-law came to visit us for Christmas of 2017 and New Years 2018. We had a great visit, enjoyed opening gifts together, and loved the food and the company during his entire visit. On New Year’s Day of 2018, however, […]
While we can only live for three days without water, we can live as long as 3 weeks without food. But it would be three miserable weeks, which would ultimately end in death, if we had nothing to eat. So we need to get food systems in place NOW to feed […]
Earlier this year, our portion of the Illinois river was seeing the longest flood that it had in almost 100 years! In the lock and dam near our house, the water was above the barrier that the boats usually go UNDER. So you have the height of most of the […]
SO in last week’s post, we discussed the fact that TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) and bugging out are two totally different things, but people often confuse them by thinking that if they are bugging out, it must be TEOTWAWKI. I’ve had to bug out […]
Bugging out is a hot topic in the preparedness community, but I have quite a different take on Bugging out than most people do – mostly because I’ve had to bug out three (almost four) times in my life. Over the next two months, we’re going to take a bit […]
