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If we put systems in place NOW to help run our house when we are without power or water, we will be so much better off. Here’s where you get that information.
I get a great deal of joy from being outside. One of my most fond memories of my late high school years was sitting outside on the porch swing, with my mother, rocking together and talking for hours, two to three evenings a week. Our time outside wasn’t often interrupted […]
Did you know that there are many different times of pantries? Butler’s pantry, kitchen pantry, slide out pantry, built-in pantry, free-standing pantry, and of course the most important one – the Prepper Pantry! The question isn’t do you have a pantry – but do you have a dedicated space for […]
As the country was plunged into a deep freeze over the week of Christmas, it created problems for many people from cancelled flights, to frozen pipes as far south even as Austin, Texas! Our family was no exception. We ended up with frozen (and eventually burst) pipes and therefore no […]
It’s ALMOST Fall! With fall, we can often experience storms – especially where we live on the prairie. And one of the results of having little storms on the prairie (too much?) is our power tends to go out fairly easily. So how do we make sure that we’re ready […]
Oftentimes we think of Preparedness in terms of what we have. Do we have enough groceries to go A Year Without the Grocery Store? How about making sure that we have enough personal care items or household repair supplies? That can feel so overwhelming in itself, but it also pigeonholes […]
When we are cooking without power – especially if we’re cooking over a firepit – we need to be able to start a fire. But what if we don’t have matches? Yes, we’ve all seen the bow-drill method. Yes, we’ve probably watched Survivor and seen people start a fire with […]
I don’t usually start thinking about firewood until much later in the course of the year. But this year with rumors of rolling brown-outs, with the prices of electricity, natural gas, and propane already going out of the roof, I’m taking proactive steps to make sure we’re well stocked. Keep reading […]
Preparedness is HARD! It’s hard to pull ourselves away from our books, TVs, and game consoles. It is hard to learn new things. It’s hard to be open to learning new concepts that are rather contrary to what you’ve always heard before. Even if you can pull yourself off your […]
I have discovered something about myself. I like having a plan. Do you ever find yourself wanting the same thing? Do you feel better if you have a plan in place whether it’s just a plan for your week or a plan for doing laundry if you’re without water or […]
When I say the word, “security” what pops into your mind? Do you picture a prison, a fortress, an ordinary home, or a broken-down shack that you wouldn’t want to enter anyway? In the preparedness realm, security can have different meanings at different times. Right now creating a secure home […]
