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 […]
Preparing Our House Systems
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.
7 Questions to Help You Figure Out Where to Store All That Food
This article is a reprint of an article that I wrote for Daisy Luther at The Organic Prepper. About twelve years ago, my family decided to start storing food in case one of those dreaded “what ifs” happened in our lives. You know those “what ifs.” “What if we lose […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Making Your Home into a Castle
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 […]
Tips and Tricks for Organizing Preparedness Supplies
Have you ever tried to find something that you KNEW that you purchased for your preparedness, but you couldn’t find it? Remember that time you wanted to go camping, but you couldn’t find your camping stove? Or maybe you could find every sleeping bag but ONE. Organizing your preparedness supplies […]
Safety and Home Security During Uncertain Times
The election is getting closer and the vitriol is getting more and more heated. I don’t know about you, but I’m guessing that there are plenty of us – me included – that are getting a little nervous about the after-effects of this election no matter who wins. If Trump […]
Quarantine Menu Week 3 & What We’ve Been Up To
It’s hard to believe that this is our third menu for the quarantine. This week’s gone fast, but we’ve had some activity at home this week which has helped it move along faster. Compost Delivery So on Tuesday of this week, we knew we were getting a delivery of compost. […]
How My 2020 Flu Failures Made Me Better Prepared for the Coronavirus
I’ve been hit hard by the flu this year. During the last two weeks where I was mostly down, I had plenty of time to think about this year’s bout with the flu and the lessons that I’ve learned from it which have made me better prepared to deal with […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Survival Medical Systems
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 […]
Prepper Kit #12 – Keep Your Cool – Even When You’re Hot Under the Collar
It’s already MARCH 1ST!! Can you believe it? Spring starts this month! Okay. I’m ready to do a happy dance over that one, though if the precedent holds true, we’ll have snow at least a couple of times in April around here, but that doesn’t stop a girl from dreaming! […]
Prepper Kit #11 – Covering All Your Medical Bases
It doesn’t take too long why medicine is a NEED if the SHTF. Medicine is a NEED right now. How many trips to the ER are taken in the middle of the night because of a sick child or sometimes a sick parent? And that’s NOW when we have access […]