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.

Home Security, Preparing Our House Systems

Home Protection – Rifles or Shotguns?

Two weeks ago, we discussed whether or not a firearm should be a part of your preparedness efforts.  Last week, we discussed choosing your first firearm.  This week officer Caleb Cleek is going to discuss rifles and shotguns. While the average pistol is very portable, it is lacking in power […]

Communications, Preparing Our House Systems

Prepper Kit #10 – Communications Kit

Recently I did one of those Facebook Questionnaires.  I never do these, but for some reason this one just called my name.  I had to ask a bunch of questions of my husband about myself.  One of the questions that I was supposed to ask was, “Where will you find […]

Home Security, Preparing Our House Systems

How to Choose Your First Firearm

Many people who are considering purchasing their first firearm at a loss as to where to begin.  Walking into a store with racks and racks of guns on the wall and cases full of pistols can be intimidating. Part I of this series can be found here. Where do you […]

Home Security, Preparing Our House Systems

Should a Firearm Be Part of Your Preparedness Plan?

By Caleb Cleek Preparedness Preparedness means different things to different people.  For some, it may mean having supplies on hand to make it through a winter storm with no power and impassable roads; the goal is to feed the family for a couple of days until food can once again […]

Cooking Without Power, Preparing Our House Systems

Prepper Kit #9 – Cooking Without Power – Simple and Easy!

Do you love cooking?  Or are you a bit more like me and you can cook, but you only really tolerate it?  On my Instagram page, one of the monikers with which I describe myself is “reluctant kitchen engineer.  I don’t like to cook when I have all my conveniences.  […]

Medical, Preparing Our House Systems

Cold or Flu? & What to Do

“It’s that time of year,” no, not “when the world falls in love.”  It’s the time of year when cold and flu season are in full swing.  Fortunately, for us, this year the flu isn’t quite as virulent or widespread as it was last year.  In our house last year, […]

Organization of Our House Systems, Preparing Our House Systems

Prepper Binder on Steroids – Meet the New Prepper File Box!

You’re reading through your latest edition of Mary Jane’s Farm magazine and you see an article on making ink out of walnut husks, and you know you can’t do it now, but you SO WANT to remember HOW to make it “just in case you ever have to.”  What do […]

Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Preparing Our House Systems

Prepper Kit #4 – Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Kit

This is part 5 in the Prepper Kit series.  If you want to catch the others you can find them here: 10 Kits to Put Together Today to Be Ready for Tomorrow Kit #1 – Providing Your Family with Light Kit #2 – The Kit Your Family Needs This Winter […]