Bugging Out

There is so much to think about when we need to leave our homes! I walk you through the intricacies of those details here in this blog category.

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Bug-Out Bag Lunches and Dinners for Diabetics

People with diabetes and insulin resistance can struggle to find the right foods for their diets when everything is going smoothly.  I have a close family member who has diabetes, and I’ve watched her as she has worked to adjust her diet.  I see her struggle as she looks for […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Bug-Out Bag Breakfasts for Diabetics

As I was going through my e-mail recently, I received an excellent question from one of my readers.  Anne-Marie wrote in and asked me this, “Over the last couple of years I’ve gotten more into having an emergency car bag ( I live in South Dakota) and grab and go […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

5 Tips for Setting Up Your Family’s Bug-Out Food Menu

After most weddings and funerals, we eat a meal.  When a couple is celebrating an anniversary, going out to eat is oftentimes part of the celebration.  I don’t know about at your house, but at our house, the entire family goes out to eat for birthdays.  Mother’s Day and Father’s […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

3 Purposes of Bug-Out Bag Food – 2 of Which You Likely Never Considered

It’s easy to look at the food in our bug-out bags and think that its only purpose is to keep our stomachs from grumbling for three days.  But our bug-out bag food serves a higher purpose than simply keeping our stomachs from reminding us we haven’t eaten in a few […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

5 Criteria For Bug-Out Bag Food for the Family

When someone says the word ‘preparedness,’ what’s the first thing that pops into your head?  If you’re a woman – likely the first thing that comes to mind is something related to food.  More often than not, we women are the ones that take charge of making sure that our […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Semi-Annual Bug-Out Bag Swap-Out – Should We Upgrade Our Equipment

In the last post, we spent time going over what to look for when you’re checking through your equipment in your Bug-Out-Bag.  But how do you know if it’s time to upgrade your equipment? Ask yourself the following questions (1) Is my old item well-worn and starting to wear out? […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Semi-Annual Bug-Out-Bag Check and Swap-Out

With the advent of warmer weather, it’s time to test our equipment and swap out our clothes and food.  I’m doing a short series on our Semi-Annual Bug-Out-Bag Check and Swap-Out.  Today we’re going to focus on making sure that our equipment functions properly.  If you’ve never built a Bug-Out-Bag […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Bug Out Bag Strategy

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.  […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

What is EDC and How Does it Fit Into Your Bug-Out Plan?

Last week, we experienced the polar vortex.  Temperatures dropped incredibly low, even for Central Illinois.  The way it worked out, my husband and I had to exchange cars.  I put more miles on my husband’s car then he usually does in a couple of days.  As a result I needed […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Six Questions to Answer BEFORE You Need to Bug Out

As I’ve written about in another post, I had the unfortunate opportunity to bug out three times, and I’ve learned a lot of lessons doing it.  Before Christmas, I promised you all that I would do a series that included Bug-Out-Bags.  As I got to brainstorming I realized that there’s […]