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Strategy isn’t just for the end of the world. What is the best strategy that we should take today in our preparedness? That’s what we discuss in this blog topic.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
Written by Nick Card More common day-to-day emergencies are worth preparing for even if they are not large scale disasters. Today is a normal Thursday! We hop out of bed, eat breakfast, drive to work, push through until time to head home, get a few tasks done before hitting the […]
