Making our home into one where we can function without what we think of as comforts isn’t an easy task. Making Your Home Your Castle and providing for your family in a difficult situation is hard, but doable. This week’s article flows perfectly out of that. What do you do […]
Preparing Our Strategy
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.
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Our Source of Ultimate Comfort
So last week, I wrote an article called Are TEOTWAWKI and Comfort Incompatible? In that article, I mentioned that that spiritual comfort is a real aspect of comfort during an end of the world scenario. The truth is, spiritual comfort is probably the most real aspect of comfort any time, […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Are TEOTWAWKI and Comfort Incompatible?
Comfort. Really? Okay, let me first address what many people are thinking – and I know that you’re thinking it because I thought it too. Either, it’s TEOTWAWKI – we shouldn’t be comfortable in any way! Or you’re thinking if it’s TEOTWAWKI we CAN’T have any comfort, so why should […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Oh Crap!! – Sanitation Systems
So let me tell you a little sanitation story. My father-in-law came to visit us for Christmas of 2017 and New Years 2018. We had a great visit, enjoyed opening gifts together, and loved the food and the company during his entire visit. On New Year’s Day of 2018, however, […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Food Systems
While we can only live for three days without water, we can live as long as 3 weeks without food. But it would be three miserable weeks, which would ultimately end in death, if we had nothing to eat. So we need to get food systems in place NOW to feed […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – How, When, and Why to Store Water
Earlier this year, our portion of the Illinois river was seeing the longest flood that it had in almost 100 years! In the lock and dam near our house, the water was above the barrier that the boats usually go UNDER. So you have the height of most of the […]
10 Survival Systems to Put into Place in Case of TEOTWAWKI
What should we be thinking about NOW to be ready for TEOTWAWKI later? Let’s get some systems into place. But which ones?
Preparing……for Your Vacation
It’s almost summertime! It’s a time of baseball games, camping, swimming, outdoor fires in the evening roasting marshmallows, and taking a vacation! For our family, vacations are a highlight of our summer when we are able to take them. But, if you’re like me, that presents us with a little […]
Survival Group – How to Evaluate Potential Members
Have you been for a job interview lately, or maybe you’ve conducted a job interview. If you are conducting the interview, you compare what you are needing in an employee with the skill set of the person sitting across the table from you. You have to evaluate your needs and […]
Where Do You Start When Putting Together a Survival Group?
How do you think of survival groups? Is it something you’ve considered joining or starting? On one hand how cool would it be to be a part of a group where you had a role and you knew other people were watching your back. Sounds good doesn’t it? Fun Comparison […]