You probably saw my video a while back about the alternatives to wheat, right? I believe in having a layered plan for all of my preps, including food. So I know how to forage or grow my own, and I also store grains. Here’s where you can buy bulk grains: • Wheat berries of any kind – […]
I’ve talked about how to make a blackout kit before but now, I’m going to talk about some tips and advice to thrive during a long term blackout. We lived 2 years off grid and it was the best time of my life. We hope to get back to the off grid life soon enough. […]
The best time to start prepping for a new season is months ahead of time. It’s tough to think about cold weather when it’s the middle of summer, but it’s really the most ideal time. As preppers, we need to be thinking as far ahead as possible, this means planning for the coming change of […]
There seems to be a common theme going around that you can’t store water in the heat. That would include in your vehicle or in a shed or garage. What most people are concerned with is the plastic from commercial water bottles leaching into the water because of the warmth. IF some little bit of […]
If you’d like to fill a container with water so you can store it for emergency purposes, here’s how! First, choose a container that is made for water. While water can be placed in just about any container, even containers that aren’t BPA free or ‘made for’ water storage, if you’d like your water to […]
Hard copies are an essential part of preparedness and often forgotten. Because of our instant access to all information ever in life thanks to the internet being at our very fingertips at all times; we forget ‘what if we didn’t have such instant access to that information’? Even when it’s been a short blackout, I […]
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a garden in order to preserve food at home through canning, dehydrating, pickling or even freeze drying. Now of course, the ultimate dream is to grow an abundant garden and preserve as much as you can from that garden. However, sometimes your garden may struggle. Or maybe you […]
I think running drills is an extremely important part of being truly prepared for an emergency or disaster. Step one before you get to the drills is to make the plan. Head over to my guide about making your emergency disaster plan to get started on that. Even if you don’t want to write out […]
Since the dawn of preparedness, the question has been asked: should you invest in precious metals? I’ve always given precious metals a hard time because you can’t eat it, so why bother? However, if you look back at history, precious metals have been used in someway or another and have been sought after by just […]
Looking for the best ways to keep wheat berries fresh for everyday, short term and long term food storage? Check out the below information! Everyday – store in an airtight container, use as needed. Short term – store in an airtight container, mason jar, vacuum sealed bag, food grade bucket or mylar bag with oxygen […]