This is a question I get asked a lot. How much food should I store? Unfortunately, there’s no good answer to this question. We should be storing as much as our budget and space will allow. So then the question becomes, how can I figure out how much food to store for my household? This […]
Solar can be a great asset for emergency preparedness. It’s great for hiking, camping and especially for at home use. If you’ve been thinking about adding some solar to your emergency preparedness supplies, then this list is for you! Use the power of the sun to keep your devices, batteries and even some lighting charged […]
As secretive as preppers want to be, we also realize the importance of community. There is strength in numbers, that’s a fact. So preppers look to others for knowledge, support, ideas and to possibly form a MAG (mutual assistance group). But how the heck do you find prepper groups? Because preppers are so secretive and […]
I’m usually not the type of person to say ‘you must have these items’ so please take these items as suggestions. While I do consider these to be essential, maybe you don’t and that’s totally cool. Use this list as more of a place to bounce ideas off of. These are no particular order. Here […]
Since we bought land at the beginning of 2020, I’ve been a bit obsessed buying seeds. After some trial and error in my desert climate, I finally learned how to make a garden work here and I’ve been on overdrive buying seeds. Apparently, this year, 2021, has been the biggest year for seed purchasing. Companies […]
‘MAG’ stands for ‘Mutual Assistance Group’. Why would anyone want to join a MAG? Many preppers want to join a MAG because it would be an organization of people who are training towards the same goal; to be prepared. Many MAGs will have specialized, regular training. Be sure to understand the rules of the MAG […]
Outside of feeding ourselves during an emergency or disaster, how do you plan to feed your pets or livestock? We live off grid and are trying to be as self-sufficient as possible for everyday life and certainly during an emergency. We do still buy commercial feed, but doing our best to get fully away from […]
It’s time to end the war on salt. A long time ago, french doctors claimed to see a correlation between salt and hypertension then worries continued to escalate and in the 1970s a scientist, Dahl, backed up those claims again with a small study. In 1977, based on Dahl’s work, the U.S. Senate’s Select Committee […]
During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen some intense shortages. It started with toilet paper then moved onto masks, alcohol, medications then finally, nonperishable foods. Nobody predicted the amount of shortages, thus it took a while to increase supply to fit the demand. In the case of this pandemic, increase demand created shortages. […]
Power outages can happen for any reason at any time. Did you know that electricity was invented in 1800, but it wasn’t until 1882 that Edison helped to bring electricity to Manhattan. Progress was slow and for 50 years people still lit their homes with candles and gas light. By 1925, only half of all […]