Category Archives: Emergency Preparedness

How To Help Our Fellow Human Being In Times of Crisis

how to help during a crisis

Preppers tend to be inherently selfish. We spend all this time, energy and money to get these preps and learn the skills and knowledge necessary to be as prepared as we can for our loved ones. So why should we help others who have blatantly not prepped for hard times? We’re all in this together. […]

Drink This DIY Herbal Tea When You’re Feeling Sick

super healing herbal tea

Honestly, I’ve never been a tea fan. But I think it’s because I kept buying teas that I was ultimately unhappy with and didn’t provide me the benefits that I was looking for. Recently, I wrote blog posts about alternatives to antivirals and alternatives to antibiotics and many of those items can be used with […]

8 Natural Alternatives To Antibiotics

natural alternatives to antibiotics

Let me first say that I am not a doctor or any type of medical professional. I am simply passing on information that I have read and studied from several resources. I encourage you to do your own research and due diligence before consuming anything different or unusual, especially for a specific purpose such as […]

8 Natural Antiviral Alternatives

natural alternatives to antiviral medications

Let me first say that I am not a doctor or any type of medical professional. I am simply passing on information that I have read and studied from several resources. I encourage you to do your own research and due diligence before consuming anything different or unusual, especially for a specific purpose such as […]

3 Alternatives to Toilet Paper – Toilet Paper: The New Currency

alternatives to toilet paper

Toilet paper is flying off of the shelves due to the coronavirus. Toilet paper used to be an underrated prep. It’s generally so widely available that it was no big deal to just buy a little at a time. Same goes for pretty much anything else, such as canned foods, water, medication, etc. But in […]

53 Everyday Items To Store for Emergencies

everyday items to stock up on

When it comes to preparedness, in addition to food and water – which are necessary to continue living life – there are certain items that we should be storing. Just like with any of your preps, only store what you’re able to based on available space and budget. I know we all want to be […]

How Much Food And Water Should You Store For Emergencies and Disasters?

how much food and water should i store

First, let me just say that there is no definitive answer to this question. Personally, I always suggest that people store at least 2 weeks worth of food and water. This is about what 2 weeks worth of stored food and water looks like for a family of 3: However, there are a lot of […]

10 Skills To Practice Everyday To Be Prepared For a Crisis

emergency preparedness skills

When it comes to emergency preparedness, we’re realists. We understand that bad things do happen. Mother nature doesn’t care about us. Bad people want to do bad things. This is a hard pill to swallow, especially because we want to simply live our lives without having to worry about anything bad happening. Of course we […]

How To Prepare Your Bicycle For Bugging Out – Emergency Preparedness

bug out bike

We love our bicycles. It’s one of the best ways for us to get around with our two small young kids and two dogs. When I was in middle school I rode my bike to and from school almost everyday. I had calves of steel! And I carried that into adult-hood where I zipped all […]

50 Prepping Tasks To Do Indoors

prepping indoors

During the winter months, the majority of people tend to spend a lot more time indoors. It’s cold, windy, gets dark early and generally gloomy. This is also true during rainy seasons. What do you do when you’ve done all the rain collection one person can handle? Or in the case of southerners, maybe it’s […]