When packing emergency bags — 3-day bags, get home bags, bug out bags, whatever — many people overlook an item they may miss sorely: Insect repellent. Yeah, I know, space is at a premium in those bags, and you… Continue Reading
Another year, another Ebola outbreak season is upon us. The question is, should first-world preppers be concerned about the latest Ebola outbreak news? Let’s cut to the chase… is this Ebola outbreak something we need to worry about? At this… Continue Reading
Free Trade. Not too long ago I wrote a post about China’s holding of US debt, and what it would mean if China decided to sell the bonds it has accumulated. The subject was an offshoot of our trade negotiations with… Continue Reading
When we check out the middens (trash heaps) of ancient hunter-gatherers, we don’t find mostly deer bones and bear claws. Sure, those big kills provide quite a lot of meat; but they’re also dangerous and high failure rate hunts. What do we… Continue Reading
When I was a kid, we had one firm camping tradition: The first night, we build a big campfire and have a s’more fest. Why? Because whether we ate them or not, there seemed very little chance that any marshmallows would… Continue Reading
Unglamorous as it is (no matter if you put a cute name on a toilet like Lovable Loo does), waste management has got to be done wherever there are people . Some people are more full of waste than others!… Continue Reading
Suppose you’ve bugged out. You’ve arrived at the chunk of land where you have decided to stay — maybe for a few days, maybe longer — and it’s time to set up a place to rest your head. You don’t… Continue Reading
I live in a tough neighborhood. It was dusk when the trouble started; with a low growl from the neighbors out back. It was quite clearly a threat; but by who? And at who? The growling built louder with every… Continue Reading
Oral care & the dentist. Not a very exciting or thrilling subject to think about and prep for, is it? Perhaps not, but one thing’s for certain. The last thing you want in a grid-down disaster situation is to have… Continue Reading
Gun Cleaning Prepper forums seem to have a lot of posts on guns, and prepper novels always have gun fights, so it is safe to say preppers have an interest in firearms. I’ve made several posts here about firearms and… Continue Reading
Having all waste water whisked effortlessly away is one of the great under-rated luxuries of modern life. That luxury might not be there in an emergency, and/or at the bug-out location (BOL). What’s the next best thing? Handling gray water… Continue Reading
Suppose the time has come to bug out to The Woods! Everything got packed, no child got left behind at a rest stop, you successfully negotiated the highways clogged with traffic. Nice! Now you’re turning off the pavement onto the… Continue Reading
Perennial plantings are the gift that keeps on giving to preppers. Put the work in now, reap the benefits from now on. Two such plants are a match made in heaven: They cooperate very well in the same bed, they… Continue Reading
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and more: All berries are perennial fruits with attractive flowers that are good for supporting pollinators and attracting wildlife. Between them, they can keep you in fresh fruit May though late summer, with plenty left over to… Continue Reading
It’s human nature to be more comfortable with people like yourself; but if you stay there you lose a lot of opportunity. Various groups outside the prepper community have a lot to offer us as allies in the way of… Continue Reading