Heat injury can easily and quickly turn you from a hard-working prepper into somebody who is entirely incapacitated or dead. It’s serious stuff, so let’s take a look at what it is and what it looks like. Salty and I… Continue Reading
Traumatic bleeding is a concern whether the emergency is as local as a car accident or as global as the mythical Zombie Apocalypse. It’s something all people should know something about and be able to handle. This isn’t the first… Continue Reading
I was noticing this morning how many of my favorite preps are cheaper than a fancy coffee … or nearer to my heart, a prime ice cream treat. Since these can fit in most everyone’s budget, the main barrier is… Continue Reading
Welcome to the newest category on Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You, PrepperHealth. PrepperHealth is a concept that speaks directly to the “you” part of our website (and mission’s) name. The first entry in our PrepperHealth category appeared earlier this week,… Continue Reading
Here are some examples of Tradesman’s Tools that could be stockpiled and either used and the product/service bartered, or their USE bartered out. One wouldn’t barter away the tools that bring in the food. (Again, I don’t have all the… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year in my neck of the woods where neighbors might sneak bags of zucchini or tomatoes onto your porch at night. They’re easy and popular garden vegetables, so there’s often a superabundance in mid-season. They grow… Continue Reading
Hygiene One of the keys to good health is simple cleanliness. In our modern world hygiene is taken for granted, though I consider it one of my basic supply categories. We all bathe and care for our teeth, or at… Continue Reading
Here is my full list of some items that I am acquiring and think might be useful for barter or trade during and after a major disaster: (No, I don’t have all of these items. Yet.) Barter Items & Skill… Continue Reading
There is no unowned land in the USA. Why do I bring this up? As a reminder for every prepper with a bugout bag but no prepared location to go to. This land is your land, this land is my… Continue Reading
Strait up: In Salty’s humble opinion, a lot of preppers spend far too much time “observing” instead of actually prepping. The biggest keyword in prepping is DO. Hear me out, I’m not trying to be mean… but… “do”, not “observe”.… Continue Reading
I could sit there and do nothing. My friends were in danger as the radar showed the Hook Echo. Twisters had arrived in the land where the tall corn grows. The Hook Echo over Pella, IA A wicked set of… Continue Reading
Seeds grow up and turn into plants. I know, hardly an earth-shattering concept, right? Here’s the thing, though… knowing seeds can be grown into plants in a greenhouse environment is one thing… actually learning the skills and techniques of doing… Continue Reading
Barter Items & Skill Sets To Trade is the fourth part of a series. You can read Part 1 HERE, and Part 2 HERE, and Part 3 HERE. To stock goods for barter and trade or not? Personally, I do not… Continue Reading
The Bug Out Bag ( BOB ) Preppers have a bunch of acronyms for stuff they carry around, including Everyday Carry (EDC), Get Home Bag (GHB), I’m Never Coming Home Bag (INCH) and the most common term, Bug Out Bag… Continue Reading
Have you ever been driving along and noticed that somebody has been painting trees, the top of fence posts, and even old tires purple? Vandalism? No, it means “Private Property, No Trespassing”. Really. I’m not kidding, it does. Purple paint… Continue Reading