What did you do today to prep for the future? This isn’t just a generic question, I’m asking it specifically. What did you do, today, to expand/enhance your preps? Prepping isn’t just a mental exercise. As we wrote before in… Continue Reading
Corn. I don’t know about where you live, but there is a lot of corn around here, any time of year. If you’re in the middle of the United States and not in a city, there’s probably a lot of corn… Continue Reading
A bore sight device/system is a great prep to have around in good times and bad. It can save you a lot of time and money when sighting in a firearm. Spice and I own three different types, two of… Continue Reading
You’ve got somewhere to be. You know where it is, but not how to get there exactly. No GPS. No clear road route. Just a compass, and if you’re lucky a map. How can you use the compass to most… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about training ammo for shotguns. I’m a big guy, and I love to shoot. It doesn’t bother me a bit when a 12-gauge shotgun gives my shoulder a little loving from recoil… at least for a while. Having… Continue Reading
Spring has sprung! And so, inevitably, has the sniffling/sneezing/snorking of the allergy sufferers. Not being able to breathe freely is pretty miserable. The best answers modern medicine has to these respiratory allergies are ‘allergy shots’. Wouldn’t it be neato if… Continue Reading
Today we are going to take a look at two great training guns for preppers, both made by Smith & Wesson and chambered in .22LR. This is part one of what will be a two-part series. Training guns? What’s Salty’s… Continue Reading
Good window screens are a vital prep. Without AC, heat indoors in many places quickly soars through uncomfortable all the way to deadly. On the other hand, being eaten alive by mosquitoes isn’t much fun, and they also carry diseases.… Continue Reading
Suppose you’re on the east or west coast of the U.S., or somewhere else where a compass won’t point to true north. It’s dark. You’re tired. You’re trying to navigate your way to a safe location using map and compass.… Continue Reading
Fruit trees are a key part of our long term preps, and are major sources of food for us both here at the in-town location and out at “The Place”. Every spring, at about this time, we get ready to… Continue Reading
A Budget 1911 With Attitude: The Citadel 1911 Salty’s Note: The following is written as a guest post by Connor of LemmeReview.com. Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You doesn’t do affiliate links or advertising, but we do from time to time… Continue Reading
Grid down. We all knows what happen when the power fails… lights go out, appliances in use kick off, the noises of daily life fade and fans spin down. Sometimes it’s harder to tell at first glance is how… Continue Reading
Rimfire .22LR is not a wise defense choice for a beginner* For many of you out there, the statement “Rimfire .22LR Is Not A Wise Defense Choice” will probably elicit a response like “no kidding, Captain Obvious!”. I can’t think… Continue Reading
Home food production is an important prepper ability. It’s also one that takes preparation on the front end, both in having materials and knowing how to use them. The best way to be good at gardening is to keep one… Continue Reading
Top 10. Since we started Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You we have published over 750 articles. That averages out to over one article per day. We try to post on diverse subjects that are included in our name, all from… Continue Reading