Flooding is tragic, dirty, expensive, and above-all-else dangerous. Dealing with the results of a flood is something worth thinking about and prepping for. Here are some things to consider when dealing with flooding, based on information put out by the… Continue Reading
Growing food also means fighting for it. You may or may not have trouble with humans who want to “share”, but you will absolutely have insects trying to burrow into your foods. Salty and I don’t use manufactured pesticides, which… Continue Reading
I have always “couponed”, even before it became the latest rage. During good times I admit I was not as studious with my couponing as I’ve been during the bad years, which pretty much has been since 2001. Using coupons… Continue Reading
I’ve been asked by several people at work and as I shop how I keep my coupon system organized and workable, so I thought I’d share how I do it. It seems to me that most of the people I’ve… Continue Reading
On Assassination November 24, 1963 My first memory, ever, is a hazy image of John F. Kennedy’s casket lying in state in the rotunda of the US Capitol building… I can remember seeing the sunlight (or spotlights, not sure on… Continue Reading
It’s summer here in the midwest. It’s hot. Humid. Uncomfortable. It’s hard to imagine anybody being able to live in 100 degree temperatures with 95 percent humidity, especially without electricity? Right? Well… Some of our neighbors have lived through these… Continue Reading
Empty shelves. I am a member of a lot of social media prepping groups and one of the things I am seeing over the last couple of weeks are pictures of empty grocery shelves at big box stores. The empty… Continue Reading
Salty and I make no bones that we think planning to bug out ‘into the woods‘ in the hunter/forager model is not realistic for most. Still, the ability to get a few fish to supplement boring and carb-rich stores, or tide… Continue Reading
Depending on who you speak to EMP preparedness can be absolutely crucial or a complete waste of time! Even though there is a lot of hype about the possibility of an EMP type event occurring and of its potential to… Continue Reading
It’s been wet in northeast Missouri this spring. Very wet. I drive past lakes that are supposed to be cornfields, and listen to the woes of my gardening friends who planted in lowlands. Planted three times this spring, after two… Continue Reading
Lots of folks have built AR-15s and the YouTube library is full of videos on how to do it. (Okay, “assemble” for the purists.) I wanted to build an AR-10, so I could fend off bears, which looked like pretty… Continue Reading
There are many things to avoid if the SHTF, here are four of them that come to mind today. Bad Ideas To Avoid The good ole bad idea. Bad ideas happen all the time, the trick is to not act… Continue Reading
Bad Midwestern Hay Crop Will Pressure Meat Prices Further The news isn’t getting better for consumers of meat products, as both grain and hay production have taken huge hits due to excessively wet weather. Spice and I were driving around… Continue Reading
Fences. It doesn’t matter if you are city, suburban or rural, fences are everywhere. The very look of a fence can explain what that barrier is meant to do. For example, a four-foot-high fence between back yards are meant to… Continue Reading