Air travel is a problem area for preppers in many ways. Conglomerations of thousands of strangers in a big population center. The need to travel light. The uncertainty that whatever you do bring will arrive at the same destination as… Continue Reading
Food Solutions For Preppers With Allergies By Ali Ball Food allergies are an everyday condition in the USA, with one 2019 study conducted by the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, finding that 10.8% of all Americans have a food allergy. That means one in… Continue Reading
Leukotape is a type of medical tape that I was introduced to via a hiking page. Hikers often carry Leukotape instead of moleskin for blister prevention, to cover existing blisters and a variety of other uses including stabilizing joints. It’s… Continue Reading
Once upon a time, when Salty and I were podcasting, he got me started on the subject of … pants. Technical pants. In my case, hiking pants. Now I am *not* a shopper, at all, so it takes a lot… Continue Reading
Christmas House Fire? No! Tis the season to say no to Christmas house fires. Unfortunately, house fires and holidays seem to go hand-in-hand together. Let’s not let all those carefully collected preps we have go up in smoke… Continue Reading
How thick does ice have to be before it’s safe to walk or drive on? Every year we hear about tragedies where people fall through the ice and drown, so let’s take a look at ice and ice thickness so… Continue Reading
People are on the move for the holidays. Many of us are going by car. Congested travel and winter travel both have their own special problems. Is your car properly stocked, in case your trip doesn’t go completely as planned?… Continue Reading
One Gun If you could only have one gun when the Stuff Hit The Fan (SHTF), what would it be? This is a thought experiment that many preppers have played with over the years, and here’s our take on it.… Continue Reading
Make no mistake, cotton is, as the slogan says, “The fabric of our lives.” From our bedsheets to our T-shirts, we spend day and night in cotton. It is soft, warm, familiar and comforting. Most of us have had that… Continue Reading
Is an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) something that preppers need to think about? Yes. AED’s are located in many (most) public places, and knowing how to use one may save a loved one’s life. AED Using an AED (automatic external… Continue Reading
Say Yes To Resistance Bands – There’s an important fact about times of crises that gets often overlooked: Life keeps happening. And I don’t just mean “some people survive”. I mean that the things that complicate normal life can also… Continue Reading
When the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF), what do most people do? Probably, most will sit in front of a TV, or access the internet, to see what is happening around them. While that may help in some instances, it… Continue Reading
It Begins With Water My good friend Rich Beresford III from Around the Cabin will often say that the first thing he asks someone new to prepping is, “What are you going to do for water?” He’s right to ask the… Continue Reading
FSA Flexible Spending Accounts & Prepping Just a reminder, if you have a health flexible spending account (FSA) with money left in it, you only have a few weeks to spend it… for those of us who actually have a… Continue Reading
Gear Expense In two different FB groups this week (and yes, it is only Tuesday), there have been a few posts and comments about the amount of money one should spend on gear. This is a topic that often gets… Continue Reading