Gear Expense What one person spends on their equipment shouldn’t matter in the least to the next person, not unless they live under the same roof and are responsible for the same household budget. Yet time after time, I see… Continue Reading
Cash in the BOB? Should you have cash in your bug out bag (BOB) or other emergency kit? I see that question pop up from time to time. Here’s my take on it. What seems to be a running… Continue Reading
Bleach. We’re talking the common household variety, about $2.50 a gallon at the nearest big box store. More formally, sodium hypochlorite dilute solution (usually 5.25%, although ‘household bleach’ varieties range from 3-6% solutions). In chem-speak, it’s a potent oxidizing agent.… Continue Reading
Useful Tips To Make Living In Your Car Easier by Ali Ball Over the last year, the number of Americans living in their vehicles has jumped by a whopping 46%, according to CBS News. While living out of your car is… 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
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
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
Spice and I do a lot of thrift store prepping. If you don’t mind spending a bit of time and effort looking around, you can find some great bargains, get ideas and make a lot of prepping progress for not… Continue Reading
Free online courses. Free is my favorite amount to pay. Who doesn’t like free? A couple of months ago, Spice wrote an article about free online courses, you can check that article out by clicking here. An Overlooked Prepping Resource:… 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
When we’re working inside, we wear what social need and mood dictate. When outside in rough weather, ‘clothing’ becomes ‘important gear’. Good boots and warm, water-shedding outerwear stand between you and injury or hypothermia. Good gear is not that hard… Continue Reading
Salty’s Note: The following post on hardtack was contributed by WolfBrother, a long-time 3BY reader and a well known person in the online prepping community. Thanks for the information, WB! I’m sure he will answer any questions that you may… Continue Reading
Knowledge is the best prep ever, because its so darned useful and so hard to have taken away. There’s also more of it than any one person could ever consume available for FREE. If you’re able to read this, you’ve… Continue Reading