I *know* this prep isn’t something you’ve seen in some glossy magazine — because it’s dead cheap. People call it the Tippy Tap. It’s also very useful for how it handles the intersection of two problems: 1) Getting clean water… Continue Reading
The Prepper’s Glass of water: Photo courtesy Jan Willem Geertsma The Man Of The House: Let’s say someone puts a half glass of water on the table. I say it’s half full. What do you say? Me: Hmmm. Probably half… Continue Reading
Let’s live in our Circle Of Influence as a way to be better prepared. Spice and I think that most preppers (and most people in general for that matter) waste most of their time and mental energy paying attention to… Continue Reading
Do you have one of those Garden in a Box kits, where they sell you a bunch of heirloom seeds packaged to stay viable in a freezer for a decade or more, so you can grow your own food come… Continue Reading
I’ve become an executive staff member of our county-wide emergency response team headquarters as a prep. As a member of the executive staff (volunteer position) I am a part of all conversations with our local emergency management governing body, and… Continue Reading
We pushed to get the pond at The Place built as early as possible in the year (we purchased the property in late spring) so that we could get as much grass cover growing before winter for erosion control purposes.… Continue Reading
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Is it just me, or do many online “survivalist/preppers” come off to you as “all hat, no cattle” types? I’ve been reading posts on blogs & on forums, and I gotta admit some of them are just really making me… Continue Reading
Today we review the Augason Farms Vegetable Stew Blend mix. It was a work day out at The Place today, and it’s a chilly one, with snow still hiding in every bit of shade. It’d sure be nice to have… Continue Reading
Battery chain saws are quiet enough you can talk right over the top of them without raising your voice, whereas gas powered chain saws tell everybody within a mile or two of you exactly where you are, and that you are busy cutting wood, not paying attention to people who might be hunting you. Continue Reading
Let’s look at how to not be a statistic in the next great epidemic. Epidemic disease is near the top of my Most Likely list For Majorly Bad Widespread Events. Soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas, ill with Spanish influenza at… Continue Reading
Three years of work at The Place convinced me that hand tool options and manual labor gear are both invaluable and underrated. Let’s take a look at three different examples of hand tools to illustrate the point. Hand Tool Example 1:… Continue Reading
Gun safety is no joke. Seriously. The story of a day at the range / gun safety nightmare There I was, with 2 hours to kill before the event I was attending started. I knew where a local gun range… Continue Reading
In 2014, Spice and I purchased an acerage (30 acres m/l) in an extremely rural part of North Missouri, with the idea to develop it as both a prepper’s retreat should we need it, as well as a recreational area… Continue Reading
(Cue theme from the original Ghostbusters) Got Power? No? But you want your Joe. Who ya gonna call? Kelly Kettle! Hot food sounds good… but there’s not much wood. Who ya gonna call? Kelly Kettle! Picture from manufacturer’s webiste of the… Continue Reading