Prepping Equals Adulting
On the one hand, in a situation that needed some adulting, I adulted. It was the smart thing to do, it was the right thing (for me) to do, and it stings. A lot. Adulting vs Rocky Mountain Race… Continue Reading
Skills vs Stuff
Spend more than about 8 seconds in any survival related forum and you’ll hear some variation on this phrase – Skills are better than Stuff. The basic premise at work here is that learning skills is a more valuable investment… Continue Reading
Proximity Negates Skill
Proximity Negates Skill This is a security and defense concept that is intuitive for some people but needs to be explained to others. The simplest way to think about it is this — the closer an attacker is to you,… Continue Reading
Let’s Talk About Gear Expense
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
6 Emergency Lighting Options
Emergency Lighting I don’t know if this is just a Midwest thing or not but when I was growing up, my house as well as the homes of my friends had a junk drawer in the kitchen. All manner of… Continue Reading
Yes, Water Is The #1 Prep!
Water, Water, Water In my prior writings, I described the categorization I use for my preps. You can use a different categorization, but mine works for me, so I’ll tend to discuss my new and improved prepping plan by that… Continue Reading
4 Rules: YES To Gun Safety
The Four Rules We are living in troubled times, and across America many people who have never considered owning a gun are now either shopping or have recently purchased their first firearm. Of course, the single most important part of… Continue Reading
Go? Stay? When To Beat Feet!
With everything that’s been going on in the country the last week or so, more and more people are trying to determine when it might be time to exit stage right and go visit Grandma for a bit. Before… Continue Reading
Dehydrating Food? Get ready now!
Dehydrating food you make yourself is a great way to prep on a budget. I like my fruits and veggies. A lot. I like them out of season, when the grocery offerings are not good but are expensive. I would… Continue Reading
Understanding Freedom of Speech, Press
I will not talk about politics. As a journalist, somebody who works for a large internet publishing company, who is a contributing editor to a local media company (I was the editor-in-chief of a county-wide newspaper for 10 years) and… Continue Reading
Basic Disaster Clean-Up Preps
Disaster Clean-Up Nobody has ever walked into a house after a flood and said, “Wow, I can’t believe how clean everything is!” Disasters are much like small children. They are dirty, smelly, and rarely ever do they clean up after… Continue Reading
Signal for survival? Yes!
Signal for survival You’ve read numerous news stories about it but you never thought it would actually happen to you. Unfortunately, you zigged when you should have zagged and you’ve just realized you’ve walked by the same tree four… Continue Reading
Make Hardtack: Step-By-Step
Making Hardtack Biscuits Hardtack has been a staple long-term storage food for over 1,000 years. Known by many names, and made in untold numbers of combinations of grains and flours, the purpose of Hardtack (or sea biscuits) is to provide… Continue Reading
Down Time is Important
Down Time is Important Preppers and survivalists often get caught up in the “embrace the suck” concept, which is very important, don’t get me wrong. But, it is just as critical to allow yourself some down time, some time when… Continue Reading
When To Plant The Garden: A Natural Experiment
Food production is an important part of prepping. As I write this in May 2020, COVID has motivated a lot of people to plant a garden. But when’s the best time to put it in? Advice on when to plant… Continue Reading