Salty and I are not big on New Year’s resolutions; but there is a value in giving yourself a checkup now and then, considering what’s been going well and what needs to be improved upon. In this podcast, we do just… Continue Reading
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a disease of hoofstock wildlife (deer and the like).currently spreading through North America. Affected animals look … well, like this: Why should preppers care? There’s been no proven case of CWD being transmitted to a human…… Continue Reading
One common theme that runs through the prepper community has always baffled Salty & Spice, and that’s the apparent lack of concern for the environment… the same environment we depend upon for our daily survival. Spice & Salty are conservationists,… Continue Reading
Spoiler alert: It wasn’t These aliens: Having to weed a prairie is just not right. I blamed the morning job on the blamed fool that decided that Sericea lespedeza would make a great import to northeast Missouri. “It’s very hardy!”… Continue Reading
In this episode of the 3BY podcast, we talk about things to consider if/when it’s time to look into finding a good survival bug-out location (BOL) otherwise known as a survival retreat, something similar to The Place. We talk not… Continue Reading
There’s probably no bigger “bogus” claims in all of advertising right now than the “range” claims of handheld GMRS / FRS “walkie talkie” radios (BTW I hate the name “walkie talkie”, it’s so very junior-high, isn’t it?). Behind the exaggerations… … Continue Reading
In this edition of the 3BY podcast, Salty and Spice take a look at their current rainwater collection and storage situation at both the homestead and at The Place. Rainwater collection In the podcast, Spice details her rainwater collection system… Continue Reading
Good news, this article has been updated and replaced by a newer one that you can read by clicking HERE! https://beansbulletsbandagesandyou.com/bullets/2019/06/19/hot-outside-no-power-preps/
Autumn Olive is trying to take over The Place, our bug-out location (BOL). Autumn Olive must die, it must die now. No mercy. So… are you saying you don’t want Autumn Olive at the BOL, Spice? BOL is shorthand for… Continue Reading
Here’s what I would like you to do. First, turn your speaker volume down, the following recording is LOUD… yes, it’s the ‘tranquil night sounds of the country’ but trust me, it is really loud. Next, I’d like you to… Continue Reading
First off, the Loveable Loo composting toilet is more of a system than a product. Although they will sell you things, happily, the people at humanurehandbook.com will also give you the plans for the stuff they sell, provide free instruction,… Continue Reading
One thing we have come to expect in the modern First World is light, by day and by night. Where we gather together, we bring light. The more people, the lighter it is 24/7/365. While many people consider this a… Continue Reading
This is the third part of a three part series on choosing perennials for your home and bugout locations. When Salty mentioned developing a new category of posts about “If We Had it to Do Over Again”, it wasn’t hard… Continue Reading
The information in this entertainment article has been superseded by a newer article, which you can find by clicking HERE: Keep Games On Hand For When Power Fails
We require food and water to survive. This article accompanies our podcast about how we addressed both of these two critical issues at once by constructing our fish pond at The Place. If you build it, then stock it, you… Continue Reading