I don’t normally do product reviews; because I’m not terribly interested in *products*. Except filtering water bottles. They’re the bomb. Water is heavy, inconvenient to carry, often problematic when coming from natural sources, and *life critical*. That makes highly portable… Continue Reading
Sprouts! Sprouts: fresh, green, nutritious stuff all year long. Very, very simple to do. Requires very little in the way of materials, can be done in every climate and season, and the seeds last years. Yeah. Prepare to sprout Salty… Continue Reading
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
After a recent post on earthquake preparedness, a reader indicated an interest in knowing what earthquakes did to wells (both water and gas) and their distribution. The question made me conclude I didn’t know enough about that topic, so I… 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
Flooding is tragic, dirty, expensive, and above-all-else dangerous. Dealing with the results of a flood is something worth thinking about and prepping for. Here are some things to consider when dealing with flooding, based on information put out by the… Continue Reading
Salty and I make no bones that we think planning to bug out ‘into the woods‘ in the hunter/forager model is not realistic for most. Still, the ability to get a few fish to supplement boring and carb-rich stores, or tide… Continue Reading
Suppose you need to bug out. Or just get home. Water is in your way. Here in the midwest, that’s been the main story of late spring. Bridges out, roads under water. Whether in a vehicle or on foot, ploughing… Continue Reading
Five Super Cheap Preps For Any Budget Being low on cash doesn’t mean you have to be low on preparedness. There are many things you can do to improve your situation, come what may, even if you’re ‘ramen noodles and… Continue Reading
Dehumidifier water. Whenever anybody who owns one of these appliances considers it at all, it’s usually as an annoyance. Waking up out of a sound sleep hearing the “I’m Full Now!” beeps is nobody’s idea of fun. Having said that,… Continue Reading
Does Freezing Destroy Water Filters? I remember hearing a few years ago about somebody who got sick after using a water filter that had frozen, and I basically thought that it made sense that filters might well break if they… Continue Reading
It’s a rainy Sunday morning … so I went for a hike. Why? Well honestly, walking in the rain can be its own excuse; it’s got a peaceful groove all its own. I also put on my ‘bugout gear’, what… Continue Reading
Having a good bug-out location (BOL) is a goal for many preppers. Especially if you live in an urban area, you might want to be Elsewhere when trouble hits. If you’d like some thoughts on how to choose a location,… Continue Reading
We talk a lot here at 3BY about water purification. Really though, are you likely to get cholera if you drink from a creek during a bug-out? Or diptheria, or typhoid, or a bunch of disease you mostly only find… Continue Reading
Ditch water… that’s what we in Missouri call any stagnant pool of water sitting around in ditches and small streams. Generally, ditch water is teeming with life, with insects, frogs, mosquito & other larvae, all kinds of interesting biological stuff,… Continue Reading