Do you know the steps to use a fire extinguisher correctly? What may seem like common sense, is not as common as you would think. I felt a little bad as I snatched the fire extinguisher out of my coworker’s hands. The catered food, tablecloth, and table were on fire! Someone had put a silk […]
Food Storage Basics: How to Get Started on Your Own Food Storage
About four years ago, my husband and I read William Forstchen’s novel, One Second After. It was recommended to us by one of our neighbors, and boy, was it eye-opening! Not being preppers at the time, we really hadn’t given much thought to any kind of emergency preparedness beyond the typical flood or heavy snow. […]
Survivalist, Prepper Or Housewife?
The most basic of human needs revolve around food, clothing and shelter. And those needs are only met by an understanding of who we are as people and of our particular environment; combined with a good and sensible stewardship of our individual circumstances. The exact ideas and concepts that preppers and survivalists have as of […]
Tactical Gear for Preppers – What You Wish You Had
Prepping is the act of staying well prepared in the event of war or an emergency. That being said, preppers are a fickle bunch. We run the gambit from veggie growing gardeners who want to provide for their family to full-out “I’m ready to fight during the end of days” warriors. Tactical gear is important […]
Aftermath II: The Struggle for Independence – Book Review
I’ll admit, there’s perks to being a blogger. Every now and then you get a chance to review a book or product. When Alaskan author LeAnn Edmondson gave me a chance to review her latest book, Aftermath II The Struggle for Independence, I jumped at it. Aftermath II is the second book of the Jimmy […]
Being a Prepper: A Podcast
This podcast is different than the others. It is shorter and there is no special guest for an interview. Please stay subscribed – this is not going to be the norm; I am lining up more guests for future podcasts. Things just get out of whack over the holiday season and I thought that my […]