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Freeze-Dried Eggs, Revisited
It’s amazing how easy it is to be lazy, especially with preparedness tasks. I know we had the holiday season recently, but it’s been well over a month since I did any freeze-drying, and two months since I was doing it regularly. That’s not good! Considering how the world is going, I’d say it’s high…
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13 Simple Ways to Extend the Life of Your Bug Out Vehicle
Economic collapse, a nuclear attack and a Category 5 hurricane threaten your family. When these SHTF situations arise, you need a reliable vehicle to make your getaway as smooth as possible, considering the circumstances. The last thing you’ll want is a blown tire or a dead battery! Whether your rig is a year old or…
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How Bad is Inflation, Really?
I’d imagine you’ve seen some of the numbers lately. Inflation is up several percentage points according to the “official” numbers. But then I see statistics like: Even those don’t seem right. I won’t harp on the price of eggs, but I’d say they’re double or triple what they’ve traditionally been. So, yeah, I don’t trust…
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Bond With Your Kids by Teaching Survival Skills
As parents, we often desire to seek creative and meaningful ways to connect with our kids. It’s an aspiration to share new, fun, and important things with young minds to help them excel and find joy in their growth. That’s the aim. Teaching practical life sustainability skills is one of many ways we can bring…
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How to Bug Out in Less Than One Day: 11 Steps
You and your family are enjoying a relaxing evening after a hard day’s work. Everyone’s let their guard down. The local weather forecast calls for a thunderstorm, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. Later, you look outside and notice the nearby river’s water level swiftly rising. A flash flood is coming straight to your…
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How to Plan and Prepare Your Homestead Land
Revisiting the rural lifestyles of your ancestors is becoming simultaneously trendy and necessary. Increasing climate-related pressure on the planet requires humans to interact with the Earth differently than technology has conditioned them to. Many are flocking to homesteads on green acres instead of white-fence suburbia, wanting to live a self-sufficient lifestyle separate from societal pressures…
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Buy Vegetable Seeds While You Still Can
Sometimes I wonder if I’m crazy. Most of my friends and family don’t do what I do. They keep spending money on “fun” stuff, like vacations, new cars and phones. My more affluent friends even continue to invest in the stock market and things like that. It’s as if either I’m “the only one” who…
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How Did You Fare The Winter Storm?
Sadly, it seems at least sixty people perished due to the harsh winter storm over the holidays. Hopefully, you and yours made it through without much trouble like we did. I figured that now would be a good time to analyze our preparedness just in case something like this hits again over the next few…
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What to Know About Fuel Delivery to Your Homestead
A winter storm is more than an inconvenience when you’re living on a homestead. During a winter power outage, you still have a farm that needs running, equipment that requires fuel, and animals and a household to keep warm. Fuel storage is essential for every component of homestead operations. During the winter, it’s a necessary…