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Physical Preps and Tools
Physical Preps and Tools This is the article about “stuff” you can buy. What we are facing is not going to be short term, and it’s not going to affect one small area. The duration is forever. It will affect literally everything, in progressively compounding ways. First we’ll go through ever-increasing, and unending, scarcity […]
Category 4 hurricane? Prepare for 21 days without power, Entergy says
Category 4 hurricane? Prepare for 21 days without power, Entergy says Even a Category 1 hurricane might bring 7 days without power, utility says. The electricity has been off for 11 days in Bridge City, La. Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. (Staff photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The […]
Why OpSec Has NEVER Been More Important
Why OpSec Has NEVER Been More Important If you’ve been in prepper circles for long, you’ve probably heard the term OpSec. It is taken from military jargon and it’s short for Operations Security. In the preparedness and survival world, it generally means not letting other people know that you are prepped, or if they know, […]
Coming Up For Air
COMING UP FOR AIR “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” – Originally attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but the actual author is now in question. “That’s another (fine) mess you’ve gotten me into.” – Laurel & Hardy catchphrase. Even though I’ve written […]
How You Can Prepare For the Next Global Food Crisis
How You Can Prepare For the Next Global Food Crisis Whether we choose to look the other way or not, the planet is facing a food crisis. Even if your grocery store is fully stocked, it won’t take long for food to run out if people come from towns over because their store is out. […]
Preparing for Peak Oil Part 1
Preparing for Peak Oil Part 1
100 Things You Can Do To Prepare Yourself for Peak Oil
100 Things You Can Do To Prepare Yourself for Peak Oil Home: 1. If you live in a place where it gets hot in the summer, consider building a screen room (a room with screened windows all around or almost always around), either attached to your house or seperate. You can put a wood cookstove […]
Doomsday ‘Preppers’ Warn of Hard Times Ahead As Preparedness Goes Mainstream
Texas-based food scientist Mike Adams, known online as the “Health Ranger,” sees food shortages and heightened security later in 2022. (Courtesy of Mike Adams) US Doomsday ‘Preppers’ Warn of Hard Times Ahead As Preparedness Goes Mainstream Food scarcity. Food vouchers. Food riots and flash mobs. All of that’s coming—and soon, says Texas-based food scientist and […]
Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil?
Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil? Ever since I first learned about peak oil in 2000, the Master Resource that makes all other resources and activities possible, I’ve wondered what The Plan to cope with its decline and eventual disappearance was. So it wouldn’t be just a long emergency plan, but a […]
Marti’s Corner – 51
Marti’s Corner – 51 NOTES: * Egg substitutions. I have some dehydrated eggs stored, and have even used them to make scrambled eggs once (they were pretty good actually). But in this article by “I Am Baker” she experiments with 4 types of egg substitutions: {4 OPTIONS!} Egg Substitutes – i am baker I was surprised to […]
The Criminalization of Preppers in Turkey: Will Our Country Be Next?
The Criminalization of Preppers in Turkey: Will Our Country Be Next? History has shown us that collectivism detests the individual. The man who can exist independent of the system, who thinks for himself, who is not easily swayed, and who has values rooted in absolute truth which he refuses to give up – this is […]
How to Make Soap From Scratch (DIY)
How to Make Soap From Scratch (DIY) Soap-Making 101: Prepping Skills to Learn Now“Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.” –William Osler. The average American consumer spends almost 90 dollars a year on soap and detergents. Once you’ve made a batch of your own soap, you may never use store-bought soap again. Soap […]
Do-It-Yourself Freeze-dried MREs
Do-It-Yourself Freeze-dried MREs Make Your Own MREs: Freeze-Dried Chili Mac While I like to have a range of freeze-dried foods on hand, I may not have time to prep a meal in an emergency. That may result in my having to chew on rehydrated carrot chips or crunchy corn washed down with swigs of water, but […]
Marti’s Corner – 42
Marti’s Corner – 42 Hi Everyone, NOTES: * If you want to store some food for emergencies and are looking for some low-carb ideas, check out this site: 30 Low-Carb And Keto Emergency Food list – get the printable lists NOW * Want to try dehydrating but don’t want to buy a dehydrator? Try the oven. How […]
Sunchokes: The Ultimate Prepper Survival Food
Sunchokes: The Ultimate Prepper Survival Food “Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.”— Helen Keller. The sunflower should be the symbol of preppers and survivors, and it’s the unsung hero that every prepper should grow, know how to recognize in the wild, and use. Helianthus comprises […]
