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The Prepper’s Ultimate Plant: The Sunflower
The Prepper’s Ultimate Plant: The Sunflower This Flower Could Save Your Life! The prepper’s ultimate plant is a flower. If you could grow just one plant, as a prepper, it should without a doubt be sunflowers. They grow fast and strong. They have been used to pull radiological waste out of the environment after Chernobyl […]
‘Preppers’ Quietly Stock Up for the ‘Perfect Storm’
Travis Maddox, a prepper and producer of “The Prepared Homestead” on YouTube, feeds his turkeys and chickens. (Courtesy Travis Maddox) US FEATURES ‘Preppers’ Quietly Stock Up for the ‘Perfect Storm’ A crippling ice storm that left Travis Maddox and thousands of other Missouri residents without power in 2007 had an “almost apocalyptic feel to it.” […]
Marti’s Corner – 25
Marti’s Corner – 25 Hi Everyone, NOTES: * Last year I posted about a remedy for bites: mosquito bites, bee stings, ant bites, tick bites. It uses charcoal to “draw out” the poison. I kept it in the refrigerator and used it all last year. I finally threw it away a few weeks ago. And […]
Prepper’s Free PDF Library
Prepper’s Free PDF Library “Knowledge is the key to survival. The real beauty of that is that it doesn’t weigh anything.” – Ray Mears. Knowledge is one of the essential tools in the prepper’s inventory. Having the latest and greatest equipment and gear won’t save you if you lack the proper knowledge of using them. In […]
Why Isn’t the US Preparing for EMP War Like the Rest of the World?
Why Isn’t the US Preparing for EMP War Like the Rest of the World? You’re likely already familiar with the 2009 EMP Commission Report. It was this report that raised the issue of EMP-preparedness for the American public. It’s notorious stating that just one year after an EMP attack, 90% of the American population would be dead, […]
Marti’s Corner – 23
Marti’s Corner – 23 Hi Everyone, NOTES: * I tried to post a video last week that was taken down because the person who created it was just besieged with people wanting to share it! Now, she has created a YouTube video. It is almost 45 minutes long. At the 7:53 mark, she begins to […]
Eight Pre-Hurricane Season Preparations You Need To Make
Eight Pre-Hurricane Season Preparations You Need To Make This past weekend Texas experienced its first tropical weather event for the 2021 season, and the season doesn’t officially begin until June 1st. Each year the tropics have been becoming active earlier than expected, and at this time they are unofficially starting the season in mid-May. Now […]
Don’t Lose What You Store: 6 Tips To Protect Your Prepper Pantry
Don’t Lose What You Store: 6 Tips To Protect Your Prepper Pantry I don’t know about you, but sometimes it is difficult to use all the food I have stored. This year I have been placing a lot of emphasis on organizing my food storage and acquiring more food because I am concerned with the economy. When […]
Community-County Collaboration for Neighborhood Preparedness
Community-County Collaboration for Neighborhood Preparedness Port Townsend’s unique county-community neighborhood preparedness project, NPREP, grew from a big-hearted sister-city project that took volunteers from a coastal town in Washington State to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi (pop 9,260). That isolated community had been hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. Federal aid dollars poured into nearby New Orleans, while […]
Don’t Lose What You Store: 6 Tips To Protect Your Prepper Pantry
Don’t Lose What You Store: 6 Tips To Protect Your Prepper Pantry I don’t know about you, but sometimes it is difficult to use all the food I have stored. This year I have been placing a lot of emphasis on organizing my food storage and acquiring more food because I am concerned with the economy. When […]
How to build family bug out bags – 2021
How to build family bug out bags – 2021 If an event forced you and your family out of your home in a matter of minutes, would you have prepared enough in advance to have the right items to ensure you, your family, and your pets would be okay if you were restricted to the […]
Why This Necessary Prepper Skill Is a Must To Learn
Why This Necessary Prepper Skill Is a Must To Learn Knowing how to sew is a vital skill for preppers. We all know the basics: tear your pants after the SHTF and you can repair them if there’s no way to buy more. But, it goes beyond that! Knowing how to sew is a vital […]
The Basics Of Dry Canning
The Basics Of Dry Canning Dry canning is the storage of dry foods such as rice or beans in canning jars. This process is popular for long-term food storage in your prepper pantry. If you are new to canning, dry canning is a great way to start not only a prepper pantry but a canning habit. A […]
Heinberg on what to do at home
Heinberg on what to do at home Preface. A quick summary: Best investment: insulate exterior walls, ceiling, and floors for energy savings. Other good changes were to plant a garden and fruit-and-nut orchard, and buy solar hot water heater, solar food dryer, solar cooker, chickens, energy-efficient appliances Lessons learned: It is expensive, especially energy storage. […]
Marti’s Corner – 15
Marti’s Corner – 15 Hi Everyone, NOTES: * All of my vegetables are planted in containers. Here is a good article about planting in 5-gallon buckets. Bucket Container Planting Vegetables – Using Buckets For Growing Vegetables These buckets are under $3 at Lowes and Home Depot. Considering the cost of planting containers, and if you don’t mind […]
