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Which SHTF situation is most likely to actually happen?
Which SHTF situation is most likely to actually happen? (Natural News) The prepping lifestyle can be overwhelming for most people but at its core, preppers prioritize readiness in all aspects of their lives. But amid all the talk about prepping skills, survival gear, and food supplies, how do you know which disaster event has the highest […]
The best ideas to turn your homestead into the ultimate edible landscape
The best ideas to turn your homestead into the ultimate edible landscape (Natural News) Homesteaders prioritize self-reliance and the cultivation of organic produce, but this doesn’t mean you can’t make your home garden look pretty. If you want to beautify your property, start a practice called edible landscaping. (h/t to RockinWHomestead.com) What is edible landscaping? Edible landscaping […]
How to build a self-sufficient garden on as little as a quarter of an acre
How to build a self-sufficient garden on as little as a quarter of an acre (Natural News) Modern conveniences like countless grocery stores and food delivery services make it seem like the average American family has no use for home gardening. But when SHTF, you could starve if you don’t have access to fresh produce […]
U.S. cybersecurity experts scrambling to thwart major attacks on power, water, gas infrastructure by “bolting on” fixes to old vulnerable systems
U.S. cybersecurity experts scrambling to thwart major attacks on power, water, gas infrastructure by “bolting on” fixes to old vulnerable systems (Natural News) Crammed into a small building in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a group of about 50 cyber security experts and researchers are working around the clock to protect American infrastructure from debilitating attacks. As […]
How to store meat long-term when living off-grid
How to store meat long-term when living off-grid (Natural News) Preppers know that there are several methods that can be used to prepare meat for long-term storage. However, canning is one of the simplest ways to store meat when SHTF because it ensures that the food has a long shelf life. Canning meat when you’re […]
More on going off-grid in UK
More on going off-grid in UK In my previous Going off-grid post I reviewed the question of whether Tesla Powerwalls or overgeneration, considered separately, might allow a UK homeowner with a rooftop solar array to go off-grid. In this post I consider the two in combination. Once more using 10 Mossbank Way as an example […]
Going Off the Grid to Cost Others
GOING OFF THE GRID TO COST OTHERS Victorian power company AusNet Services is sharing evidence of parliamentary pushing to update the industry that is ever-changing and incredibly innovative. AusNet is one of the five distributing companies of electricity in Victoria and covers the outer northern and eastern suburbs, as well as the eastern portion of […]
Two South Carolina lawmakers pushing Americans to form like-minded communities in preparation for coming societal collapse
Two South Carolina lawmakers pushing Americans to form like-minded communities in preparation for coming societal collapse (Natural News) A couple of state lawmakers from South Carolina are pushing a concept for Americans concerned about a future societal collapse that centers around the formation of like-minded prepping outposts that feature community ammunition depots and tactical weapons […]
Installing An Off-Grid Water Well
Installing An Off-Grid Water Well Getting out of the city and choosing to live “out in the country” is a goal of many preppers. “Homesteading” sounds so idealistic; getting back to the basics and living the dream! What most don’t realize is homesteading is hard physical work and has a lot of unknowns. It requires a […]
Going Off Grid? Here’s What To Do About Water: “Solution With Minimal Effort”
Going Off Grid? Here’s What To Do About Water: “Solution With Minimal Effort” There’s no denying that water is among your most critical assets. But going off grid, you won’t find it automatically ready and on tap unless you’ve set up one kind of system or another. In the most obvious of ways, you cannot […]
How to Prep When You’re NOT an Epic Wilderness Survival Guru
How to Prep When You’re NOT an Epic Wilderness Survival Guru Did you ever read a blog post on a prepper site and sigh, because the person writing the post seemed to have been born a survivalist? In your mind’s eye, you could envision them at the tender age of six, weaving a snare from some vines […]
The Whisper of the Shutoff Valve
The Whisper of the Shutoff Valve Last week’s post on the impending decline and fall of the internet fielded a great many responses. That was no surprise, to be sure; nor was I startled in the least to find that many of them rejected the thesis of the post with some heat. Contemporary pop culture’s […]
PROPER PREPPING: WHAT’S WHAT WITH WATT?
PROPER PREPPING: WHAT’S WHAT WITH WATT? Regular readers may remember a humorous post from November of 2014 by Mrs. Cog titled ‘Amps Times Volts Equals Watts’. In that article Mrs. Cog relates with a giggle her struggle to understand the basic fundamentals of electricity, something she had previously given no more thought to for her […]
