Politics have everything to do with a person’s preparedness efforts in a myriad of inescapable ways. Local, state and national politics will influence HOW you prepare, WHY you prepare, WHAT you prepare, and WHEN you have to use what skills and resources that you’ve intended to use amidst just Read more…
Every time the hubster goes out to pick up something at the store he’ll ask me “Do you need anything?” My response is typically “just the basics.” In our household “the basics” always includes white vinegar. (and butter, just in case you’re curious) I gotta tell you. Sometimes I’m Read more…
Personally, I’m more inclined to state that our government and their Wall Street and Federal Reserve cohorts are actually manipulating food prices in much the same way they are manipulating gold prices, fuel prices, ammo and firearm prices, and the value of the USD. However, one of the people Read more…
Today I’m going to give you a gift. I’ve been working very hard on my cookbook to get it ready for publishing and as such there have been several recipes that I’ve not shared because they were IN the cookbook. But, my computer and YouTube haven’t been getting along very Read more…
While preparing main dishes for your family is necessary, it’s important to consider food for the non-nursing babies as well. Due to the lack of preservatives in most baby foods, it’s likely that it’s not feasible to have enough “traditional” baby-friendly foods stored in the event of survival living. It Read more…
Communication Preparedness is the 10th Principle of Preparedness. I realize that I haven’t addressed this topic as extensively as I have the nine other principles, but the truth is, it’s not my forte. Mind you I’m cognitive of needing secret ways to communicate, special words of phrases for everyday safety, Read more…
2.4 BILLION of these are purchased every year. They are a critical part of our society, not likely to disappear even in the midst of the most gruesome of disasters. In fact, the more serious the disaster, the more needed these items will be. 99% of them are made in Read more…
I’m convinced that the difference between peace and misery is practice—especially when it comes to preparedness. Practice is a very powerful educator, and every time I practice, it is a time when I learn something new: I see the scenario a little differently and recognize weaknesses, which cause me Read more…
Is Martial Law Imminent in the first quarter of 2013? Well there certainly is plenty of such hearsay going around. I can’t even begin to tell you all of the e-mails I get with the same alarming headlines each day from readers and newsfeeds. Well, here’s my simple take on Read more…
Having a basement full of freeze-dried goods, candles, and sleeping bags really doesn’t bring us a lasting peace unless we know we have the mental fortitude to ensure that we know how to prepare, put together, and endure a time when we might be forced to use these tools. In Read more…