Let’s be honest: silence in a household is usually only achieved when everyone’s asleep… or hiding from chores. But in a grid-down scenario, learning to manage noise isn’t just about peace and quiet—it’s about awareness, courtesy, and not sounding like you’re throwing a cymbal solo every time you go for Read more…
They say money makes the world go ‘round, but I’d argue it’s actually duct tape, bungee cords, and that one guy named Steve who somehow knows how to repair a composting toilet with a butter knife and a half-chewed pencil. In a world where preppers are stocking up on freeze-dried Read more…
I once watched my grandma wrestle a chicken into Sunday dinner without breaking a sweat or a nail. She wore an apron like a superhero cape, wielded cast iron like a medieval weapon, and had a sixth sense for when the jam hit the right jellin’ point—all without asking Google Read more…
Spoiler: My inflatable pillow sounded like I was sleeping on a bag of angry Doritos. There’s a sacred rule in the prepper world: don’t wait for the apocalypse to discover your survival gear is lying to you. And yet, there I was—a fully functioning adult woman with a (meticulously packed, Read more…
Let’s be honest, not every tomato in the garden deserves a love letter and a back massage. Sometimes, you need crops that are more “independent cat” than “needy golden retriever.” Welcome to the Passive-Aggressive Garden—a plot where survival-of-the-fittest meets “plants, you’re on your own,” and somehow, it’s still harvest time. Read more…
Prepper or Packrat? Decluttering When You’re Emotionally Attached to Old Batteries Let’s have a heart-to-heart, prepper-to-prepper Let’s face it: at some point in every prepper’s journey toward self-reliance, you find yourself standing knee-deep in Rubbermaid tubs and mystery buckets, holding a bag of remote controls and three headlamps with no Read more…
Let’s talk about the great unraveling—literally and figuratively—that occurs every time disaster looms, whether it’s a snowstorm, a pandemic, or a news anchor saying the word “supply chain” with that furrowed brow. I’m talking about the unspoken, irrational urge that sends millions sprinting toward the paper goods aisle like it’s Read more…
Doomsday Dating: Are You Emotionally Prepared for a Partner Who Hoards Pinto Beans?For when your love language is food storage and theirs is DoorDash. Ah, love. That sweet, mysterious force that can make your heart flutter, your palms sweat, and your pantry look like a grocery store preparing for the Read more…
Let me set the scene: It was a Friday night, and my living room looked like it was auditioning for a Pinterest board titled “Rustic Apocalypse Chic.” I had invited a group of neighbors over for what I lovingly dubbed The Power-Outage Party—a fully planned, partially ridiculous, community-building experiment in Read more…
Ah…the pirates of old. Rationing, water purification, navigation, self-governance… and the occasional cannon. They were the O.G. preppers, minus the deodorant. Before there were bug-out bags, freeze-dried chili mac, and YouTube channels explaining 37 ways to purify pond water with a paperclip, there were pirates — briny, bruised, and blissfully unaware Read more…