I grew up in a single parent family in the 70’s. Money incredibly tight and my mother was exceptionally frugal. I was the youngest of two so “hand me downs” were the story of my life. We ate many pancake suppers and wasting of food was never aloud. We were Read more…
Preparedness has been a way of life, taught to me through example, by my parents and grandparents. My grandparents were not a “preppers”—they were smart, hard-working farmers, who knew how to make the best of their resources—growing and canning their own food and being happy with what they had. Read more…
Even though it was 49 years ago, I still remember the WW2-era can of dried eggs sitting on the shelf in my extended family’s shared vacation cabin in the Arkansas Ozarks. I was five and remember my mother fussing as to why on earth my Aunt Mac thought she needed Read more…
Preppers Outreach Contest Submission: For years we have talked about stocking up on food and water. And for years we did nothing about it. I think busy life and not really worrying was the culprit. Then I lost my job. At first I figured everything will be fine. I will Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: As a child, we didn’t call what my wife and I do now “prepping”. I don’t know what it was called, it was just what my family did. As I got older, I somehow lost those skills and the desire to keep them up. Shortly after Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: All of us at one time or another think about “what ifs.” The fact is that because of our planning for some of the “what ifs” in life we have things that we purchase or do to prepare for them. Things like life insurance, auto insurance, Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: When I was growing up, I was raised by two grandmother’s. One a farmer’s wife who grew up thru the depression; farming didn’t make a lot of money but it did make food. The other grandmother escaped Nazi Germany before no one was allowed to leave. Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission My “prepper syndrome” started a long time ago when I was a little girl. I can remember my mother canning and canning and canning…and she said was for “just in case something happens” . I never asked or understood what that meant but it stuck in Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: Hiya! My name is Sandy, and I don’t have a bunker full of foodstuffs or the super-cool armory of doom. What I do have is freckles. *smile* One day, as I was sitting at my desk in my nice little office, clitty clacking away at Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: Yes, you can be a prepper too! You probably already have some of the items you need right in your own home. Look around and see what items you already have that will help you to be more self-reliant. Do you have a bbq pit, camping Read more…