Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: My brother has been prepping for YEARS! Long before it was “‘cool” and before it even had a name. (We just called it being prepared and being smart.) My husband and I didn’t worry too much about it all until he ended his time with the Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: At age 55 I have a new love in my life, it is prepping. My husband of 36 years is in love with it too, so there is no jealousy on either side. We started a home group, we call ourselves “THE GLORY DAY PREPPERS.” We Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: About the middle of last year (2011) I told my husband I needed more room for food and that he needed to “build me a pantry!” At first he looked at me a little oddly, then he said, “Well, I guess I could put some shelves up Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: Thirty six years ago our lives changed. We didn’t have a big bank account but we had discovered wheat. Driving home from our “pick up point” with our two little boys, we felt blessed, protected and, yes, prepared. This was the beginning of our journey as Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: Let me start by saying that , I was born in a small town in Northern California 63 years ago, There were orchards and farms everywhere you looked in this pristine valley. Everyone knew their neighbors, not only next door folks, but everybody on the block. No one had Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: I don’t think it really matters what you are prepping for; it’s the why that matters! We have always had extra food on hand for snow or emergencies but when we realized we would have a major decrease in our income we started to get prepared. Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: ♫ ♪I’m a prepper, he’s a prepper, she’s a prepper, wouldn’t you like to be a prepper too?! ♫ ♪ I am enjoying learning about gardening, bread making, food storage, home and self-defense, sewing, canning, and many more essential skills on my prepping journey to self-reliance. Read more…
Prepper Outreach Contest Submission: When I was a very small child neighbors would often call to ask if they could borrow me to help with their canning. From the time I was old enough to understand how to take the stems off of cherries I helped can. I helped my Read more…
Having sufficient food for a weekend full of house guests may be a bit overwhelming. So when it comes to attempting to have a year’s supply of great food on hand, one might start thinking about taking psychiatric medications in order to measure up to the task. But I assure Read more…
Though the dogs bark every time, I love it when the mailman ends up on my front porch because it almost always means that I’ve got one more bundle of goodies coming my way that’s sure to become a part of my preparedness efforts. And in spite of what you Read more…