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…
When I was 13, an elderly woman took me under her wing and taught me this “special” recipe that had been in her family for generations. My mother would then ask me to make it for her every St. Patrick’s Day proclaiming “you make it better than anyone else”–yes, Mom. Read more…
How would YOU respond if a major newspaper accused YOU of not being interested in protecting your family as you claim, rather you’re only interested in “a license to open fire on humanity”?! Oh, and that’s only the beginning of the vicious attacks this dingbat makes against those who appeared Read more…
I’m frequently asked for a list of items that I consider “essential” for any preparedness lifestyle. I’ve created this list over the years as some of the items were obvious to me as a beginning prepper; but the wisdom of having some of these items had to knock me on the head before I added them to my list.
Some of you may be completely unaware of what is meant when the phrase “dust bowl” is used. As a quick tutorial, the dust bowl was a devastating time in the history of our nation in which we had burdensome drought conditions coupled by extreme high temperatures, destructive winds, and harsh erosion in the 1930’s. This onslaught of dust affected the majority of the nation in one way or another because this dust bowl weather pattern sorely taxed already struggling farmers as a result of economic breakdowns endured during this time as well. Dust bowl means that crops fail, cattle die, and farmers lose their land to banks because they are unable to keep up on their payments. The harsh weather conditions lasted from 1933 to 1940. Rain finally came in 1941. During that time people moved from rural settings to suburban ones. You can imagine what kind of economic impact such devastation brought to the rest of the nation.
By Guest Author, Dennis Evers
Note from Kellene, The Preparedness Pro: If you saw my episode of “Doomsday Preppers” then you no doubt saw the segment which featured today’s guest author, Dennis Evers. I was SO impressed with how responsibly Dennis has raised his large family and how sane and normal they all looked. I even found myself envious that his daughter, Ricky, could weld with the best of them.
Dennis is a former police chief and has created one of the most often referred to resource guides among law enforcement, military, and big business personnel all over the world. He’s definitely a man with a plan–and one which he believes in so wholeheartedly, he’s successfully been able to pass it on to his 11 children and their children. But more important than that, Dennis is clearly one of the good guys that the Lord’s blessed this world with. So rather than you having to “listen” to me today, I thought I’d give you a dose of no-nonsense, good guy talk by Dennis Evers. Enjoy–I know I did.