Diary

Food poisoning is no fun. I guess you could consider it training for a post-SHTF scenario, but its not something I want to do voluntarily!

I am staying home to save money, and I am not alone. People are cutting back on vacations and scaling back their weekend plans as gasoline inflation bites them

It's a good idea to uses your tools and preps in the real world before you need them. You might have picked the wrong tool for the job.

Rural living can mean long drives and inconveniences, but we find it worth it. City life means crime, noise, traffic, high costs and too many people.

We’ve modernized the look and feel of the Pickled Prepper site, added some new features and improved navigation.

We got warm weather, but there was no sun, just rain and more rain. As soon as it clears up and warms up, we're going to kill some varroa mites.

Cold temperatures are sweeping the U.S. with frost warnings in Florida and blizzard warnings in the Northeast. We're looking at sub-zero temperatures.

There's more to being a prepper than storing food; to be truly self-sufficient, you have to be able to fix things yourself.

The snow has forced us into isolation and limited what we can do. I like it.

After a couple days of blowing snow and sub zero temperatures, a sunny day was a welcome respite. The days are getting longer, too.