Prepper Diary May 13: Is Firewood An Inflation Fighter?
Anything that you can buy now and keep for a couple years will help you resist the undertow of inflation as rising prices threaten to drag you under.
Crazy Real Estate Market Caused by People Fleeing Cities
After a recent renaissance in which cities where THE place to be, people are now fleeing large, urban areas and are desperate to buy rural property.
Over Hill and Dale: The Quest for Beekeeping Equipment
We put some miles on the truck and some wind in our hair as we cruised the back roads in search of beekeeping equipment.
Prepper Diary April 21: Cold Weather Slows our Outdoor Work
As a blast of cold weather rolls Eastward, we fall back onto old winter habits and prep for possible snow fall.
Clearing Out our Survival Retreat and a Look at What We...
Ever wonder what a prepper stores at their survival retreat? We visited our retreat and here's a look at the supplies we cached there.
The Best Time to Start Stocking up on Firewood
The winter is almost over and we have not used our wood stove for a week, but that doesn't stop the firewood deliveries.
The Walls are Up as Chicken Coop Framing Continues
More sunny weather allowed us to make substantial progress on our chicken coop yesterday. We expect to pick up with roofing late next week.
To Mask or Not to Mask, that is the Question
I can't count how many times I walk up to a store and see the mask sign, forcing me back to my car to get my mask. We're seeing those signs come down.
Spring Shows Up For a Few Days, the Tease
The yellow blooms of forsythia in the valley below us herald the coming of spring, but our mountain locations keeps it at bay.
Outdoor Work Resumes as the Weather Warms Again
Warm, dry weather means its time to work outdoors, so we recently picked up where we had left off with the garden fencing project.