Prepping

Iran appears to be planning a larger attack on Israel, one it says "will surpass all expectations." Will this be much ado about nothing or lead to a worst-case scenario?

Thanks to friends and helpful volunteers, we made huge strides cleaning up the homestead and getting a little closer to "normal" post Helene,

It's been five weeks since Hurricane Helene roared ashore and dumped somewhere up to 30 inches of rain on the Appalachians. We still aren't over it, but we're moving on.

If you had 12 to 48 hours advanced warning for a disaster struck, what steps would you take to finalize your preps and get ready to survive?

A view from ground zero a month after Helene hit the Appalachians. There's still lots of damage, physical as well as emotional.

Living off the beaten track has pluses and minuses. It has definitely slowed our recovery, but we think the benefits outweigh the downside.

A hurricane is far from the last threat we'll face in 2024 and the years to come. Some of the trouble may require guns to combat it.

The other night at dinner, my phone chimed. It was a message saying grid power had been restored. After confirming this was the case,...

Donations pour into the areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene, but some of us have a hard time accepting help.

To get an idea of what things look like in the valley between mountains after Helene, take a look at the video in this post.