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Advanced Prepping: Beyond Food and Water

After your cupboards are full and your store room is packed, it's time to move on to advance planning and prepping.
black pipe in my pick up bed

Inflation on the Homestead

Inflation affects everything we buy for the homestead, but shopping around can pay off. Food and dining out are getting shockingly expensive.
A hidden forest cabin

The Forgotten Prep; Beyond Food and Water

Preppers concentrate on food and water so much they sometimes neglect their prepper shelter. Are you ready to survive live without utilities?
Russian military rocket launcher and trucks destroyed in Ukraine

The Ukrainian War Is Six Months Old

It feels like we are back in the 1970s with inflation, an energy crisis, the cold war and a bumbling, incompetent president.
Honey from the spring and summer

How to add Calories to your Long Term Storage Plan

Storing food is critical to survival, but raising your own food can provide critical calories and help extend the life of your food storage.
A lab tech examines a petri dish

Viruses Continue to Pound the U.S.

After COVID, the country has a heightened awareness of viruses. Two others are creating a stir and might disrupt supply chains.
After a snow storm

Start your Fall and Winter Preps Now

The best time to prepare for fall and winter weather is before it sets in. This is the ideal time to get your autumn chores done.
Walmart Pasta Shelf

Testing the State of the Economy while Shopping

My most recent shopping trip shows inflation continues to rise, people are losing their jobs, and supply change problems persist.
Two gun safes

How to Safely and Securely Store your Prepper Armory

A good gun safe should protect your guns from burglary and fire. But what separates the good from the bad? We explain.
Man using a banana as a gun

Is the U.S. Becoming a Banana Republic?

Are we sinking to the point where we arrest our political opponents? How long before secret police knock on doors in the middle of the night?