Prepping

Shutting down the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19 had plenty of unintended consequences, from the economic to mental health. Reopening may have consequences, too.

The yellow blooms of forsythia in the valley below us herald the coming of spring, but our mountain locations keeps it at bay.

Framing a simply structure like our chicken coop sounds easy, but it is also an easy way to introduce all kinds of errors. Proper planning helps keep it square, plumb and true.

It's all well and good to prepare for natural disasters and an economic collapse, but war is a constant in our history. Don't neglect to prepare for it.

After three months, I dip my toe back into the social media stream and I remember why I left: social media is a big part of what is wrong with society.

If we didn't expect something bad to happen, we wouldn't prep. What you prepare for and how you prepare are critical to your success.

What do you reach for when you hear a loud noise in the middle of the night? The phone? Your rifle? I reached for my Mossberg Shockwave because it was handy.

Many long term storage foods leaving you short of important macronutrients because they are carb-heavy and starch-based.

When we went to pick up the bee hive components I had ordered, we found a source for local queens and bees to help our hive start off strong.

The main stream media doesn't cover it outside the financial pages, but inflation is coming. Here's what it means to you and how preppers have a leg up when it comes to surviving inflation.