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Solar panels on a roof

Taking our First Steps Towards Serious Solar Power

Pete has a professional solar power installer from a local company out to evaluate the property and discuss solar power options.
A mountain snowstorm

Prepping for the Big Chill

Are you prepped for a polar vortex and all the challenges it can bring? Your best bet is to stay home and ensure you have a backup heat source.
An artist's rendering of what an apocalyptic war might look like.

New Wars, Old Wars and Threats of Even More Wars

There are big wars and small wars, local wars and broad wars, existing wars and future wars, and we need to prep for them all.
A handful of pills and tablets.

Getting Sick on the Homestead Sucks

Being sick on the homestead is a hassle, but being sick in a SHTF scenario will be worse. Still, its not a fun lesson.
The gas crisis was just one of many problems the country faced fifty years ago.

Is there any Hope for our Future?

The 1970s were a tumultuous decade for the United States. Fifty years later, many of the problems we faced then have returned. Can we recover, again?
Making an emergency shopping list

Emergency Buying List for the New Year

Because some things don't store well, Preppers should have a list of last-minute items to buy, if time allows, in the event of an emergency.
Map of weather anomalies

Winter is Back in Our Neck of the Woods

Pete is "lucky" enough to live in the one section of the country where the winter temps are normal or close to it. Looks like a cold January.
An asteroid strikes a planetary body.

Should Fear Drive your Preps?

They say an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs. Should fear of random events like this drive you to prep?
independence is another word for freedom

Free Yourself; Don’t Give in to Pressure

You can only have independent action when you have achieved independent thinking, and you will never do so if you are always following the crowd.
Lots of categories make our economy tick.

Dueling Economists and what to Expect in 2024

There is a huge divide between economists who predict economic doomsday in 2024 and those who expect a “soft landing.”