Tag: Prepping
Should Preppers Carry a Multi-Tool?
Lots of people carry multi-tools, but are preppers better off with something else, or should they not leave home without it?
Weight Loss During a Wilderness Survival Trial
We analyze a five-day wilderness excursion and uses it to discuss the demands and pitfalls of bugging out to the wilderness.
Are You seeing Food Shortages and Empty Shelves Again?
Are India's rice export restrictions and threats to Ukrainian shipping causing panic buying and another food shortage?
Living Without Refrigeration: Annoyance or Disaster?
Our refrigerator died during the hottest week of the year. and took more than a week to repair. Here's how we handled it.
Book Review: Sam Thayer’s Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
If you plan to forage for food after the SHTF, you need this book. An excellent resource for the prepper, homesteaded or bush crafter who wants to live off the land.
Look to Long-Term Water Needs at Your Retreat
When buying a retreat or a prepper property, think not only of today, but what we may face years or decades from now.
India Bans Rice Exports As Global Grain Shortage Looms
India has banned rice exports, sending shock waves through the global marketplace and threatening higher food prices.
General Stores are Great for Preppers
Being a well rounded prepper means more than food, water and shelter. Many of those additional items are available at our local general store.
What’s Better for Preppers: Canned Ham or Spam?
Which is better for preppers? Canned ham or Spam? Or are they so similar there is little or no difference? Pete evaluates both.
It’s Better to get Shocked than Stung
This is the peak of production on the homestead. In a survival situation, this is when we would be packing on pounds to get us through the winter.