Tag: water
Bitter Cold Headed Our Way
Cold temperatures are sweeping the U.S. with frost warnings in Florida and blizzard warnings in the Northeast. We're looking at sub-zero temperatures.
Cold Temperatures Bring Ice in All the Wrong Places
There's more to being a prepper than storing food; to be truly self-sufficient, you have to be able to fix things yourself.
A Prepping Primer: Five Basic Steps for New Preppers – Part...
Too many beginning preppers don't know where to start or focus on the wrong items. Learn from my experience and avoid stupid prepping mistakes.
After the Deep Freeze, we Experience the First Twinges of Spring
After a spate of cold days with temps dropping into the teens, we see the first signs of spring and we test our gravity-flow water system.
How and Where to Get Your Water After the SHTF
So you have stored food, great! But how are you prepped for water? And what would you do without the sewer system? Keep reading for answers and options.
Moving Water Doesn’t Freeze, Except in Our Pipes
We are forced to make more repairs and improvements on our gravity-fed spring water thanks to freezing temperatures.
Prepper Diary January 16: Preparing for the Storm
More winter weather is headed our way as the blizzard that struck the Midwest travels east, promising snow and plunging temperatures.
Our Latest Water Problem was Slipperier than I Thought
I set off up the mountain to fix our water supply only to find the problem was more complicated than expected.
Prepper Diary January 14: More Water Woes and Log Splitting Choices
I get to look forward to another chilly, muddy adventure climbing a mountain to repair or spring-fed water system.
Prepper Diary December 29: We Repair our Water System
Disasters never seem to happen when the weather is nice. We have to climb the mountain to repair our water system on a cold, wet, foggy day.