The Best 7 States to Retire In
As the clock keeps ticking on, I find myself getting closer and closer to retirement age. While the issue of whether or not I ever will fully retire is something yet to be determined. But I’m pretty sure that I
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How to Can Your Leftover Turkey
There may be no better group than us preppers to understand the importance of giving thanks. We understand what could happen, what has happened and just how bleak the future might be. Things like running water, hot coffee, hot showers,
Here’s What Happens When You Go Without Power for 7 Days
I don’t know if you’ve ever lived through a major power outage, but I have. I live in a hurricane zone, so I guess it’s no surprise that I would end up suffering through a hurricane sometime. The one I
Preparing Your Garden For The Winter
Once fall arrives with its beautiful turning of the leaves, everyone knows what comes next … the cold chill of winter. Making the time to prepare your garden for winter will help your soil hold its nutrients, kill destructive insects,
Survival Items Lewis and Clark Had with Them on Their Two-Year Journey
The famous journey by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase, map out the Missouri River and find the fabled “Northwest Passage” to the Pacific Ocean is an important part of American History. Never before
The Biggest Mistakes You Can Make In A Blackout – Field Report From Venezuela
The electrical problem that Venezuela is currently experiencing is a difficult situation to explain to those who have not personally experienced all the stages of Hugo Chávez’s government from 1998 until today. Nevertheless, I will try to summarize the most
Man Eats Expired Food for 365 Days. This Is What Happened:
We go through a lot of food here in the US; some 815 billion calories per day. Unfortunately, about 200 billion of those calories of food are wasted. That’s something like 200,000 tons of food; enough to feed 80 million
8 Old West Cowboy Recipes
Can you see the sun breaking the horizon? The fire is already going, and you see others in camp stirring about. Perhaps someone is brewing up a kettle of Arbuckle’s axle grease, the old west cowboy’s name for Arbuckle brand
Survival Uses for Your Good Old Leather Belt
One important part of survival which can be easily overlooked in our world of modern survival gadgets, is the ability to improvise. When I got started, as a teenager, not only didn’t I have the money to buy all those
How I Grow My Food In A Basement
Mushrooms, ignored by many, have turned out to be one of the most important keys to humans’, animals’ and planet Earth’s health. Just like trees and many other plants cannot grow without the presence of fungi, we also benefit from
How to Keep Moisture and Pests Away from Your Food Stockpile
When you’re preparing for the worst, you can sometimes forget to prepare for everyday problems. Your food stockpile is precious, and its two greatest enemies are also common enemies of your home. Pests and the moisture that attracts them are
How Was Your Gardening Season?
As the main part of the gardening season comes to a close in the northern hemisphere, I like to take a moment to look back over the year and consider what I have learnt. Grow What You Eat! I have
12 Things You Need to Know Before Choosing Your Bug Out Location
Bug out plans are part and parcel of good prepping. While bugging in is the more popular option, for a number of reasons, there is always the risk of being caught in a situation where your home becomes untenable. When
How To Use Milk Thistle For Inflammation
Milk thistle is one of the best-known herbal remedies, discovered about 2,000 years ago. It is one of those rare herbs that can cure almost everything. It’s said to decrease aging while controlling diabetes and benefiting the liver. It’s specifically
15 Best Herbs for Your Prepper Garden
Gardens are wonderful, on many levels. They allow us to plant specifically what we want, maybe save a little money and, most importantly, have some control over the way our foods and herbs are treated before they enter our systems.
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