The painful phrase “I told you so” is one I hate to use. Unless it is being said to someone who has already heeded some other advice we gave out early this year (January to be precise) which was “Stock up on food NOW because after the first half of the year, we suspect staples …
Category Archives: Our Preparedness Journey
Are you Always Ready?
Seriously are you always ready? For anything? For everything? Completely? I think in a real world scenario, this is more of a percentage question than a yes or no question. We are often faced with a sense of ‘never quite done’ when living the preparedness lifestyle. I mean if this were 200 years ago, we …
What’s your Label? Homesteaders or Hippie
Through-out this journey of learning to be more self-sustaining, responsible for what we own and frugal we have been labeled many things. Some of them have been more favorable labels than others. Some, which were intended as insults I now embrace with a smile. Although given the twenty five years along this journey, I doubt …
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Back to Basic Skills
Interestingly enough with all the conveniences of our modern day, we have still managed to fill the extra time with things that really don’t matter. So many people are feeling to tug to learn skills that our ancestors had as they used them to enjoy a life of simplicity. I hope you’ll consider joining us …
Have no fear, zombies are already here.
Admittedly, if there is one thing in the Preparedness circles that really chaps my hide it’s the topic of zombies. Other than spouting off how many guns and how much ammo we have on hand, should have on hand or need to stash somewhere (can you say: “Just put a David Coresh shaped target on …
Seeds of change and sustainability.
It seems that with all the talk of preparedness and food storage, there is an area that many people tend to forget: Seeds for Sustainability. It’s not surprising that this area is often over looked in the mad dash to stock food, since most people are not used to growing their own food any more. …
Bug Out Locations
Everyone who is new to the preparedness journey eventually encounters a variety of terms. The term “Bug Out Location” is usually among some of the first new vocabulary words one learns upon exploring the world of Prepping. Since there is no real dictionary description for a Bug Out Location it took a little bit of …
Age Appropriate Family Preparedness
Age appropriate family preparedness is often a topic left off the table due to the wide variety of family approaches to preparedness planning. However we have seen some key elements that need addressing when discussing this wide and varied topic. At what age is it reasonable to begin teaching our children about preparedness planning? Do …
Preparedness Operational Security (OPSEC)
Within the Preparedness movement, there are varying degrees of Operational Security (OPSEC). There are two things we must always keep in mind about Preparedness Operational Security: Differing definitions and Respect. Preparedness OPSEC can be defined mostly by two very differing views. It is my belief that the two are not in opposition but rather …
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