Book Bonanza Giveaway: Prepper’s Long-term Survival Guide

This Week the Book Bonanza Giveaway offers the chance to win “Prepper’s Long-Term Survival Guide.” This is a great book written by best selling author, Jim Cobb who has authored several of the top selling preparedness books that have hit the market in the last few years. Most people think that preparing for an emergency …

Weekly Book Bonanza – Giveaway #3: “Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure”

Far too often the little ones become either scared and confused or left behind while adult family members lead the charge to prepare for an uncertain future. Jake and Miller’s Big Adventure: A Prepper’s Book for Kids is not only encouraging to help the children want to participate but also helps the parents and grandparents …

Prepping to Be Prepared.

Exactly what does the phrase “Be prepared” suggest? Obviously, at one time it was the Boy Scout Slogan (perhaps it still is, however, I’m not a Boy Scout). Additionally, exactly what is this brand-new word “prepping”? Sounds like something you hear that only medical professionals or surgeons do before a procedure. Well, both of these …

System-Reliant Disappointment

I have nothing but the utmost of respect for the FEMA agents who are sincerely attempting to do their very best in the face of disaster.  Let me be quick to clarify that my statements have NO reflection upon individuals who have attempted to work within the systems that are currently in place. The character …

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Although we are not the Joneses, we’re the Millers, the old adage mentioned in the subject line came to mind as I was lamenting having not updated you lately about the recent radio shows and our preparedness journey. So, after this brief side-note about that saying, I do promise to truly update you where I …

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 …

PREPARE Magazine offers FREE subscriptions!

A new, one of a kind magazine is about to hit your inbox!  That is if you’ve gone to get your complimentary year’s subscription while it is in the pre-launch phase. The creators of PREPARE Magazine are so delighted to bring this to the preparedness community that offering it to you for FREE during the …

Prepare by getting hens and chickens.

  Our newest members of the Miller preparedness plan: Four Buff Orpington Chicks (hens)! We originally wanted 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Black Austroloups.  But we are going to have to wait on the Black ones a few weeks. We have had the breed of Buff Orpingtons before and find it to be a prolific …

Solar Flares, EMPs and Coronal Mass Ejection.

March 7th, 2012 was supposed to have one of the largest solar flares of the 20th century. Is this a sign of more active sun emissions or a cyclical pattern for which we had no technology prior to the last few centuries to gauge? My belief is that it is a combination of both. We …