Everyone who wants to live a more self-reliant life starts at the beginning. From there, everyone’s journey takes on a different perspective. Did you grow up with frugal parents? Do you live a minimalist lifestyle? Do you have a ton of money? Are you a worrier? All these things and more contribute to the way …
Being aware of your environment is necessary if you are trying to keep yourself and your family safe. Maintaining good situational awareness is an on-going effort because your environment can change quickly or very slowly over time. It can change quickly when someone pulls a gun on another person and you happen to be in …
Failed Situational Awareness – Missing the Slow Slide of Your Community Read More »
If you spend a little time on preparedness sites, you are going to eventually hear about cooking with cast iron. There are a lot of myths and ideas around taking care of and seasoning cast iron. But there are not a lot of articles about cleaning cast iron. I wanted to show others who might …
More and more preppers realize that surviving a real emergency situation could mean depending on your neighbors. As a result, community preparedness needs to be on your radar! The old adage, “there is safety in numbers” is still very true. Not to mention, your neighbors more than likely have knowledge and skills that would be …
What is the most important prep? After years of running Prepper Website and hosting The Prepper Website Podcast, I know what kind of articles and topics are popular in the Preparedness Community. I know that articles on bugout bags, EMP’s and 10 Ways to Do Anything are always going to get a lot of clicks. …
You probably don’t think about this as much as you should, safe water to drink! Water and water storage is a big topic in the preparedness community. We all know it! But how much do we truly store? How long would our water storage really allow us to survive? Then, the ugly truth smacks us …
Safe Water to Drink – Having Enough Stored and Ready Read More »
Preppers know that in order to be prepared for what is coming, they needed to be focused. Having the proper prepper focus is hard because there are so many distractions out there. Right now, you could be distracted by COVID-19, the 2020 Presidential Election, hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, forest fires in California, stories …
Prepper Focus: Getting the Important Things Done Read More »
The prepared life is a high calling. It’s not usually looked at like that, but it is. Most preppers look beyond themselves and see a need that they take seriously. This calling helps the prepper stay focused, even when the prepared life loses its appeal and is challenging. Calling Compared Many Christian preppers can easily …
As preppers, we are always thinking about what holes we might have in our preps. And even if you do have a good checklist, like this checklist for preppers, you might miss something that you really need. It would be really sad to have a great bugout bag and advanced gear, only to miss some …
50+ Basic Preps You’re Probably Not Thinking About Read More »
Samuel felt the wind shift a little. Even in the morning, the Texas sun beat down on his back and any breeze was a welcomed comfort. He continued pulling weeds, whispering a little prayer that God would bless his small garden and that it would produce enough vegetables to supplement what they couldn’t barter for. …
