When was the last time you missed trash day?
That’s a lot of trash Even out here in the mountains we need trash removal, after all who wants a bag full of leftovers steaming in the sun for weeks on end? Tuesday is our day and we have missed that...
View ArticleRun Silent Run Deep: Generators for SHTF
The idea of having a generator for T-SHTF is not a new one, I probably wrote my first article about them almost 10 years ago. Yet as technology changes the way we approach using generators should...
View ArticleEating Food that EXPIRED 9 YEARS AGO
I’ve written about expiration dates on canned food before but this was probably the most expired thing I’ve eaten and as such I thought to share with everyone. As far as tiered food storage I’d rank...
View ArticleYour SHTF Plan MUST Include Encountering Strangers
It was Tuesday last week and we were on a difficult jeep trail with no cellular service in the middle of nowhere. The trail was one we found by chance and it was rough and rocky, as such we aired...
View ArticleStarlink for Preppers: Reliability, Cost, Speeds
First things first, the hook. See a screenshot from the test I just ran on my phone a few minutes ago. Key points of this post: Starlink is very quick, almost laughably faster compared to other...
View ArticleThe Post SHTF Short Term Rental Threat
Raise your hand if you’ve ever stayed in a short term rental (AirBnB or VRBO). I’ve stayed in a few myself and they are literally everywhere, including out here in the mountains or the country where...
View ArticleNo Matter Your Age: Continue To Physically Test Yourself
I have two neighbors who live up the road from me, one is 75 and the other is close to 70 I believe. Every morning at 9 am they meet up and walk 3 miles before sitting outside and enjoying some...
View Article4 Reasons Why You Should NOT WORRY About Nuclear War
Many of you know that I do not watch the news, typically I have no idea what is going on in the country or even my own state outside of a 20 mile radius. I had no idea a hurricane hit Florida recently...
View ArticleInsured Against LIKELY Disasters? Many Are Not.
Straight from another article I wrote, here is my definition of prepping: Obtaining information on and preparing for low probability / high impact events as well as high probability / low impact events...
View ArticleBaking Bread in a Cast Iron Dutch Oven
I have to admit, although we enjoy it we’ve never made bread before. We asked around and mostly the advice that we received involved just buying a bread maker and following the instructions. While...
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