During a snowstorm, it is possible that you will be in a ditch or stuck on the road. You might hit an icy patch and slide into the ditch. You might hit a drift in the road and become stuck. You might have had some confidence you could make it home, but the snow is too high and you are stranded on the road. You could be leaving work and hear that the roads will be closed at 5:00 p.m. The…
November is here already. Actually we are already half way into the month because time just flew by! Harvest is just about over with. The gardens are done unless you have cold frames. Everything outside is tucked away, battened down, or cleaned up. November is the month to start focusing on the inside things.Prepping is a lot of little things that add up to big things. You need to work on the inside of the house as well as the…
In your lifetime, something will probably happen to you that will make you wonder what you are going to do next. You could lose your job. You could be in a car accident and not be able to work or pay bills. You could have a tornado or hurricane wipe out your home and everything you have worked for. You could get divorced and be left with nothing. A loved one could be taken from you and you have to…
We occasionally have people say that they are coming to my house when stuff hits the fan or in a TEOTWAWKI situation. While that may sound like a good idea to them, we may have different philosophies about good ideas. When people tell us are coming to our place, I pause a bit. Some people get a quick “sure” and some people just get a laugh. If you get a laugh, we more than likely don’t want you to come…
Dollar Tree is possibly one of my favorite places to purchase prepping supplies for stockpiling. Everything’s a dollar or less and we usually find good generic replacements for high dollar goods. While cheap goods is not always a good thing for prepping, sometimes it is a good way to build up your stockpile. If you are conscious about what you are buying and try it out before SHTF happens, you will know if it is a good deal or not….
October is here and so is fall. This is a great time to work outside, take care of any projects you wanted to get done during the summer, and wrap up any loose ends before winter arrives. October is usually pretty mild in Iowa with an occasional snow storm thrown in the last part of the month. I try to get as much done as I can in October because November is fairly unpredictable here.Five Prepping Things To Accomplish In…