Habits can be good or bad. They can be a wonderful thing or a curse. However, I believe in having good habits as a prepper. We need to be diligent in our personal growth, as habits do this for us. Habits keep us accountable and help us to become better preppers. Some of these habits may seem a little different, but I see prepping as a personal practice to improve us and make us better people in general. Ten Prepping…
The end of August and beginning of September this year has taught us a few things. Being prepared is not only crucial, it is purely survival for those who have been or will be caught in the hurricanes and the wildfires. Living where I do, I get complacent about bug-out bags and having things together to be ready to evacuate.Many people in Texas and now Florida are wishing they had listened to the warnings. They are wishing they had everything…
Updated 5/18/2025Inevitably, after every national disaster, riot, or crisis, we hear about looting. People without morals will steal other people’s things for their own gain and profit. They will steal anything that looks valuable. They will steal from stores, storage areas, and homes. The looters will probably be in groups and, more than likely, armed. They will believe they have the upper hand and will use that to their advantage. Can you stop someone from looting your home? I believe…
Being prepared has different meanings for different people. Many people might prepare for the same things, but most of us have different circumstances. One person might try to prepare for everything possible while the next person just wants to get through the next crisis.September is National Preparedness Month. This is a good time to assess, evaluate, test, and plan your preps. We have some national disasters happening right now and potential crisis coming on the horizon. As we are seeing,…
Many people have a dim view of prepping. They think preppers are crazy. They think prepping is easy. A lot of people think they just need a little extra food, an emergency kit, and a case of bottled water and they will be fine. Then disaster is about to strike. All of a sudden, they are panicking. They wipe out the grocery shelves and empty gas stations when they find out the power may be out for a week. They…
One of my favorite ways to deal with my garden bounty is to can it. I love canning! However, when I am putting up sweet corn, I like to freeze it. Freezing sweet corn is so easy. Let me walk you through it!How To Freeze Sweet Corn: 1.Pick and husk your sweet corn. Make sure you have as much of the silks cleaned up as possible.I tend towards picking and freezing mine in smaller batches because of my time constraints….