A Disaster is Coming! A 20-Point Checklist to Get You Prepared for the Next Disaster!
This checklist is to keep you on track and help you plan for getting ready.
This checklist is to keep you on track and help you plan for getting ready.
Updated 5/17/2025 The power has gone out! Now what? The power going out can be scary and discomforting, especially if you have kids. You need to have some ways to light up whatever you are doing. You need to provide some light to comfort you and make the time go by faster. Some lights have better uses than others. Some will be just for lighting up the room enough to walk around in, while others will help you see what…
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…
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…
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…
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…