If all of the modern appliances were taken away from you, could you survive? Would you be able to cook food, wash and dry clothes, and haul water? Many people have limited knowledge and even less experience with how to live like this but for many of our great grandparents grew up exactly the way … [Read more...]
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Why Homesteading is NOT the Simple Life
Why do people always say that homesteading or living off grid is 'the simple life?' You ever notice that? As if the modern way of living is terribly complicated or overly intricate in some way that makes homesteading somehow less than difficult or less challenging. Homesteading … [Read more...]
What Does ‘Off Grid’ Really Mean?
The term "Off Grid" gets tossed around a lot in the homesteading, prepping, and survival communities but the actual definition of it can be a topic that sparks a heated debate. It seems that no one really agrees on the exact definition of "Off Grid" or "Off the Grid," as evidenced by a quick … [Read more...]
The 5 Stages New Preppers Go Through
There are cycles to everything in life, ebbing and flowing. Deciding that you want to change your lifestyle to a more prepared state can be exciting, fun, scary, thrilling, and drive you crazy from time to time. I'm not a 'new' prepper anymore but I'm also not an old hat. In my short time (4 … [Read more...]
Before You Buy: 10 Criteria for Buying Emergency Food
Emergency food is a booming industry. As Hollywood continues to produce shows such as "Doomsday Preppers" and National Geographic's "American Blackout," the prepper lifestyle is brought more into the mainstream. So often, these people are portrayed as nut jobs who are more extreme than the average … [Read more...]
The Bookshelf
Click on the book's picture to be directed to Amazon. Contains affiliate links. Aftermath: A Story of Survival, by LeAnn Edmondson. This fictional story is the result of a weekly story that was so popular, we made it into a book! It covers the story of Jimmy Walker, a retired military man who … [Read more...]