Category: Articles

Clean Water as a Barter Item

Clean Water as a Barter Item Russ Michaud – www.homespunenvironmental.com Everyone agrees that water is a must have essential at the top of the list for survival preparations. It is prudent to have a back up source of potable water in case of temporary infrastructure problems and natural disasters. Usually this is in the form…
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September 9, 2015 1

New to Prepping? Hiking, The Best Thing You Can Do!

New to Prepping? Here’s why Hiking is The Best Thing You Can Do A lot of newbie preppers start out with buying things. Emergency food, water, survival knives, bug out bags… who hasn’t felt safer after buying some preps. In reality, this is the worst thing you can do as a newbie prepper. You buy…
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August 29, 2015 0

Stockpile Your Bug Out Location?

Stockpile Your Bug Out Location? Dan F. Sullivan For some reason, not a lot of people talk about this very important yet crucial aspect of prepping. Everyone’s got food and water in their pantry, in their bug out bags but no one seems to care whether or not they have any preps at their bug…
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August 7, 2015 0

Talking Fiction!

Talking Fiction DJ Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” Like DJ Cooper, BC Lauer writes post-apocalyptic fiction and is the other Author scheduled to hang out for the Limo Contest Special Guest – BC Lauer – Live Streaming Show This week DJ Cooper has special guest BC Lauer, Author of the political post-apocalyptic fiction novel “I overthrew the…
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August 5, 2015 0

6 Tips to Lay Low Post-SHTF

6 Tips to Lay Low Post-SHTF Everyone knows that, when disaster strikes, keeping your family, your guns and your stockpile safe is crucial. The first few weeks, when stores will be empty and food will be scarce, there are going to be a lot of people who will do anything to get food, water or…
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July 20, 2015 1

Societal Collapse, A Fiction Interview

Are You Prepared For Societal Collapse – A Fiction Interview Karen Lynn “Lil’ Suburban Homestead” This week Karen Lynn interviews prepper fiction authors Bobby Akart who is also blog owner of Freedom Preppers, contributing writer at America’s Preppers Network, and Steve Konkoly who has a strong military background and Author of several books. Karen Lynn…
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June 30, 2015 0

Choosing Your EDC Items!

Choosing Your EDC Items Choosing your everyday carry gear is not trivial as you might think. It might seem that way but why waste hundreds of dollars and end up throwing away some of the stuff you buy, when you could be getting the right thing from the get go? Now, I’ve written a megalist…
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June 4, 2015 0

7 Comfort Foods You Need to Stockpile Right Now

7 Comfort Foods You Need to Stockpile Right Now! I’m just gonna go ahead and say it: comfort foods should not be stored for your own comfort only. They make excellent post-collapse bartering items. Most of them require no cooking, only a good storage place. The only thing you need to consider is the shelf…
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May 11, 2015 0

Live Simply, Consciously, and Deliberately

Live Simply, Consciously, and Deliberately When I woke this morning and began my daily task, I began thinking on simplicity and what it really means to “Live Simply”.  When you look back over time, when folks really did live a simple life they had only what they needed to survive.  Simple food, simple clothing, and…
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May 3, 2015 0

How Many Disasters are You Prepping For?

How Many Disasters are You Prepping For? The reason I’m asking is this: too many preppers are getting ready for TEOTWAWKI yet they don’t concern themselves with natural disasters that claim American lives each and every year. This got me thinking so I started to do a little digging to see just how prepared most…
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April 20, 2015 0

Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees

Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees Author: Stephanie Dayle Making Sugar Without Bees or Trees It started like this.  In my quest for self-sufficiency, I wanted to have the ability to produce my own sugar if need be.  I planned on adding bees to the farmstead this last spring – but ‘we’ spent money…
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April 10, 2015 0

Another “Why” Preparing is Essential

Another “Why” Preparing is Essential Many Preppers believe that the most likely reason they will be using their stored goods will be a natural disaster.  It may happen.  But let me tell you what I believe is the most likely purpose those goods will need to be used; widespread financial crisis. The food that preppers have…
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November 15, 2014 2

Wood stove, remedy creosote problems

Wood stove, remedy creosote problems by Paul Stevens Resolving creosote and other safety considerations in wood burning stoves and fireplaces. If your wood stove chimney is creating a serious creosote problem, you are probably encountering cold air hitting the outside of the chimney and cooling the gases down too quickly before they escape into the air.…
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November 3, 2014 1