Sometimes the most useful items for survival are not found on the camping aisle of your local big box store. They aren’t even found in dedicated stores like REI or Gander Mountain. The most useful items are those with multiple purposes for the survivor. It’s those items that can be used in a variety of […]
April 17, 2012
My Mistakes Before I list what I feel are the pros and cons of owning geese, let me say that in retrospect, I should have done some things differently. I did not anticipate what a pain in the neck it would be if they imprinted on me. That was my first mistake. If I were […]
April 16, 2012
As you have probably noticed from previous posts, I am a student of edible and medicinal plants. I was delighted to find out there is a whole magazine called The Herb Companion devoted to those topics. I put a subscription for it on my Christmas wish list and my mother kindly gave me one. After […]
April 14, 2012
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
April 13, 2012
Winter is rapidly yielding to spring and work on our new root cellar continues. The progress has been slower than we had originally hoped, but we’re still scheduled to have it completed prior to the first cold weather crops maturing. We’re eager to begin shifting many of our prepping supplies from the nooks and crannies […]
April 12, 2012
Long time readers may remember me mentioning last spring that we were extending our animal menagerie and experimenting with ducks and geese. A few months back, I posted some good arguments for including ducks in your preparedness plans. In two posts, I want to share our experiences raising geese. We Were Goosed Most people have […]
April 11, 2012
You’ve seen the look. You know the one you get when you attempt to share with a family member or to a close personal friend the reasons you prep. They want to be polite; they don’t want to seem harsh or judgmental. They are your friends, after all. But they don’t share your beliefs about […]
April 10, 2012
The following article has been contributed by fellow prepper Barbara Billig, author of “The Nuclear Catastrophe”. It has been published with permission of the author. It does not necessarily represent the views of PreppingToSurvive.com. DUST by Jackie Druga This fiction novel is based on an occurrence that hopefully will never happen – nuclear missiles unexpectedly […]
April 9, 2012
Does owning a computer make you a computer programmer? Of course not. What about standing in a kitchen? Does that make you a chef? Nope; definitely not. And despite what some people may think, owning a handgun does not make you a criminal or a murderer. The same principles hold true for preppers. Getting Started […]
April 8, 2012
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, […]
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April 18, 2012
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