Preppers are often viewed as doomsayers who see disaster lurking just behind every headline and underneath every rock. We’re accused of seeing flu pandemics, financial collapses, and rioting in the streets at every turn. What a miserable bunch we must be, they say. But that’s an incomplete picture. Preppers have many reasons to rejoice. There is […]
April 22, 2011
Preparedness is a mindset as much as anything else. Sure, it involves acquiring physical items to protect yourself from hunger or crime, but it is also a shift in thinking too. It is marked by considerations of the long term versus just the present, permanency and durability versus cheap and convenient. It is the constant […]
April 21, 2011
I’ve heard an amusing assessment of the difference between boys and girls. Girls are said to look at a dangerous situation and think, “I might get hurt,” and back away. Boys, by contrast, think, “I might not,” and plow ahead. I’ve seen some of that among my own children, but then again there are no […]
April 20, 2011
The nature of emergencies is such that when you need something, you need it NOW. In area with no cell coverage, traveling with a carload of kids is not the time to find out you have no spare tire as you stare at your flat and dusk approaches. With that in mind, we have tried […]
April 19, 2011
Whether it’s a campfire to roast marshmallows during an overnight hiking trip with your kids or a lifesaving fire that provides warmth during an unplanned survival scenario, the ability to make fire out of whatever supplies you happen to have available cannot be overstated as a requisite skill for the prepper. There are many techniques […]
April 18, 2011
We are sometimes cautioned in church that we ought not to worry about tomorrow, that sleepless nights are evidence of weak faith. While we are to cast our burdens upon Him and walk in faith, that is not the same thing as apathy or laziness. I have heard other Christians say that any form of […]
April 15, 2011
The national news seems to have the same themes every day now- the budget debate in Washington, who may run in the next presidential election, gas prices, radiation from Japan’s nuclear reactors, and wars on foreign soils with a smattering of violent crimes. It’s easy to get immune to what should be shocking news. The […]
April 14, 2011
In our modern lives of convenience foods and disposable everything, we give little thought to the long term. We get the cheap plastic gizmo and when it wears out, we get another. That kind of thinking is foolhardy because it assumes an endless supply of gizmos whenever we need them. We should not make that […]
April 13, 2011
Imagine that suddenly, without warning, all electronics stopped working. Everything with an integrated circuit board simply shutdown, inoperable for no apparent reason. Cellphones wouldn’t work. Neither would televisions and most home appliances. That wouldn’t really matter; the power would be out. Planes would fall from the sky, spotting the landscape with wreckages from commercial jets […]
April 12, 2011
In your mind’s eye image of the family farm. What comes to mind first? It’s a good bet that you see chickens pecking around a barnyard. They are part of that idyllic picture for good reason. The Benefits Of Poultry A flock of chickens can provide many benefits. A well-chosen breed of laying hens will […]
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