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The words “road less traveled” (paraphrased from Robert Frost’s poem) may conjure up a bucolic image of a crooked dirt road leading off into the wooded countryside on a pleasant sunny day.  And that would be a nice mind-picture to dwell on. I could wax philosophical and pull out phrases like “stopping to smell the […]

I had an experience a few days ago that I want to share with you. I think it is probably pretty typical of “American thinking” these days, but I’d like to hear your feedback too. My Experience I was in line at a StuffMart, putting my carefully planned tax-free purchases on the conveyor belt while […]

You’ve been reading this site (and others) and you’ve heard the alarming reports in the news, but you’ve been busy and just couldn’t seem to get started in your preparedness.  Or, you’ve taken some concrete steps (you have a rain barrel to collect water and you’ve started buying extra non-perishables each month) but you live […]

Apparently, Tractor Supply Company is having an unadvertised sale for preparedness items.  I am a bargain hunter by nature, so I always give at least a glance to the clearance sections of just about anywhere I shop.  Look at some of the fantastic things in the clearance bin now. When the world is a different […]

When some people think of prepping, it conjures images of strange people wearing tinfoil hats huddled in a shelter while they wait for the mothership to return. For others, thoughts of a recluse living in a one room shack in the middle of rural Montana comes to mind. But neither of those thoughts capture the […]

For many things, change can be good. Changes brought about by progress can provide many benefits. Advances in medicine have saved countless lives and have improved the quality of life for many others. Cars have gotten safer, science has advanced our understanding, and more information is now readily available than ever before. But in areas of […]

How long would it take for the foundations of society to begin to erode once the conveniences that we take for granted, that we depend on, are no longer available? What if the electricity was suddenly switched off? What if clean, drinkable water became a scarcity within a week? What if food was rationed and […]

Americans depend more on Federal aid than ever. This was the title of a recent article in USAToday by Dennis Cauchon. In it, Cauchon shared some enlightening, even shocking, information about just how much Americans depend on the largess of the government. Increased Federal Assistance There have been sharp increases to the amount of federal money given […]

Preppers often go to great lengths preparing for most every scenario imaginable. From the classic woodland sole survival situation to the urban chaos resulting from a natural disaster, preppers take comfort in knowing that they are prepared to meet the survival challenge head on. A Personal Disaster But not all disasters are so grandiose. In fact […]

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 […]