Want to become a homesteader, or a prepper or survivalist? There is one thing that matters above all others. It can make you or it will most certainly break you before you even realize it has happened – and that one thing is your own MINDSET. How you see the world and yourself in it […]
Read moreThis world is NOT a stable place – nor is it any longer as safe as it once was. Those days are gone. Prepare yourself for the new realities of daily survival. Being an alarmist serves no real purpose – and neither does being naive or stupid about the current realities of […]
Read moreWhen I was a kid growing up, for several years I lived on a family farm. Every year we planted a large garden and it produced far more than we could ever eat and it did it easily year after year after year. The bulk of that garden was built on hay bales that were […]
Read moreCan you Afford to Stay Home Right Now? Every day I talk to people who are scared and concerned to one extent or another. Some not very concerned at all and some who are practically terrified and you can see the fear in their eyes and hear it in every word they say. Many tell […]
Read moreToby Keith’s song “How Do You Like Me Now” is ringing in my ears as I write this article. The same sentiment applies to everyone who made fun of prepping, homesteading and survivalism – and if you get it you get it. If you haven’t figured it out yet – WAKE UP NOW before it […]
Read moreYou do not need to have special gear and expensive stuff to start prepping right now. Just start with simple and affordable stuff available at any grocery store or even most dollar type stores. Get some extra cases of bottled water – and start getting cheap but easy to fix and filling food. Start with […]
Read moreThe question is a matter of when – not a matter of if. You will absolutely experience a crisis and chances are you will be tested by many in your lifetime. Reality and is what it is like it or not – and it’s just the way things are. That means you will be far […]
Read moreThere is something very calming and practical about having significant food and water reserves. Whether it is a natural disaster that results in a multi-day power outage or the threat of store shelves being bare or inaccessible for any number or potential reasons – when you have adequate reserves you don’t have to worry so […]
Read moreAccording to who? Read anything I have ever written and you know much about me really quickly – and one thing you realize is that I am big on independence and freedom and very much against just going with the flow. Defiance is in my DNA – and I LIKE IT like that. I suggest […]
Read moreWill you be ready when it happens? It is not a matter of IF – but rather a question of WHEN and for how long. This is not gloom and doom conspiracy theory apocalyptic stuff either, it’s just the hard cold truth of real life. Every year we have storms. Motorists lose control and crash […]
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