Now that the weather is finally warming up in much of the country, we’re going to be seeing a lot more bugs again. Some of us will occasionally Read More
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A bicycle with a trailer could save your life!
More and more people these days are preparing for the types of crises that have occurred in recent years (tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, etc.) and for the ones Read More
safety
They don’t know their butts from a hole in the ground.
As if we didn’t have enough problems caused by weather-related events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, snowstorms, droughts and flooding. Now we need to start worrying about the Read More
government
Roughing it? Sorry, you’re not up to code.
UPDATE: Since the time this blog post was written, there has been legal movement on this situation. Eustace Conway’s issues with the North Carolina Building Code Council received Read More
Food
Gardening and Landscaping in the High Desert
Frank’s Intro You know, sometimes it can really feel like I’m “swimming upstream” as I pursue living a more independent, self-sufficient life. Some obstacles can just seem too Read More
Food
Top 10 Items Sold Out After Crisis
Which foods will be impossible to get after a disaster? The other day I got to thinking about how weather-related disasters are on the upswing, not just around Read More
Food
Simple tricks to keeping stuff cold without much electricity.
One of my favorite country song titles is, “I Want a Beer as Cold as My Ex-Wife’s Heart.” It reminds me that there are ways to keep food Read More
government
Why do we keep weakening ourselves in the midst of threats?
Remember that TV series series Lost in Space? Whenever the Robinson family’s robot heard something illogical, it would say “That does not compute,” and it quickly became part Read More
government
1.6 billion reasons to stockpile bullets.
Buying in bulk is usually a good way to save money. It’s also an excellent preparedness strategy. So, is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) buying well over Read More
Food
YIKES…some foods aren’t so healthy after all.
In the 1973 Woody Allen comedy Sleeper, Woody wakes up 200 years in the future and learns that a lot of things have changed, including that certain foods Read More
