How fun is this??? How would you actually do if you had to head to the hills with your emergency kit? A group of Utah preppers is going to find out this spring with a 72 Hour KitCamp. The basic plan is to meet at a designated parking place, hike to the first night’s location […]
Crazy Week
I cannot believe it is Friday already again! This week has been a bit crazy with home and mom duties. I have been gathering stuff for my emergency notebooks and almost have all the originals I need in one place. Had to order my youngest’s birth certificate and got that now so I think it’s […]
Firearms Post
I was not going to delve into firearms for a while on this board, but was asked to guest post about it at Total Survivalist Libertarian Rantfest. Be forewarned, if you go to the post there, it is not a G rated blog–probably more of a PG13, but they have interesting discussions and one recently […]
72 Hour Emergency Kit Updates
I got together with a couple of friends last week and we hashed over our emergency kits. So now I’ve added a couple of things: mini scriptures, sunblock, purell (hand sanitizer), and some cash. I put all my liquid/lotions/soaps in snack size baggies to protect against leakage. I also updated my medications. Before, I had […]
Teach Your Children
This is a post for me. Maybe it will benefit some of you as well. :) How much should you involve your kids when doing self reliance/preparedness type activities? My opinion (of course every thing I write here is my opinion) is that they should be very involved. For example, our 72 hour emergency kits […]
Used vs. New Canning Lids
Here’s a quick post to answer a question my sister had: How can you tell the difference between used and new canning lids? There are a few ways to tell. First, the new ones are in a box and second, the used ones have the date sharpied on them :) However, if you used lids […]
Emergency Notebooks
I’m putting together a couple of notebooks (might turn into more). The first is a Grab and Go Emergency notebook with copies of important documents in it. I’m thinking to make a second copy and leave it at my mom’s house or something so if my house burns to the ground while I’m away, I […]
The Prepper Yard Sale or Thrift Store Shopping List
I love shopping at yard sales and thrift stores, and when I find one, I’m on the lookout for gear to help my preparedness efforts. Because most of the items you’ll find are used, always check the item’s condition well before buying. A $3.00 backpacking stove is useless if it doesn’t work. You never know […]
Why I Do This Crazy Stuff
Why do I do all this crazy stuff? There’s a few reasons I spend time and money on preparedness and self reliance. Here’s my first 3 reasons:I never want to have to look my kids in the eye and tell them I have nothing for them to eat or can’t do anything to keep them […]
HEAT!
When preparing for emergencies, some of the first considerations are clean water, food, shelter, and in cold climates like ours–heat. My main concern in this house has been heat. We have gas heat so if the gas flow is interrupted OR the electricity goes out, we have no heat and the place cools off in […]