Here’s another guess the mystery preparedness item giveaway. The prize on this one is a fantastic assortment of reusable glow products from UVPaqlite. I did a review of some of UVPaqlite’s products, and since then have strategically placed them throughout the house so we can find our way around in the dark and used them […]
Last Week’s Winners and the Mystery Prep Item
The lucky winners for the giveaways last week were: Lindy B–$50 Gift card to Freeze Dry Guy Peggy N–4 Dozen Tattler reusable canning lids Jeanine F–Augason Farms Breakfast Pack All the winners have been contacted by email. The “Guess the Prep Item” giveaway answer was an N95 particulate mask, or you could just call it […]
ENDED Freeze Dry Guy Gift Cards Giveaway
To celebrate National Preparedness Month (and the fact that the blog was only down for a few hours today when our host site crashed), we’ve got another giveaway to help you get prepped. The Freeze Dry Guy has generously donated three more fifty dollar gift cards to spend on anything at his site. So in […]
ENDED Weekend Giveaway: Name That Prep Item
We have another giveaway today in honor of National Preparedness Month. This one will run through the weekend and end Sunday at midnight EST. The prize is a fabulous Breakfast 6 Pack from Augason Farms. And all you have to do to enter is guess the preparedness item in the picture. It’s a common item […]
ENDED Giveaway Kicking Off National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month and to celebrate and help raise your preparedness level, I’ve got some great contests and giveaways lined up this month. I have super blog sponsors and friends in the preparedness community helping with the prizes this month, so when you see a link over to a sponsor’s site, head on […]
Top Posts You May Have Missed
I’m out of town this week, so here’s a post of posts to give you something to chew on until I get back next week. These are the top posts so far this year, but they weren’t all written this year–some are from way back, so enjoy. Not Buying Doomsday? 10 Everyday Reasons to be […]
ENDED Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag Book Giveaway
Creek Stewart from Willow Haven Outdoor recently sent me two autographed copies of his new book, Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag to give away to a couple of my readers. I’ll be reviewing this book on Friday, but we’re getting started on the giveaway right now. Entering to win is really easy–just “like” Food […]
News of Note
Here are a few items of note for you: I have added a Prepper Events page to the top menu bar of the site. On this page, I’ll have a listing of any fairs, expos, events, etc. related to self reliance, preparedness, outdoor skills, or survival. If you are organizing such an event or know […]
Totally Random Updates
Just a quick post today with some updates, some of which I’ll be expanding upon later, but no time today. We got our new bees for the hive last Sunday. We’re trying this bee thing again only this time we’re reading the book and hopefully things will go better. Fun pictures of the bee hiving […]
Sneak Peak at March 6th Doomsday Preppers Episode: Nine Meals Away From Anarchy
National Geographic’s series, Doomsday Preppers is now in its 5th week and I once again got to preview an upcoming episode for you all. Have you been keeping up with the Preppers? The episode “Nine Meals Away From Anarchy” airs this Tuesday March 6th, and features some pretty unique individuals. The format remains the same–Preppers […]




