Boston: A Wake-Up Call For Patriots Everywhere
I am not one to engage in conspiracy notions regarding the recent Boston Marathon bombing. I have heard theories concerning the facts and have seen the photographs that seem to…
Category Archives: The Prepper’s Wife
Life from the perspective of the spouse of a Prepper.
The Many Benefits of Raising Chickens
Our family finally took the plunge and invested in baby chicks. My husband and I have talked about getting chickens for years and, honestly, I don’t know what took us…
After the Freeze-Dried Food is Gone
What happens when you have eaten through all your supplies of dehydrated, canned, and stored food? Even the most optimistic among us should not begin eating on your stores of…
A Killer Lurking In Your Pantry
For Pi Day this year, I decided to make my family an apple pie to celebrate the obscure and nerdy mathematical holiday. We had canned apples from last fall and…
Fit to Survive? Don’t Be the Weakest Link
The sole purpose of prepping is to prepare for survival in the event of a cataclysmic event. As a prepper, you stock your pantry full of non-perishable food, arrange for…
How To Test Your Family’s Survival Skills
Are you looking for a challenging way to put your family’s survival skills and teamwork to the test? Nothing will assess the grit and endurance of your loved ones better…
10 Tips For Taking A Woman To The Range
The first gun I ever shot was a double-barrel shotgun. I was 15 years old and my best friend’s older brother had set up two liter soda bottles outside for…
Prepared For… Boredom?
Food and water, check. Emergency and first aid supplies, check. Water purification system, extra clothing, and shelter, check. The ultimate prepper has gathered and stored everything needed to keep themselves,…
If You Like It Then You Better Put A Label On It
We have all heard the story about the poor kids whose lemonade stand was shut down by local government. Late night comedians joked about it, news programs didn’t quite know…
Are You the Grasshopper or the Ant?
Who doesn’t like to say I told you so? I mean really, honestly, deep down in your soul. Maybe not even uttering the words, but having a look that says,…
Library Joins The Preparedness Movement With Seed Swap
At the public library in Basalt, Colorado you can check out more than books. This library and several others popping up across the nation are promoting seed swapping. It is…
Chimp Island
Let me preface my argument by saying that I love all animals. Except maybe rabid ones. I don’t swerve to hit kittens and I always break for squirrels even when…
The Reluctant Wife of a Prepper
It all began with a pantry. My husband decided we should make space for a large pantry. I was thrilled with the prospect of gaining more space for storage. In…
