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7 Ways City Prepping Is Different Than Country Prepping

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: April 21, 2020

7 Ways City Prepping Is Different Than Country Prepping

I used to have that idyllic country lifestyle that most preppers dream about. Chickens, goats, acreage, a ...

I used to have that idyllic country lifestyle that most preppers dream about. Chickens, goats, acreage, a creek running through the backyard, and most of all, seclusion. It was wonderful. I learned so ...

April 21, 2020
| by Daisy Luther

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Trump Signs Ambitious EMP Preparedness Executive Order

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: April 13, 2019

Trump Signs Ambitious EMP Preparedness Executive Order

After years of the government blowing off concerns about an electromagnetic pulse, President Trump has si ...

After years of the government blowing off concerns about an electromagnetic pulse, President Trump has signed an executive order that will put EMP preparedness in the hands of the White House. What’s ...

April 13, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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How to Feed Your Family When You’re Flat Broke

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: February 09, 2019

How to Feed Your Family When You’re Flat Broke

Feeding your family when you’re flat broke isn’t easy but it can be done. What would you do if you ...

Feeding your family when you’re flat broke isn’t easy but it can be done. What would you do if you suddenly need to prepare for a lean month ahead on a tight budget? Imagine you only had $400 or ...

February 09, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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How to Get Prepped This Year with Just 5 Tasks a Month

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: January 15, 2019

How to Get Prepped This Year with Just 5 Tasks a Month

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to make this the year that you get better prepared? If it is, we’ve ...

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to make this the year that you get better prepared? If it is, we’ve got you covered. You can easily and inexpensively get prepped by doing just five tasks per mon ...

January 15, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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How to Make Easy Homemade Pasta (No Eggs)

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: January 14, 2019

How to Make Easy Homemade Pasta (No Eggs)

Easy homemade pasta can be yours – and very inexpensively! This can be a fun family project if you have ...

Easy homemade pasta can be yours – and very inexpensively! This can be a fun family project if you have kids, too. And the taste? There is absolutely no comparison to that dry stuff in the box! Our ...

January 14, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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Make 2019 the Year You Learn Stuff

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: January 13, 2019

Make 2019 the Year You Learn Stuff

Instead of coming up with all sorts of intense resolutions that will totally change everything (until you ...

Instead of coming up with all sorts of intense resolutions that will totally change everything (until you stop doing them in a week or so) what if you did something different this year? What if you vo ...

January 13, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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The 10 Daily Habits of Prepared People

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: January 12, 2019

The 10 Daily Habits of Prepared People

For some people, preparedness is about the big things: the well-stocked retreat home, buying yet another ...

For some people, preparedness is about the big things: the well-stocked retreat home, buying yet another firearm, or getting a super-fancy generator. While these things can certainly be classified as ...

January 12, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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How to Feed a Family for a Month from Your Stockpile

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: January 11, 2019

How to Feed a Family for a Month from Your Stockpile

There are all sorts of situations that can have you eating from your stockpile for a month or so. Maybe ...

There are all sorts of situations that can have you eating from your stockpile for a month or so. Maybe you have an unexpected expense that means a weekly trip to the store is out of the question. Ma ...

January 11, 2019
| by Daisy Luther

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Is Sociopathy An Advantage Or Disadvantage In Survival?

Author: Brandon Smith
|Date: December 16, 2018

Is Sociopathy An Advantage Or Disadvantage In Survival?

(Alt-Market) Have you ever met someone face-to-face that seemed relatively normal at first, but after a s ...

(Alt-Market) Have you ever met someone face-to-face that seemed relatively normal at first, but after a short time they began to reveal odd and disturbing character traits? They showed an inability to ...

December 16, 2018
| by Brandon Smith

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What Will YOU Be Like When the SHTF?

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: December 15, 2018

What Will YOU Be Like When the SHTF?

Did you ever wonder, deep down in that secret place where you question yourself, how you would behave in ...

Did you ever wonder, deep down in that secret place where you question yourself, how you would behave in an all-out SHTF catastrophe? Would you take charge like some kind of superhero? Would you hide ...

December 15, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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Why Understanding the Brutal Reality of the SHTF Could Save Your Life

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: November 24, 2018

Why Understanding the Brutal Reality of the SHTF Could Save Your Life

There’s something incredibly important for your survival that a lot of folks aren’t doing. I’ve written b ...

There’s something incredibly important for your survival that a lot of folks aren’t doing. I’ve written before about overriding your body’s natural urge to freeze in panic when something terrible happ ...

November 24, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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A Reality Check for Those Who Plan to Start Prepper Homestead AFTER the SHTF

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: November 10, 2018

A Reality Check for Those Who Plan to Start Prepper Homestead AFTER the SHTF

Lots of preppers are convinced that they’re going to “live off the land” should the world as we know it c ...

Lots of preppers are convinced that they’re going to “live off the land” should the world as we know it come tumbling down around our ears. Seed banks are stockpiled, books are purchased, and people a ...

November 10, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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DIY Emergency Lights From Solar Yard Lights

Author: Gaye Levy
|Date: November 09, 2018

DIY Emergency Lights From Solar Yard Lights

When it comes to emergency lighting, flashlights and lanterns rule. The problem, however, is that they r ...

When it comes to emergency lighting, flashlights and lanterns rule. The problem, however, is that they require a power source, be it batteries, propane, or some other type of fuel. There are candles ...

November 09, 2018
| by Gaye Levy

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How to Survive an Earthquake

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: November 07, 2018

How to Survive an Earthquake

If you were caught up in the midst of a massive earthquake – the kind that takes down buildings and buckl ...

If you were caught up in the midst of a massive earthquake – the kind that takes down buildings and buckles roads – would you know what to do? I’m not talking about a minor temblor that shakes a glass ...

November 07, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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Are You Prepared for Lockdown? How to Stay Safe When All Hell Breaks Loose in America

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: November 06, 2018

Are You Prepared for Lockdown? How to Stay Safe When All Hell Breaks Loose in America

Tensions are incredibly high in the United States right now. I realized that over the past three years, I ...

Tensions are incredibly high in the United States right now. I realized that over the past three years, I’ve written that they’re “at an all-time high” far too many times. So, I’ll just say, they’re h ...

November 06, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed by All the Terrible Events Going On In the World

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: November 04, 2018

What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed by All the Terrible Events Going On In the World

Looking at the news lately is bound to hit you right in the feelings. It’s almost impossible not to be ov ...

Looking at the news lately is bound to hit you right in the feelings. It’s almost impossible not to be overwhelmed by it all. There are so many terrible things happening. Massacres in places of worshi ...

November 04, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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What to Eat When You’re Broke

Author: Daisy Luther
|Date: November 03, 2018

What to Eat When You’re Broke

The lower your income is, the more difficult it is to be particular about what you feed your family. This ...

The lower your income is, the more difficult it is to be particular about what you feed your family. This probably isn’t an earth-shattering revelation to anyone, but if you feel like experimenting, t ...

November 03, 2018
| by Daisy Luther

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