News — Preparedness
I travel for work a fair amount
On average, I spend one week a month on the road. During the busiest times, I’ll spend 5 out of six weeks traveling the United States with the occasional trip abroad. Through my travels, I’ve walked the streets of London, sweated over a plate of hot fried chicken in Nashville, and walked around the Acropolis. These are not experiences I get around my hometown. The tough part is that I need to be away from home to get these experiences. Home is where I’m safe. Home is where my supplies are. I recently took a “Counter Custody” class from Ed...
The preps we stockpile are only an asset if they are in good working order, and we know how to use them
Making a prepper inventory and updating it at least annually (but more ideally on a seasonal basis) will ensure that: all stockpiled canned goods and the like are still in date; fuel is still of a usable quality; gear has not been ruined by rodents or moisture; skills are not only honed but cross-trained among the folks in your survival tribe; Rotating food stuff with a long shelf life out of our pantries, basements, and bugout bags ensure it will not be wasted, or worse yet, rancid when we need it the most. Water and fuel do not have an...