Tag: Preparedness

Does Your Home Need a Generator? What to Know Before You Buy

Almost everything in our civilization is electrically powered: lighting, entertainment, communication, security, heating/cooling, cooking, food refrigeration, finance, medical facilities, etc. Since we rely on electricity, we can’t live without it. But every year, millions of households and businesses are affected by power outages, from just a few seconds, requiring the resetting of digital clocks, to…


A Beginner’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness: 10 Steps Anyone Can—and Should—Take to Prepare for Unexpected Emergencies

There’s no telling when Armageddon will occur, and there’s yet to be a date scheduled for the zombie invasion. However, from natural disasters to potential shortages, events far more likely have taken over the news headlines, and it’s time to pay attention and prepare. However, many people have no idea where to start on the…


A Well-Rounded Pantry: Maximizing Nutrition in Your Food Storage

Traditional emergency food storage advice usually centers around amassing buckets of wheat, white rice, and canned food. In a pinch, you could survive on basics such as these, but the lack of essential nutrients can have devastating results over time. In everyday life, we typically get all the nutrients our bodies need. As a result,…


Food Storage Smarts: Tips to Protect, Prolong Your Family’s Long-Term Supply

An emergency food supply is no longer something unusual. More families across the country are filling cupboards, closets, and under-the-bed spaces with canned food, buckets of wheat, and more, literally grocery shopping for the future. A food storage pantry customized to your family’s tastes and needs is worth the effort. Keep track of your family’s…


Preparing for Food Shortages? Bulk Up the Pantry—but Also Your Mind, Community, and Spirit

Right now, hard times are knocking at the door of many American households. Inflation is breaking the budgets of poor and middle-class families. The cost of gasoline and groceries has mushroomed, forcing some consumers to abandon their vacation plans or change their eating habits. Broken supply chains have pushed up prices for many items, when…


How to Stock Up Your Food Pantry in a Time of Shortages, Inflation

Grocery shopping is a chore or a fun adventure, depending on your viewpoint, but rising prices and shortages have added a lot of stress to this unavoidable task. Due to inflation and shortages, millions of Americans are quietly building their own food storage pantries to sustain their families in a time of growing uncertainty. How…


Prepping for Medical Emergencies When No Help Is Coming

CAMDEN, Tenn.—Almost everyone, even those who are focused on preparedness, are “woefully” unprepared medically, said Jake Drumm, a former paramedic and founder of Drumm Emergency Solutions. “Most people think they should just buy a big ol’ first aid kit and they’re done,” he said at a self-reliance festival in Tennessee on June 12. Drumm says…