No matter where you live in the world, you’re probably familiar with cockroaches and what a pain they can be when they invade your home. In a SHTF situation, cockroaches will thrive in abandoned homes and buildings which means they may become even more of a problem for everyone as they multiply unchecked Roaches carry disease, can contaminate surfaces in…
We all know doing laundry at home certainly contributes to higher utility costs for water and electric or gas. Whether to save money, skip the dreaded laundromat trips, be more eco friendly, or simply as an alternative method of doing laundry during a power outage, many people are turning to low-tech laundry methods like the breathing mobile washer. For those…
Hey Pack. It has been another busy week here on our survival homestead. Most of the preps this week have involved harvesting wild plants to preserve or make salve and infusions with, and gardening. I made plantain salve this week. It is super easy to make and can be used on insect bites and stings, snake bites, poison ivy, as…
The items you carry in your EDC, your GHB, or your BOB can vary significantly from one individual to the next. Part of this is due to differences in knowledge, skill level, budget, and geographic conditions. Crisis situations, both minor and major, happen to people all around the world on a daily basis and I would venture to say that…
Snake Bites are a ‘Global Health Priority’! In May 2018 the World Health Organisation passed a new resolution that made snake bites a global priority. This international body says it is in response to the number of medical complications that arise in the aftermath of attacks. It is estimated that there are over 5 million snake bites a year with…
Believe it or not, prepping has become more and more mainstream over the last decade. Increasingly more people are worried about what the future could hold. This fear is driving more people to look for ways to be prepared to protect their families and to survive if life as we know it is altered by some major crisis. Because of…
Hey Pack! We finally had a week without storms on our survival retreat. It still rained some in the evenings, which caused a big waste of hay on some area farms that had baled. I am so concerned about the availability and price this year. But we were also super productive. The only prepping purchases we made this week were…
Hey everyone, I don’t typically comment about politics, but I just had to share this mind-blowing email I got today from a reader. She says: Could you just stick to prepping topics and stay out of politics on your blog? I find value in your articles but the politics are offensive., Not all preppers are right wing zealots. Your picture…
Whether you’ve always called it “duck” tape or “duct” tape, this waterproof adhesive tape has existed since the early 1940’s. First manufactured by the Permacel division of Johnson and Johnson, to meet the needs of the military, it was called “DUCK” tape because of its waterproof feature. But by the mid-1940’s, “duck” tape was being used to seal leaky aluminum…
Hello, Pack. This week we actually had multiple days where it only rained briefly. The ground is still too soft to work in the garden and bale hay, but signs of improvement are at least on the horizon… maybe. Our dwarf banana plants and elderberry trees are coming along beautifully. The tomato plants are struggling a little bit, but growing…