There is no shortage of quality .22 pistols on the market today, and there is seemingly a model and accompanying variant that can suit any task or purpose. From intricately crafted Olympic-grade free pistols that can produce hair-splitting accuracy to ruggedized, optic ready fullsize handguns that closely replicate their service caliber counterparts. The only possible explanation for not finding the…
Hello, fellow preppers. I hope you have also had a productive week prepping. Here on our survival homestead we got a lot done both inside and out. Our spring gardening plans are moving along nicely. One cold snap threatened our fruit grove, but we covered all of the trees and bushes, and they appear to have gotten through the night…
Natural disasters. Large-scale warfare. Global pandemics. These are just some of the many things that can upend life as we know it, which is why we preppers know that we need to plan ahead for when things get real. But, while many of us spend countless hours stockpiling food and supplies and preparing our homes for disaster, economic crises can…
Tinder and kindling are two items that are essentials in most preppers fire building kit, and you hear both words used often. There are all kinds of tinder and kidling out there from commercial products to homemade products, to items foraged from the woods. However, what is the difference between tinder and kindling? Tinder is a thin, dry, and lightweight…
Hello Pack. It has been an exciting and productive week here on our survival homestead. There are many downsides to having a lack of work because of the ongoing disaster, but that does leave more time for on the farm work that ramps up this time of year anyway. Thanks to the extra time off and good weather, we did…
You can ask any prepper what they are most worried about, what they are most concerned with preparing for, and chances are they will respond what’s an answer about some kind of natural disaster. That is with good reason: natural disasters are one of those things that we just cannot stop. We can forestall or avoid completely threats arriving in…
For preppers of all stripes, the concept of a takedown firearm has considerable appeal. Perhaps it is the notion of keeping a rifle in a bag, compartment or other space that you normally could not fit one in. Some others see no need for a more conventional firearm when the only expected use is in an emergency situation. Still, others…
If you have spent any amount of time looking around general survival and prepping websites, forums and in other readiness-centric communities I have no doubt you will have seen several terms tossed around on the subject of luggage, specifically terms like the ubiquitous BOB, or bug-out bag, and GHB, or Get-Home Bag. Oftentimes, these terms are used interchangeably in prepper…
Hello Pack. I hope you all are surviving the pandemic just fine. My life has really not changed at all. I work from home, prefer to spend as close to 100% of the time on our farm after years of running to coaching and community commitments for decades, and the three brick and mortar businesses I frequent (Dollar General, Tractor…
Having a stockpile of food is a must for any prepper, but just because you have a lot of food doesn’t mean you have a lot of the right food. In fact, the kinds of food that you choose to store in your stockpile can make a huge difference in a true emergency. For the most part, peppers try to…