Posts by Ash Duncan
What Are the 10 Easiest Medicinal Plants to Grow?
What could be better than having medicine as close as your backyard? That dream could be yours, even if you don’t have a green thumb. In this article, we’ll talk about the easiest medicinal plants to grow. No yard for a garden? Don’t despair! Many of these plants can also be put in a container…
Read MoreWhat to Keep in Your Trauma Medical Kit
Do you carry a trauma medical kit in case of an accident or a mass casualty event? If not, it’s an addition you might consider making to your home or vehicle emergency kit. What should you have in your trauma medical kit? Well, before you even begin building a trauma medical kit, the first thing…
Read MoreThe Secrets to Hiding Preps in Plain Sight
With homes getting smaller, family members moving in together, and money getting tighter, many people are wondering where on earth they’re going to stash a stockpile. After all, you don’t want everyone who peeks inside your living room to see that you have food and gear everywhere. Never fear! Here are the secrets to hiding…
Read MoreStart Developing a Barter Mindset Right Now
You don’t have to wait until the SHTF to start developing a barter mindset. You can do that right now. And, it’s probably wise, given the economic circumstances and supply chain shortages that are springing up all over the place. What Is Bartering? Bartering is a transaction that doesn’t involve money but instead trading one…
Read MoreHow to Survive Inflation: Spend or Save?
If you’ve purchased anything from anywhere over the past few months, you know that rampant inflation is here, and it’s destroying budgets across the country. You may be wondering, what’s the best way to survive inflation, spend or save your money? In this article, we’ll take a look at both strategies as we go…
Read MorePrepper Medical Supplies: OTC Meds
To be ready for any emergency, whether it’s hunkering down, bugging out, or the dreaded common cold, you should keep an assortment of prepper medical supplies on hand. One surefire way to make a bad situation worse is feeling under the weather, so having supplies to treat the symptoms of common ailments will make things…
Read MoreHeating with Wood: Emergency Home Heating for Beginners
So, you plan on heating with wood as a backup to your oil furnace, electric heat, pellet stove, or another primary heating method? Maybe you’ve just moved into a home with a wood-burning fireplace or wood stove. Perhaps you are installing a wood-burning stove in your existing home. Either way, bring on the blizzard because you’re…
Read More50 Inexpensive Barter Items for SHTF
Sometimes we forget to remember that we might one day face a world in which money means a lot less than it does now. In a desperate society, inexpensive barter items could be worth more than gold if you happen to have what others need. While it’s more important to stock up for yourself, once…
Read MoreNatural Disaster Food: Eat Healthy During an Emergency
Many people have special diets and have an interest in natural disaster food. If that’s you, and you usually eat a healthy diet, you probably look at most emergency food and shudder at the number of unpronounceable ingredients. The truth is, you can choose natural foods for disaster preparedness instead of highly processed canned or…
Read More10 Skills Female Preppers Should Have That Aren’t About Food
The niches of prepping and survival sometimes seem like a man’s world, what with all the guns, camo, and armchair warriors that proliferate in comments sections and forums. But you might be surprised to find out that recent demographics show that female preppers make up one-third of those who identify as prepared, and that number…
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