It’s Chow Time: How to Cook Off-Grid

If the grid goes down for a couple of hours, it’s usually not a big deal. But if the outage goes on for a day or more, you might be looking to make more than dry cereal for lunch or dinner. Fortunately, there are several options for off-grid cooking. As a bonus, you probably have…

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Common Sense EDC

What Every Day Carry items do you keep with you?

For those not familiar with the acronym, EDC stands for Everyday Carry. It refers to the gear you keep with you on a regular basis. For some, it consists of items you grab before you head out the door to work or running errands. For others, it’s more along the lines of if you’re awake,…

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Food Storage for Beginners

Food storage for beginners

Being able to feed your family during bad times is arguably one of the chief concerns of anyone who begins to venture down the preparedness path. It might even be the impetus to get the ball rolling in the first place. There are many reasons why you might be forced for a period of time…

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The Death File

How to create a death file

My dad passed away in 2019. It wasn’t any sort of surprise, as his health had been declining for several months. I tried bringing up his last wishes and such a few times in the year or two prior to his death, and he wanted nothing to do with it. He told me where to…

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