After a long week of smokehouse duty and food storage chores, I am giving myself a short break. But I still have a few quick tips to keep your pantry and gear squared away until I am back next Monday.
Nothing will remind you how fragile daily life is quite like standing over a half-cooked pot roast when the lights flicker off. This week I am talking about old-school tricks and modern backups for keeping supper on the table when the grid decides to take the night off.
This week I’m talking about the less glamorous side of prepping, the stuff that is not shiny gear or buckets of rice but the everyday items that turn into gold when you suddenly can’t find them. Around here in Missouri, I have learned the hard way that the smallest things can make or break your comfort.
Last week’s frost rolled in a lot quicker than I expected and it reminded me of a few gaps in my own setup here in Missouri. I want to share some practical steps that helped me get back on track so you don’t end up scrambling like I did.
This week I’m talking about water, and not just the kind you turn on at the tap. I’ll share exactly how I store mine down in the basement here in Missouri, what containers I trust, and the little mistakes I’ve made that you can skip right over.
Sometimes getting prepared means buying beans, rice, and flashlight batteries without the neighbors thinking you’re building a bunker in the backyard. This week I’ll tell you how I’ve managed to squirrel away months’ worth of supplies here in Missouri while keeping Darlene from rolling her eyes too hard.
A deep dive into stabilizers, safety cans, rotation schedules, and why my wife Darlene banned me from using the laundry room for fuel experiments.
This week I am talking about the night I learned raccoons can open a cooler better than I can, how that led to me stocking up on peanut butter, and a few things I have been stashing away in the basement that Darlene swears I will never use but I know better.
Folks think buying a generator makes them prepared, but I’ll show you why that’s just the start of the story.
This week I’m diving into what really happens when the power goes out and stays out, and how folks like you and me can be ready for everything from a two-hour flicker to a two-week outage without losing our minds or our meat in the freezer.
Getting Started the Right Way: Building a Pantry That’ll Actually Feed Your Family
A look at oddball weather, busted routines, and why comfort will fail you if you let it
Practical wisdom for uncertain times, from a front porch in Missouri!
There's really no better time to start prepping than right now...as in literally right now!
