I have a habit I am not proud of. I buy backup electronics for a grid-down emergency, then leave them on a shelf completely exposed to the same event I…

If a major EMP knocked out large parts of the electrical grid tomorrow morning, most Americans would notice within seconds. The lights would go out. Internet service could disappear, card…

There is a particular kind of household chaos that starts the moment somebody wakes up with a fever. Nobody can find the thermometer. The children’s medicine expired six months ago,…

There was a time when I gave very little thought to the water coming out of my kitchen faucet. Turn the handle, fill the glass, drink. Most Americans still live…

I count it as a blessing that everyone in my home shares my interest in preparedness and that we all participate in preparedness activities as a family. That hasn’t always…

There are cameras appearing along American roads that do not issue speeding tickets and do not care whether you ran a red light. They are looking at your vehicle instead.…

Mushrooms are one of the wild foods I respect most. Some can put a remarkable amount of food on the table. Others have been used traditionally for generations and are…

Most people never think about the financial condition of farmers while they walk through a grocery store. They look at the price of beef, the price of eggs, and the…

There is a mistake I have made often enough that I finally gave myself a deadline for it. Every year, summer gear stays in the truck a little too long.…

I have heard it said that there is no way you are going to be able to survive a future catastrophe unless you own a home on a large lot…