Teaching The Kids (& Learning More Myself) – Trauma First Aid
Teaching About Pressure Dressings, Tourniquets, QuikClot Bandages, and Israeli Battle Dressings – – Because of my background–as an Army medic and civilian paramedic–I sometimes forget that not everyone...
View ArticleSarah’s View: A Prepper’s Budget
by Sarah Adams - How To Have A Balanced Household Budget Every Month Trace regularly refers to me as our family’s Chief Financial Officer, and that I “control” the finances. Actually, we do our overall...
View ArticleThe City Cousin: Making A Plan
Contributed by Shawn (aka The City Cousin) (Shawn is writing a series of posts about prepping in an urban environment.) – – If your car’s tank is almost always near empty, or you are constantly running...
View ArticleSarah’s View: Raising Children in a Collapse World
Momma Bear’s post about birth control got me thinking: “What would it be like to be raising young children in a collapsed world? What would that look like? How would it be different from what we do...
View ArticleTeaching The Kids (& Learning More Myself) – Practicing With Escape Ladders
Recently we purchased two second story escape ladders. As previously mentioned we have two bedrooms with windows that are about 14 feet off the ground, our master bedroom and Emily’s room. We bought a...
View ArticleRural Relations with Josh: Lessons Learned, An Introduction
(Josh is our newest regular Guest Contributor and will be posting, Rural Relations with Josh, the first Wednesday of every month.) Three years ago, this December, I stumbled across a real estate...
View ArticleRural Relations with Josh: Lessons Learned, Part III – Is Rural Living Right...
When considering the purchase of a rural home it’s important to look at how much it will change your life. It’s convenient living in, or near, the city where stores, jobs, and services are nearby....
View ArticleSarah’s View: What Are You Waiting For?
Please accept my apologies for this rant as I know, if you’re reading this, I’m likely preaching to the choir. There are many articles out there about what the government officials, government...
View ArticleThe Importance of Community
“You Can’t Do It Alone” I consider myself, and our family, to be pretty well prepared for most eventualities. I’ve evaluated our needs and tried to plan our preps accordingly, including building in...
View ArticleMomma Bear: Sequestration, Military Life & Our Growing Family
The military received a 1% pay raise this year. But with a 2% tax increase, that is the same as a 1% pay cut. I am thankful to report that while this did infuriate me, we were able to absorb the loss...
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