Forming a Prepper Group is Silly

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I am Just Like Superman (And Eating Dried Morels)

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Be Prepared…But Don’t Forget WHY

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Choosing a Firearm Caliber – Common vs. Uncommon?

With the recent string of attacks on our Second Amendment freedoms, the supply and demand model has reared it’s ugly head. With the possibility of removing or simply restricting our freedoms to own and use firearms, everyone that ever thought of getting a gun has come out of the woodwork and started a feeding frenzy. […]

Saving Lost Skills – Pioneer Family Days at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

I received an email from my wife’s aunt, Nan, who happens to be Heathcote Botanical Gardens’s Educational Coordinator. Her email was in regards to yesterday’s post on harvesting meat rabbits. She mentioned that she would be willing to run the camera for me to better show the process (one of two offers I received – […]