I'm sure you're familiar with that phrase. We've all heard it and it's usually said in reference to staying fit, but for people who are trying to live the homesteader lifestyle it takes on a whole different meaning. I was looking over my prepper stash again and realized there are a few things in there …
Well, I only lasted for about twelve hours but the good news is, I survived my test run and found that I'm pretty ready for the apocalypse, although there were some valuable lessons learned. First of all, I couldn't have picked a better (worse) day to try to survive a fake emergency. It was cold, …
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Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. Miguel de Cervantes The hubs is out in the wild putting his manly hunting and gathering skills to the test so I thought I'd try an experiment here. There's no point in doing all this prepping for a "worst case scenario" if I don't put it …
Continue reading Adventures in Prepping: Testing My Preparedness Skills
We grew a lot of onions this year and while it seemed like a great idea at the time, we now have alot of onions! 🤪 According to the experts, onions stored properly at temperatures between 30°F and 50°F will keep for up to one year so I put some of them into baskets down …
Continue reading Adventures in Prepping: What About All These Onions?
Whew, it's been a productive morning! I was able to get a lot done before coming back inside to take a break for lunch and to rest up before I head back out to do some more weeding. I love that it's still cool enough out there to be outside most of the day. As …
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