Properly installing a CB radio Part 2

by Cameron | May 25, 2015 | Bug Out Vehicle, Communications, Gear, Preparedness

In part one of this arti­cle, we cov­ered the gear and tech­niques nec­es­sary for a prop­er instal­la­tion of CB radio in a vehicle…so now that the sys­tem is set up, lets learn how to opti­mize its trans­mis­sion capa­bil­i­ty. In part two, we will dis­cuss a few... Read more

Properly installing a CB radio Part 1

by Cameron | May 18, 2015 | Bug Out Vehicle, Communications, Gear, Preparedness

Cit­i­zen band radio is free and requires no FCC license to oper­ate so it is a good choice for local com­mu­ni­ca­tion. If cell phones fail to work for what­ev­er rea­son, it may be the best method for remote com­mu­ni­ca­tion since its range is bet­ter than FRS and... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 3

by Cameron | May 11, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Prepping

This is the third part of a three part arti­cle shar­ing with you my expe­ri­ences with square foot farm­ing… well its not real­ly farm­ing but it involves both gar­den­ing and ani­mal hus­bandry so it may as well be. In part one, I explained some of my expe­ri­ences... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 2

by Cameron | May 4, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Homesteading, Pets, Preparedness, Self Reliance

This is the sec­ond part of a three part arti­cle shar­ing with you my expe­ri­ences with square foot farm­ing… its some­thing most sub­ur­ban dwellers can do and its an essen­tial prep­per skill. In part one, I explained some of my expe­ri­ences with gar­den­ing in... Read more

Square Foot Farming Part 1

by Cameron | Apr 27, 2015 | DIY, Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Heirloom Seeds, Homesteading, Preparedness

This is the first of three arti­cles geared toward help­ing a sub­ur­ban or even an urban dweller become more food self suf­fi­cient. It doesn’t take a lot of space to grow food but it does take a dif­fer­ent type of think­ing than the tra­di­tion­al gar­den.... Read more

Dogs as prepper companions

by Cameron | Apr 20, 2015 | Bug In, Bug Out, Food Storage, Gear, General, Natural Disaster, Preparedness

In our mod­ern world, prep­pers need to be con­cerned with guns, ammu­ni­tion, food, gaso­line, med­ical sup­plies… the list goes on and its daunt­ing.  But don’t for­get about the fam­i­ly pets. An often over­looked and very help­ful resource to your preps is a... Read more