Higher  Standards

Higher Standards

Survivalists/preppers have nev­er been por­trayed well in the mod­ern media and enter­tain­ment fields.  At best, they are por­trayed in as a com­i­cal cliché like in the 1983 movie “The Sur­vivors” (Wal­ter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jer­ry Reed – very fun­ny... Read more
This is What We Are Up Against!

This is What We Are Up Against!

We, as prep­pers, by def­i­n­i­tion think ahead about “what if” sce­nar­ios. I grant that some peo­ple take prepar­ing to unrealistic/unlikely extremes (I high­ly doubt an alien inva­sion or a zom­bie apoc­a­lypse for exam­ple). And as prep­pers we gen­er­al­ly do... Read more
Rice and Beans? Beans and Rice?

Rice and Beans? Beans and Rice?

Rice and beans – unques­tion­ably the top two items most often cit­ed as “must-haves” in any prep­pers pantry. Even for non-prep­pers, when dis­cus­sion of hav­ing a few extra food sup­plies on hand comes up (and this comes up a lot more these days in a great many... Read more