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No More Apartment Prepping… Any advice?

Well, it seems I usually start out a post with, “It’s been a while, but…”  In this case, I can say that it’s been just about two months; it’s been stressful, rewarding, expensive, and much more.  Anyway, as the title says, I’m out of the apartment into a house.  There is a LOT more space. Any […]

Dehydrating Black Beans for Storage

So, I didn’t even know you could dehydrate black beans.  I suppose in the back of my mind, I knew it, but thought since I was jumping back on the band wagon again, that I would try some experimentation as well.  That said, I used four cans of black beans, a colander to rinse the […]

My Food Storage is Changing, an update on Apartment Prepping…

As my time prepping matures, and living in an apartment, I am also finding that my prepping is starting to morph a bit.  As I prep for food, most specifically, I find that cans of food are becoming cumbersome.  Specifically, soups, tunas, canned chicken (which is a personal favorite of mine), etc.  I also find […]

Working Hard, Gear Update, a Book Give Away, and the Future

First, thanks to everyone for continuing to read and signing up for the list to get notified of new posts.  To that end , you have no doubt noticed a lack of new posts, with the exception of a few of my guest authors.  I thank them as well for their diligent work. To my […]

What’s Missing in Your Food Storage

A very short post today… So, I took it upon myself to to re-arrange my food storage last night, repack some of it, consolidate some of it, and just make it a bit more organized.  Honestly, it is still not where I want it.  However, I needed to make some space since I now have […]

Apartment Prepping, the Real Deal In My Opinion

I hesitated writing this because I wanted it to be comprehensive, but I don’t want it to be a book. However, I am going to let it be as long as it needs to be at this point.  Yesterday, I was out at my NJ Preparedness Meetup and one of the people asked me how […]