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Survivalism & Disaster Preparedness

Resources and Commentary on Prepping in Suburbia

After a year or so of the site being down, we’re slow­ly relaunch­ing it with all the old con­tent, and writ­ing new con­tent. It’s been well over a year since I’ve done any prep­ping, and recent­ly start­ed again. Updates over the last 18 months are, Ms. Prep­per is now Mrs. Prep­per, and there’s the addi­tion of Baby Prep­per, too… I feel like it’s all new again, and I’m learn­ing from scratch…

Out of Shape = Dead

Recent­ly, I have been doing a lot of work in my gar­den to get it ready for next sea­son. Since my urban lot is very small, it could not be that much work. So this is what I have set out to do this fall/winter (the best time in Hous­ton, Texas!): 1) Cut down an over­grown…

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Solar Oven Fail

Solar Oven Fail

This week­end I had an “epic fail” (as the kids say) with my new solar cook­er. I tried to make a sim­ple dish, Arroz con Pol­lo (chick­en with rice), but did not get past 100F. Why? The sun! As it turns out, Sat­ur­day morn­ing and after­noon was the time moth­er nature chose…

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