A wood burning stove should be a part of every prepper’s heating plan, especially if you live in cold northern climates. Pellet stoves and gas stoves are not sustainable because you can only stock so many pellets and even less gas. Woodstoves, on the other hand, run on a sustainable energy source that you can … Continue reading »
Aug
27
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 7
Since my last update, I’ve met two more of my prepper goals for the summer, leaving only the addition of a few fruit trees before I have met everything I set out to do. This month, I have finished my security “crowsnest” and installed a small tool shed that is also a functioning pit toilet. … Continue reading »
Aug
21
Don’t Eat Everything…Saving Some Harvest for Seed
An essential aspect to any prepper’s garden is to learn how to save seed and make it a part of your routine. It would be easy to eat all of your tasty zucchini and then realize you never let one over-mature to collect seeds or that you eat all your radishes before letting any bolt, … Continue reading »
Jul
29
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 6
July has been a very busy month…both in improvements being made to the bug out location and the produce that’s coming full speed. We have been busy making everything we can with zucchini, beans, and peas while we eagerly wait for all of the other produce of the garden that is quickly growing in the … Continue reading »
Jul
08
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 5
This week we acquired a 4th patio window from a local window supplier who recently replaced it in someone’s home. It was slated for the garbage, what a shame! With the 4th patio window, we were able to complete the exterior of the greenhouse, stain it, and install some decorative trim. This week I also … Continue reading »
Jul
01
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 4
This week we finished closing in the greenhouse. We were unable to locate a 4th used patio window for the southern side of the greenhouse, so we put in a black panel of plywood instead. My thoughts at this point is to build a solar hot water panel with black hose and a circulating pump … Continue reading »
Jun
26
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 3
The garden is still growing, faster than ever, and progress on the greenhouse continues. Since my last post, we put the roof on the greenhouse and added an east wall of windows. The windows came from a local window supplier who sold them to us for $20. Apparently, they were installed at a woman’s house … Continue reading »
Jun
17
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 2
As I mentioned in my post on June 4th, this summer for me is a summer of intensive preparation at my bug out location because I plan to move there soon. This weekend I began tackling the greenhouse/mini-barn for year round food production. The greenhouse/mini-barn is a passive solar design building that is maximized for … Continue reading »
Jun
06
A Good Prepper Splitting Axe…the Fiskers X25
On a tip from my brother, I recently purchased a Fiskers X25 Splitting Axe from Walmart for $39. All I have to say is, what a great axe! The X25 is lightweight, sharp as a razor, and strong! You can literally split many medium size logs just by letting the axe fall under it’s own … Continue reading »
Jun
04
Summer of Preparation at the Bug Out Location…Update 1
The summer of 2012 for me has been and will be a summer of intensive preparation at my bug out location. My bug out location is just a few miles from my current home and my wife and I currently have plans to build an addition onto the current home there and move in by … Continue reading »
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