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Situational awareness is vital to preppers and for good reason. As preppers, we need to be aware of our surroundings to safely conduct our business as usual.We also need to be aware of threats. Threats can range from recognizing that a storm is coming, to noticing that a stranger is lingering in front of your house,…

Somehow this month I ended up with tons of lemons, limes and little oranges. It pains me to throw away perfectly good items so I had to do my best to try to preserve as much as I could. I am not a fan of marmalade but that is certainly one great option to preserve citrus….

PRODUCT REVIEW MEAL KIT SUPPLY MRE – MEAL READY TO EAT Packaging – Delivered by UPS, the mre s come in a clearly labeled white and black box. Although this makes them easily found and identified in a prepper’s storage room, your UPS guy has no need to guess what’s in the box. Fortunately for…

It’s time for my annual challenge to EAT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FREEZER.  This is a challenge I look forward to this every year.  You can read the post I wrote last year about this event.  It’s always fun and it’s a great way to force yourself to use up the bits and pieces that accumulate…

Another year.  Another chance to start over with a brand new page on a new calendar and another chance for most of the world to make those pesky New Years Resolutions.  I don’t do New Years Resolutions because although I enjoy the clean-slate-fresh-start-excitement of it all I have failed too many times.  My resolutions tended…

Happy New Year everyone and congratulations on another year of prepping. Our numbers are growing and that is a wonderful thing. We, as preppers have done a great job this year of helping those who are new to our beliefs and dispelling many of the negative assumptions that seem to attach to us without basis….

Heartland Wood Cookstove It’s been a bit of a process but we’ve finally made up our minds what to do about the wood stove – cook stove dilemma we’ve (I’ve) been struggling with. I have written before about my absolute love of all things old and beautiful but I would NOT want an old stove…

Canadian Preppers Network Official Statement Regarding the Connecticut School Shootings   It has come to our attention at the Canadian Preppers Network that certain people in the media are now trying to make a connection between the peaceful, preppers community and Nancy Lanza, mother of Adam Lanza – the monster who brutally and savagely took…

Winter in Canada The smells of beef stew in the crock pot and chestnuts roasting in the oven permeate the house. The snow falls slowly in large flakes that swirl then quickly gather and blanket the yard. It’s winter in Canada and like it or not, that means winter prepping.I like to make a winter checklist…