Calgary Preparedness Events

Homesteading comes with freedom. It provides you with an opportunity of living off the land as you enjoy your own grown food and recreation. On the flip side, getting started might require some capital before your homestead can sustain itself. Here are some tips to get started with homesteading for almost no money.Initial Decisions If…

I sat down recently to give some serious thought as to where my preps are in comparison to where my prep plans should have me be. It soon became obvious that I was way behind. At this point in time, the 1st extension to the house was to have been long finished, but I am…

OK folks, you’re all gonna want to catch this one…Tonight on GoatHollow and The Surreal News, show host Doug will have a very special guest.None other than Brooklyn Bagwell, casting director for National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers.This is a live show, so you can call in with your questions or comments!DO NOT MISS THIS!!!http://prepperbroadcasting.com/show-sch … at-hollow/

  We are both proud and exited to be working closely with Briden Solutions to bring a new, feature rich community tool to you all.  June 22nd marked the official launch of Briden Insiders, an innovative and unique tool that makes finding like minded people in your area as simple as a few clicks.As a…

Bomb Calorimeter A bomb calorimeter is used to measure the food energy that is in a food item. So if you want to know how much food storage you need to survive for a month, you could stick some samples inside one of these babies, light it up, and then hire a scientist to interpret…

Heating & cooling our homes consumes about 44% of our energy usage.  That’s a huge chunk to consider, and therefore the first thing to look at when reducing our energy consumption.  The first thing we want to look at is not how we add heat or cold into our homes, but rather how well our…