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Annual Preppers Meet – My Experience
From July 11th to the 14th, I had the privilege of attending the 10th Annual Preppers Meet. This year was my first time back since it’s humble beginnings in Huntsville, Ontario many years ago and I was floored by what I saw!
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Three Rules For Prepper Bartering
In today’s society, we trade currency for the things we need. Post collapse, of course, will see that change to a barter system of trade. Now, one must understand that bartering only works when both parties involved have both a need for something someone else has in surplus and a constant supply of the things…
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Always Moving Forward In Prepping
It can get tiring trying to keep up on prepping. It’s sometimes overwhelming. All the projects, all the gear, all the effort. The key is to do something every day. Sure, with work schedules and family obligations, we can’t work at large day long projects every day of the week, but doing the little things…
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Manual Tools For Grid Down Food Processing
While the grid is up and running, preppers are taking the time this fall processing food for long term storage. They’re canning, dehydrating, and filling the root cellar. It’s a daunting task and takes up a lot of time, even with electrically run kitchen appliances. Imagine how long it would take without the grid to…
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Amazon for Preppers!
Stocking up your prepper pantry can be a huge drain on your time and money. While shopping local grocery sales is a great idea, and where we recommend most preppers start out, other options, such as freeze dried foods should also be considered. Ordering from your favorite prepper supply outlet can be frustrating. Inventory issues…
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Fighting Inflation With Home Food Storage
It’s been a busy few days here in the CPN kitchen. Harvest season has begun, and even without the full garden this year, many grocery stores are advertising some produce on sale. This week for us, it was green and yellow beans at 99¢/lb. This is a price we haven’t seen since food inflation began…
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Tornado Season Is Here!
This article comes with a bit of sleep depravation, as a good part of my night last night was spent on tornado watch. This morning finds our little town strewn with downed trees and spotty electrical service. The whole night was spent in darkness, trying to see what was going on outside by using the…
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Wash Away The Stink Without Power!
Until recently, off grid laundry was done with a wash tub and board. While this does work for cleaning your clothes, it is labour intensive and rinsing/wringing are an absolute pain in the neck. This ends now with manually powered washing machines. This unit will wash, rinse, and spin out your laundry without power and…
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April Showers Bring Lots Of Flooding
It’s that time of year again! The snow has all but gone, the sun brings warmer temperatures, and the sky brings lots and lots of rain. That’s right folks, it’s spring flooding season!
