Happy July 1st

Assuming not everyone who reads this blog is a long time, died in the wool prepper or outdoors man a recent conversation I had with some new friends reminded me of some things I think are common sense when it comes to a 72 hour kit, but may not be common sense to all. 1)   …

We at the CPN are very pleased to welcome our newest member Moosebeans who will be writing for the Alberta Preppers Network – check out his first post entitled “Prepping on a budget” – lots of useful information and prepping advice to be found! Moosebeans has been prepping for a little over 25 years now…

This Week On Movie Monday Tales From The Green Valley Episode 8 In this BBC documentary series we get to follow a small group of historians and archeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts. They wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, skills and technology of the…

For today’s post, we’ll take a look at the first step to being prepared…knowing the risks.  There are two basic types of disasters that can affect you and your family, they are: Natural disasters Man made disasters  Natural disasters are quite region specific.  For instance, a person living in BC would likely not need to…

Be Prepared for a Zombie ApocalypseBy Christine Faraday Nothing fires up the imagination more then the thought of a zombie apocalypse. With Halloween approaching and season 3 of my favourite show The Walking Dead beginning, I do have a case of zombies on the brain. I thought it might be fun to do a look at…