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There are plenty of reasons people build a food storage — it's economical, it's a good way to preserve leftovers and garden produce, and it just makes sense. But one of the most important reasons is simpler than all of...

By Donna Hoaks, who lives on an 11-acre homestead in Texas. In February 2021, a forecasted arctic blast turned into a full-blown, life-threatening emergency across much of the country — an event now generally known as Winter Storm Uri. Here...

Somewhere in the world, an earthquake happens today — most too small to notice, but some large enough to cause real damage. Being ready doesn't depend on living in a high-risk zone; it depends on having food on hand that...

A few weeks before writing this, a large box of freeze-dried food went out to a daughter and grandkids in the direct path of Hurricane Florence — and it turned out to matter more than expected. When the Storm Passes,...

Emergency Preparedness Month wraps up in October, which makes it a good moment to take stock of what's been done and what's still worth tackling before next year. None of what follows costs a dime — just time. Document Everything...

Our grandparents were preppers. They just didn't have a word for it. "Prepper" Is a New Word for a Very Old Habit The last decade or so has turned "prepping" into something that feels new, trendy, or worth raising an...

Every September, National Preparedness Month reminds families to think ahead about the emergencies that could affect their homes and communities. Severe storms, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, winter weather, power outages, and other disruptions can happen with little warning. Although no family...

I don't usually write in first person, but this one calls for it. Driving to work this morning, I found myself thinking about everything the day was about to bring — and about why I've spent years telling people that...

A bug out bag (BOB) is a pre-packed kit built around one goal: covering your household's basic survival needs for about 72 hours if you have to leave home on short notice. That window comes from a widely-used preparedness guideline...