You don’t need a spreadsheet to decide whether to fix your favorite hoodie, that backpack with the ripped strap, or your kid’s sock with a hole the size of Texas. You just need some common sense and maybe a little stubbornness. Is this thing the only one you have? If it’s your only winter coat,…
There’s a very specific type of person who gets excited about MREs. You are probably not that person. And that’s fine ’cause unless you’re in a field tent or deeply into freeze-dried YouTube reviews, you don’t need military rations to be prepared. The goal isn’t to build a bunker pantry. The goal is to not…
Prepping with kids can feel like an impossible balance: either you’re spiraling into worst-case scenarios or tossing a juice box into a backpack and hoping for the best. Good news: it doesn’t hafta to be like that. Real prepping with kids can be about tiny, doable habits that make everyone a little safer without stressing…
There’s a certain image that comes to mind when you hear the word “preparedness.” A guy with a beard, six acres, and solar panels. A basement full of rice buckets. A root cellar and a well. Cool for him. But if your name’s on a lease, not a deed, and your emergency water would have…
You deffo don’t need to blow your paycheck on tactical flashlights or freeze-dried chicken alfredo to be reasonably prepared. In fact, if you’re on a tight budget, overwhelmed, or just don’t want to buy more stuff that will sit around and gather dust, this one’s for you. Because here’s the truth: you already own most…
So you want to grow something. Not become a full-on garden witch, just…y’know, grow something. Maybe you’ve got an itchy prepper impulse. Maybe you’re tired of paying four bucks for basil that rots in the fridge before you remember it’s there. Maybe it’s just Tuesday and you need a new hobby that feels like you’re…
Power’s out. It’s annoying. You don’t want to be a doomsday prepper, and you’re not about to drop thousands on a generator you’ll never figure out how to use. You just want to be slightly less miserable the next time your neighborhood goes dark and the Wi-Fi disappears into the void. This guide is for…
Let’s be real: most emergency kit checklists read like they were written by someone prepping for the fall of civilization, not a two-day power outage in the suburbs. Tactical backpacks. Canned bread. Flint strikers. A $300 “off-grid comms device” you’ll never use unless you’ve also buried a shipping container in the woods. You don’t need…
Look, we aren’t telling you to panic. That’s not our jam. But we’re not telling you to not panic. And given the current political climate and everything going on in the world – waiting until the shelves are empty and prices have doubled is a dumb plan. If tariffs are looming, supply chains are twitchy,…
Look, things fall apart. Systems fail, the power goes out, your car doesn’t start, or suddenly eggs cost $9 and there’s a wildfire in your zip code. This isn’t a prediction. This is just Tuesday now. And yes, it’s exhausting. The world feels like it’s lurching from one crisis to the next, and most of…