#prepping

The moment of truth has arrived! It's time to bury the dugout shelter and hope I built it solidly enough to withstand the weight of the dirt. DONATE: CONTACT: SUBSCRIBE: GEAR LIST: NOTICE: ▶ Watch on 3speak.tv

As winter approaches, the UK government and major utility providers like British Gas are urging households to shift their mindset toward long-term emergency preparedness. Amid looming weather

I put up double aluminum insulation on the outside of the dugout shelter walls and on the interior ceiling. I'm starting to get worried about backfilling the dirt, and could use your feedback... DONATE:

The roof to the dugout shelter is complete! It's triple protected against water leaks, and the whole structure feels much more stable now. DONATE: CONTACT: SUBSCRIBE: GEAR LIST: NOTICE: ▶ Watch on 3speak.tv

I wasn't planning on canning this week, but a large wholesale store was having a 42nd-year sale on meat and produce. Well, of course I took advantage of the 42% off. I purchased 20 lbs. of 80% ground beef

The pallets walls of the dugout shelter are up and ready to be insulated. The next major steps are putting in the roof and waterproofing it. DONATE: CONTACT: SUBSCRIBE: GEAR LIST: NOTICE: ▶ Watch on 3speak.tv

My body was telling me to take a break from the backbreaking work in the garden. I have to do something other than sit on my laurels, so I prepped breakfast meals for the freezer. My hubby loves blueberry

We finished digging the nearly 6-foot deep hole for the dugout shelter in order to protect me from the harsh Winter that approaches. DONATE: CONTACT: SUBSCRIBE: GEAR LIST: NOTICE: ▶ Watch on 3speak.tv

The peppers are the last to be harvested from the garden. I try to let them stay on the plants until they start to change color, but these were what was left so I picked them. I'm out of room in my freezer

I scoured the property for as many intact bricks as I could find and used them to construct a prototype of my fire brick stove for the dugout shelter. DONATE: CONTACT: SUBSCRIBE: GEAR LIST: NOTICE: ▶ Watch

I was able to acquire all the pallets needed to build the dugout shelter, and have begun digging the 5-foot hole with a tractor. Also, I'm going to attempt to build a stove out of fire bricks instead of

I had 4 quarts of Raspberries frozen in the freezer that were picked this past month. They are still coming in strong, but I already had enough to do a batch of syrup for hubby. Waiting for them to thaw

Taken by Tom On Sunday morning I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got started prepping for the day. My #3 helper arrived just after 8AM with 4 dozen cider donuts. I knew my 2 interns liked tea

We finished digging the irrigation ditch so we could test how it flows into the field before it gets shut down for the Winter. You sure can get a lot done with a tractor! DONATE: CONTACT: SUBSCRIBE: GEAR

New cider press in butchershop March 2009 It all started when I found this Jaffrey cider press at an estate sale for $50. It looked brand new, unused. Then we had to wait for a crop from the MacIntosh

It was a beautiful day to head out to the local apple farm to get enough apples to make applesauce, pie filling, and freeze some for baking. I bought two 1/2-bushel bags, which would be more than I need,

As the late summer sun begins to dip lower over the hills of Wales, there is a distinct shift in the air that signals the closing of another bountiful growing season. This week marked my final trip to

Somehow a week has flown by since my last post, and I just haven't been inspired to write anything. Plenty of ideas are rattling around in my head, but nothing has gelled to the point of actually typing.

I hurt my ankle over three weeks ago. I still don't know how. Every indication is toward soft tissue injury rather than a broken or fractured bone. Ice, rest, and acetaminophen seem to be the only remedy.

pretty sure there is a bunch people out there already preparing for what’s next, how much inference are you stacking? shipping containers as heating seems legit, but i guess you are also sitting on a fire