Last week we made a new addition to the family–a Remington 870 Wingmaster, with an 18.5″ barrel.
I bought it used for $250, from a guy that had it listed on a local gun classified site (shoutout to my buddy Seth and the guys at UtahGuns.com).
A shotgun was always going to be the 2nd kind of firearm I purchased, for a handful of reasons. And if you’re a prepper, there are at least 5 solid reasons that you should have a good home security shotgun as (more…)
1 Comment » If you’ve watched my videos for any length of time, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve seen guest appearances from my friend and fellow prepper Financial Ben.
We’ve done mock bug outs (MBOs) together, met Jack Spirko together at an expo a couple years back, and generally keep each other posted about any new preps or self sufficient goodness that we’re getting into.
Last week, I met up with Ben for a couple hours to check out the progress he’s making on his “mini homesteading survivalism.” Some of you may remember the last time we met up, it was snowy and a lot of his projects were on hold. Since then however, he’s made a TON of progress.
I got him to briefly show us (more…)
For today’s “Best of Web Monday”, I wanted to share 5 free permaculture videos with you (along with their PDF downloads!).
“Permaculture”, for those who haven’t heard of it, is essentially the discipline of using passive landscape technologies to achieve maximum productivity. In particular, permaculture design seeks to control the flow of water across your land to quite literally change the area’s microclimate.
I think a lot of preppers may have heard the word “permaculture” before, but dismissed it as being some fluffy, green, tree-hugging, leftist, agenda 21 initiative. While it may have some appeal to these types of people, don’t (more…)
For those of you who have been with me since the beginning, you have already seen me attempt 2 summer gardens. This year, I thought I would make a quick video showing how to start a raised bed garden, using what I’ve learned from the last two years.
It started when I was up at my buddy Ben’s place (may know him from his posts or videos on Financial Survivalist), and he offered me some free dirt. Not just any dirt–Mel’s Mix.
1. Get Some Quality Soil. Step #1 is to get some good soil that you can grow in. For those of you who may not be familiar with “Mel’s Mix” soil, it’s a 3-part mixture of vermiculite, compost and peat moss, specifically designed to maximize (more…)
I got a question a week or so ago from fellow Daily Prepper Alex, from New Zealand.
He writes:
“Hello Dan and fellow preppers,
I have a question about long term food storage. In New Zealand the
prepper movement is slowly taking off, largely due to the recent
earthquake in Christchurch. However, mylar bags and oxygen absorbers
are still hard to come by, so i was wondering can you still get (more…)
