Hardships Endured Without Fear

All of us at one time or another think about "what ifs." The fact is that because of our planning for some of the "what ifs" in life we have things that we purchase or do to prepare for them. Things like life insurance, auto insurance, medical insurance, disability insurance, and even unemployment insurance are there for the accidents, emergencies, and bumps in life. There are some who protect or prepare for life's curves by being particular about what they eat or use in the way of household products, the exercise they do and their personal cleanliness practices.

Hunger Was Never Far Away

When I was growing up, I was raised by two grandmother's. One a farmer's wife who grew up thru the depression; farming didn't make a lot of money but it did make food. The other grandmother escaped Nazi Germany before no one was allowed to leave. Both were very frugal and raised vegetables and grew orchards, raised chickens, hogs, cattle. They canned, made sausages, soap, sewed all themselves to save money and keep extra in case another war or depression came.

Prepper Syndrome

My "prepper syndrome" started a long time ago when I was a little girl. I can remember my mother canning and canning and canning...and she said was for "just in case something happens" . I never asked or understood what that meant but it stuck in the back of my head. My three brothers and I always had a specific job to do to help her and then all of us carried those precious jars to the basement for storage.

Freckles, Fishing, and Fun

Hiya! My name is Sandy, and I don’t have a bunker full of foodstuffs or the super-cool armory of doom. What I do have is freckles. *smile*

One day, as I was sitting at my desk in my nice little office, clitty clacking away at the computer, I realized I didn't have a single outdoor hobby. And I wanted to change that, just to put a little color in my otherwise nerdy-pale skin. And because I look cute in freckles!

Of Course You Can Be a Prepper

Yes, you can be a prepper too!

Epiphany of a Prepper

Having been born and raised in the Deep South (Montgomery, Al to be exact) and not from an independently wealthy family, it turns out I have been a prepper all of my life without realizing it. I cannot remember a time in which my parents, grandparents or even great grandparents did not grow and preserve most all of their own food, save everything under the sun for “just in case”, seemingly always have a backup for the backup plan, and be able to weather any storm (natural or otherwise). Apparently, I have inherited the gene in their DNA that keeps me of the mindset that I constantly nee

I Will Never Feel Powerless Again

Growing up I was raised to have a self-reliant and "Can Do" attitude. But I did not truly understand or comprehend what preparedness was and what it meant to me until the first years of my marriage. In fact there was a specific incident that cemented the prepper lifestyle for me.

It's Better Than Prozac

75% of all dr. visits are stress related. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, if we do not secure basic needs such as security of body, employment, resources, the family, healthy, property, food, and water our bodies will respond with a feeling of anxiousness and tenseness, with no motivation to obtain our higher needs of love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. Being prepared secures those basic needs and relieves our bodies of stress, and opens the way to obtain our other basic needs.

Being prepared has helped me:

Is My Mother Crazy?

Here the 20 year old son of a passionate prepper shares his thoughts on whether or not the concept of prepping is crazy and what he believes members of society should be on the look-out for. If you ever wondered what your kids say about your prepping when you're not around, this is likely to be the semblance of an indicator. *grin*

K.K. WA

It's True--We Enjoy Prepping

When friends or family start looking at us strange - we just say "It's a Hobby."

It's fun to try some of the "old fashioned" ways of preserving food. It gives my husband and I something to do together other than watching TV.

It's amazing how many people will accept this reason rahter (sic) than the one where peace of mind is at the forefront. Besides, it's true, we enjoy prepping together!

S & D B. AZ

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