By Daisy Luther There has been an unexpected side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic – single-family homes listed for sale outside of cities are seeing multiple offers almost immediately. The mini real estate boom comes as city dwellers begin to emerge from mandatory lockdowns in places…
By Daisy Luther The COVID-19 crisis has affected just about every family in the United States in some way or another. All of our situations are unique and everyone I’ve spoken to has learned some lessons about their levels of preparedness. Some of those lessons…
By Daisy Luther If the coronavirus has inspired you to become a prepper, you’re not alone. At long last, prepping has become mainstream due to runs on supplies, shortages, and stay-at-home orders throughout the country. More folks than ever before are seeing the wisdom of…
By Daisy Luther It would be nice if the success or failure of our preparedness group was able to be chalked up only to those within our inner circles. The people by whom you’re surrounded can strongly affect the outcome of an event, as many…
By Daisy Luther Most of us in the United States have been under some form of lockdown or restriction for more than a month now. It has been a stressful time for many due to fear, health concerns, and financial worries. One of the biggest…
By Daisy Luther Right now, every prepper I know is busily trying to tie up any loose ends before the pandemic outbreak racing across the country becomes even worse. They’re buying last-minute supplies, securing their homes, and organizing their plans. They are managing their families,…
By Daisy Luther Here in the United States, many of us are in this strange kind of limbo called “lockdown.” Other states call it “social distancing,” and still others call it “sheltering in place.” California, New York, and Illinois started the ball rolling last Friday,…
By Daisy Luther Whether you think the global pandemic is “just the flu” or you realize it’s the real deal, one thing is difficult to debate – many Americans are already feeling the economic pain being caused by the outbreak and the measures taken to…
By Daisy Luther If you’ve been prepping for the Covid-19 pandemic recently, you’ve probably noticed a couple of things. The stores are quickly running out of the supplies people want. People are quickly running out of money. Both of these things are important. Of course,…
Op-Ed by Daisy Luther So here we are. Right on the cusp of that SHTF event that we’ve been prepping for all these years. A global pandemic. A breakdown in the supply chain. Shoppers who are already becoming agitated and even violent. We’re watching it…
By Daisy Luther About a month ago, I began working with Cat Ellis to put together a guide to help people prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic and potential quarantines. We published our book, The Wuhan Coronavirus Survival Manual: How to Prepare for…
By Daisy Luther With the Covid-19 virus popping up across the country, people who are preppers are adding a few last-minute things to their stockpiles. Those who aren’t preppers are starting from scratch to get what they think they might need to handle a potential…
By Graywolf I previously wrote about how to survive a winter storm at home in case your power goes out, which has some great overall information in it to help you prepare, but I realized I’d missed something important and thought I should address it…
By Daisy Luther In an interesting coincidence, the CDC has issued an advisory on the use of an Ebola rapid diagnostic test only 3 days before the announcement of a new FDA-approved Ebola vaccine with a “100% effectiveness” rate. The health advisory The CDC has…
By Daisy Luther What would you do if you were out at a tourist attraction or traveling, and suddenly, it looked like things were about to go sideways? For this exercise, we’re going to pretend that for some reason, we don’t have our emergency gear…
By Daisy Luther If you turn to pre-packaged salads for a healthy meal on the go, you may want to find another quick and healthy meal. As well, if you make the salads yourself, you may want to eschew romaine lettuce. (Again.) Nearly 100,000 POUNDS…
By Daisy Luther In a world where idiotic Tweets are de rigueur, one this week has stood out as the most ignorant and hateful of them all. Jackson Kernion, a graduate student and philosophy instructor decided to enlighten the rest of us by sharing his…
By Daisy Luther Prepping is a lifestyle, but it shouldn’t take over your life to the exclusion of all else. Things are pretty stressful in the world today, and a lot of people in the preparedness niche, myself included, are urging others to get prepared….
By Daisy Luther This recall is a beast of epic proportions. You may have thought the recent apple recall was crazy but wait until you see the massive scope of this one. More than one hundred vegetable products have been recalled by Mann Packing Company…
By Daisy Luther I’ve written often about how we shouldn’t let fear get in the way of us living the lives we want to lead, and that includes visiting the places we’ve always dreamed about going to see. Currently, I’m on an extended research trip…
