Daniel Suelo gets the same question, all the time. “Why?” The 48-year-old kneels in front of the desert cave he calls home, sips cedar tea from a chipped mug and explains, again, why he has intentionally lived the past nine years without using money. It’s instinctual to live without money; it’s the way we were [...]

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Often times, like with everything in life, we become complacent with our surroundings and our day to day routines. But with preparedness we must stay motivated and organized or efforts may be in vain. Interesting data from Google Insights shows actual interest in emergency preparedness based on search volume. As you can see in this [...]

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Angeles National Forest, in the hills outside of Los Angeles currently has several wildfires tearing through it, the largest of which – named the Station Fire – has so far burned over 140,000 acres, destroyed nearly 100 structures, and claimed the lives of two firefighters whose vehicle fell from a road into a steep canyon. [...]

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LEWISTON, Maine (Sept. 1) — Americans, you might want to check on your sweaters and shovels — the Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a cold winter for many of you. The venerable almanac’s 2010 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says numbing cold will predominate in the country’s midsection, from the Rocky Mountains in the West [...]

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“I find it doubtful that many US ‘suburban survivalists’ can afford to spend thousands of dollars on dried beans and various other emergency supplies. Yet, the Texas Statesman cites examples of people who are doing just that: Economic crisis spurs spike in ‘suburban survivalists.” Read More [via Treehugger] More dried bean posts for you. Beans, [...]

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