https://rethinksurvival.com Learning to Live a Better Life With My Family and be Better Prepared too! Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:17:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://rethinksurvival.com/medications-are-a-huge-vulnerability-even-for-preppers/ https://rethinksurvival.com/medications-are-a-huge-vulnerability-even-for-preppers/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44797 Most prepping conversations about disabilities focus on the physical stuff, like wheelchairs or CPAP machines, and that kind of thing. What gets less attention is how many ordinary people depend on daily medications just to function, like blood pressure pills, insulin, heart meds. I believe upwards of 90% of all seniors rely on medications to […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/medications-are-a-huge-vulnerability-even-for-preppers/feed/ 1 https://rethinksurvival.com/why-preppers-double-up-on-almost-everything/ https://rethinksurvival.com/why-preppers-double-up-on-almost-everything/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44747 I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase: “two is one, one is none.” It sounds like a throwaway line until you actually start looking at what people say they own multiples of. The answers get specific fast, and they go a lot further than a spare flashlight in the closet. You see, preppers aren’t just keeping […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/why-preppers-double-up-on-almost-everything/feed/ 0 https://rethinksurvival.com/my-vehicle-kit-shrank-down-to-the-spare-tire-well/ https://rethinksurvival.com/my-vehicle-kit-shrank-down-to-the-spare-tire-well/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44799 For years I kept both our vehicles stocked the way you’re supposed to with full get-home bags, tools, extra water, vehicle fluids … the works. I think my wife and I fought over trunk space once or twice. 😉 These days most of my wife’s trunk space is taken up by supplies for her job, […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/my-vehicle-kit-shrank-down-to-the-spare-tire-well/feed/ 0 https://rethinksurvival.com/useful-bucket-upgrades/ https://rethinksurvival.com/useful-bucket-upgrades/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44830 I”m a huge fan of 5-gallon buckets. I think they should be a top priority purcahse for any prepper. There are many uses besides storing food or hauling water. But what I hadn’t thought about enough is how they can be upgraded. The video below shows how they can be upgraded in several different ways, […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/useful-bucket-upgrades/feed/ 0 https://rethinksurvival.com/an-interesting-take-on-the-rule-of-threes/ https://rethinksurvival.com/an-interesting-take-on-the-rule-of-threes/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44838 I believe my daily prepping digest suggested this article on How Long Can You Actually Survive Without Food, Water, or Sleep, and I thought the conclusions were interesting and informative. Although I recommend reading the article now for the several interesting examples provided, and understanding that there are massive variables which factor into how long […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/an-interesting-take-on-the-rule-of-threes/feed/ 0 https://rethinksurvival.com/keychain-pill-holders/ https://rethinksurvival.com/keychain-pill-holders/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44770 One item I recommend somewhere (maybe in my survival course or perhaps one of my books, though I can’t quite remember off the top of my head) is a simple keychain pill holder. I’ve never purchased one myself because I’ve never felt the need to until recently. So, I bought a pair that looked decent […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/keychain-pill-holders/feed/ 0 https://rethinksurvival.com/disaster-prep-for-seniors-book-now-available/ https://rethinksurvival.com/disaster-prep-for-seniors-book-now-available/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44807 The ebook version is now live on Amazon if you would like to purchase a copy. Be aware that I plan on releasing the paperback version in a few weeks, though I’m not sure precisely when. I received a lot of wonderful feedback, most of which I was able to incorporate. I added details about […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/disaster-prep-for-seniors-book-now-available/feed/ 1 https://rethinksurvival.com/5-ways-to-downsize-food-storage-as-a-prepper/ https://rethinksurvival.com/5-ways-to-downsize-food-storage-as-a-prepper/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44723 We’re currently going through this ourselves, considering what to keep and what to toss, and I’ll be honest … it’s not a comfortable place to be. On one hand, we’ve got food storage we need to thin out. On the other, food prices keep climbing, and part of me wonders if we’ll regret letting any […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/5-ways-to-downsize-food-storage-as-a-prepper/feed/ 1 https://rethinksurvival.com/could-anarchy-happen-instantly/ https://rethinksurvival.com/could-anarchy-happen-instantly/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44742 My wife and I are watching The Rookie, a television show about a 40-ish-year-old man who started a new career as a police officer in Los Angeles. Ignoring some of the recent woke plot lines and understanding that every episode is clearly a fictional over-exaggeration, we recently watched an episode in season 7 about an […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/could-anarchy-happen-instantly/feed/ 0 https://rethinksurvival.com/transform-any-fan-into-a-free-ac-system/ https://rethinksurvival.com/transform-any-fan-into-a-free-ac-system/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://rethinksurvival.com/?p=44745 I dislike the heat more and more as I age. Here in the Midwest, when the thermometer climbs over 90 degrees in July and August, it’s brutal outside to the point where I won’t go outdoors unless I have to. And even then I ensure it’s early morning when I do. But even indoors can […]]]> https://rethinksurvival.com/transform-any-fan-into-a-free-ac-system/feed/ 0