Winterizing your home can save you money and lessen the risk of a winter weather-related emergency. The best time to winterize is now, before the snow starts flying. Here is what we do to prepare for winter: Stay warm and safe *Get your furnace checked by a professional. A well-tuned furnace will heat more efficiently…
Winter can be a magical time of year: beautiful snowfalls, covering everything in hushed white, snuggling down with a cup of hot cocoa and preparing for our favorite holidays. But winter can also be brutal with fierce winds and deadly storms that cause property damage and take out the power. An outage in wintertime can…
What are you preparing for? Getting food storage, preparing a 72-hour kit, stocking up on first aid supplies, having a generator or alternate heat source, planting a garden and putting food up… Is all of this really necessary? Why are you doing these things? What is it exactly that you’re preparing for? In preparation for the…
You’ve heard me say it a dozen times: Our Midwest winters are not for amateurs. Please, please, I hope you are all taking winter seriously and are ready (or as ready as you can be) for the worst that Mother Nature can throw at us. I’ve covered Winter Car Kits a few times. Now it’s time…