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13 May 2018

6 Reasons Why You Need an Outdoor Storage Shed in Your Backyard

This guest post is a bit of a “no kidding” post, I debated publishing it for a while, but in the end, I figured I would just on the off chance someone doesn’t know they can store things in a shed. I would have figured that in today’s day and age they would have added living in one as a seventh reason, but the guest author must not be that much of an out of the box (pun intended) thinker.

Outdoor Storage Sheds – 6 Reasons Why You Need One in Your Backyard

With the busy work schedules and hectic family life that characterize modern life, you may find it hard to keep your home clean and organized. A clean home will not only help you to project a positive image of yourself but also promote good health in your household. Investing in a good shed can go a long way in making your work easier. Here are six reasons you should consider having an outdoor storage shed in your backyard.

Keep your home and yard clean and organized

An outdoor storage shed will help you to keep your garden equipment, tools, debris and anything else that you may want to keep hidden in one place. In effect, you will be in a better position to remove clutter from both your home and yard. This will not only make it easy to access such equipment and tools when you need them but also help you to keep your home and yard clean and organized. In the end, you will have added an aesthetic touch to your space, making it warmer and more inviting.

More storage space

There is no doubt that you could use more storage space. If you do not have garage space and have a small attic, an outdoor storage shed will make for a convenient and affordable way to store your stuff. By allowing you space to store bikes, lawnmowers, old toys, garden equipment and a host of other outdoor belongings, the shed will let you free up space in your house. This will leave more closet space for clothes, shoes and other accessories. It will also allow you to protect your investment while using the free space you have created for other activities.

Keep your belongings safe and protected

If you have a motorcycle or a car, you will definitely want to protect your investment from theft, the weather and damage. An outdoor vehicle storage shed will be a great option when it comes to motorcycle and car storage. Such a shed is a good investment that will ensure your motorcycle or vehicle is stored safely, help to keep your kids out of harm’s way and give you the peace of mind you need.
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Room for hobbies and workspace

An outdoor storage shed will help you create room for your hobbies as well as let you have more workspace. You can achieve this freeing up space in other parts of your home or using the shed for this purpose. When you have such space in your home, you can turn it into a workshop, a home gym, office or a space for painting or sewing. In case you have always wanted to try your hobby for many years, an outdoor storage shed can help you achieve that. In the same way, a shed would be a great way to create a playing area for your kids.

Protection from bugs and other outdoor animals

If you keep your lawn equipment exposed in the yard, there is a chance that they will be taken over by bugs. This means that you will have to clean your tools every time you intend to use them, a factor that will prolong your project. An outdoor storage shed will allow you to store lawn equipment in a safe way, effectively protecting them from bugs and other outdoor animals. In this way, you will extend the working life of your tools and equipment.

Add value to your home

Most homeowners will look for ways to increase the value of their homes. With increased storage space, a cleaner home and a more organized backyard, there is a good chance that the value of your home will go up. In case you decide to sell your home, these features will not only help you to attract more buyers but will also see to it that you get better offers for your property. This means that an outdoor storage shed will let you enjoy the short-term benefits mentioned above while at the same time pushing up the value of your home in the long run.

An outdoor storage shed can serve many more purposes. No matter the type of shed you get or the use to which you intend to put the facility, the investment is likely to be worth it. All you have to do is make sure that you buy it from a reliable source and have it installed by a professional. The good news is that you can go for something that can be customized to ensure that it meets your unique needs.

11 May 2018

Survival Mom

I am a follower of Lisa Bedford’s blog, and was very excited to hear she had come out with a book.

This excitement was well founded because Survival Mom is a great book. As I mentioned in the video, I got this book for my lovely wife, who is very understanding, but who does not truly understand what prepping is, or why I spend so much time and energy doing it.

This book connects the dots between good parenting and prepping. It is accessible, entertaining, knowledgeable, and shows that preppers are not some paranoid group of gun nuts stroking their guns and waiting for the Apocalypse. Lisa is a normal, well adjusted lady that represents the VAST majority of preppers.

The very first item in the book is a quiz, and upon taking it my wife commented that it is time she learned a little more about what I do. That, it itself, is the strongest reason to buy this book.

If you are new to prepping, this is a great book to have, but if you are an old hand at it, you still can learn from this book. However, the real reason to buy this is to give it away to those loved ones that don’t really “get it”. Because this book is written in such a way to illuminate the need for basic disaster preparedness without intimidating the reader.

This is a great book, and Lisa has a great blog. If you are not already a reader of it, you should check it out.

10 May 2018

The Prepper Next Door

When I got The Prepper Next Door in the mail, and opened it for the first time, I thought “Man that’s a lot of stuff”. After reading it I have to say, go with your gut, because this book does have a lot of information.

This book is jam packed with information, and has a reference section in the back that links to several well known prepper websites and YouTube Channels. I really appreciate it when authors give me ways to get more information, because if I liked the information they gave, and the way they have processed it, then it is pretty likely that I will find there references useful also.

The only problem I have with this book, an to be fair it may just be my preference for lists and bullet points, is that it reads like the author wrote from a long stream of consciousness session, where he just started talking about prepping and write it all down.

When you have as much information as Mr. Palmer has, then it is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is hard to go back and refresh yourself on topics covered or to find answers to specific problems.

Basically, in my opinion, this book has enough information to be a fine reference book, but it is not a reference book because of the difficulty in finding the information.

Don’t let that stop you from reading it though, because you will earn something in this book. The author has a lot of experience, and it shows.

8 May 2018

Protecting the Gift

Protecting the Gift is a great companion book to DeBecker’s first book The Gift of Fear. This book takes those concepts and applies them to raising a secure child that can operate safely in today’s world.

I did not have a child the first time I read this, and did not see as much value in it as I did when reading it AFTER I became a parent. Of course, from this side of the line I see that there is a huge change in attitude after becoming a parent.

This book is not a parenting guide, but it does give some useful tips, information, and discussion points for deciding how best to raise a child in today’s world.

This book is full of entertaining, but relevant and informative anecdotes that showcase the concepts in actual life.

I think that this is a great book to read, and recommend it to anyone that is concerned with raising a well adjusted, smart, and aware child in today’s world.

I use these concepts in raising my son, and believe in the concepts presented this book just as I use the ideas presented in the Gift of Fear in protecting my own life.

8 May 2018

Amateur Rocket Motor Construction

One hobby I would like to do more of is Pyrotechnics. I love fireworks and I love diy projects, but unfortunately the regulations on storage keeps my playing to a minimum. However, even if I don’t get to build as much sparkly smoky things as I like, I still enjoy reading about them

Amateur rocket motor construction is an awesome book. It is full of diagrams and instructions as well as recipes to make several tested rocket designs.

Not only does the book have lots of reference material, it even has a couple “improvised” ingredients – recipes included use common chemicals found at hardware stores including ingredients from gopher gassers and stump removers.

This is a very well written guide to something I am very fond of. I even bought a kit from skylighter.com that allows me to build my own amateur rocket motors whenever I want so that I can continue to play rockets.

As soon as I figure out the legalities (not because it is dangerous or bad but because of overregulation) I want to use the rocket motors to make white star clusters for signalling. I have a pretty good idea how they are made, and can do it safely but since it is a rocket with a “charge” I don’t want to get hit with a weapons of mass destruction arrest for doing something to potentially save a life.

You have to love cowards making laws and enforcing them with thugs…

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