If you've been prepping for a while, you already know the rule: don't depend on the store for something you can make yourself. That's why beef tallow deserves a place in a serious prepper's pantry. Tallow is simply rendered beef fat. It has been used for generations as a cooking fat and for making candles, soap, skin preparations, and other household products. Properly rendered tallow contains very little moisture or solid material, which helps it keep well when stored correc

If you've been prepping for a while, you've probably got plenty of gear. Water. Food. Flashlights. Batteries. First-aid supplies. Maybe a radio, tools, and enough equipment to make a Boy Scout jealous. But here's the problem: an evacuation isn't a camping trip. When you're told to leave, you may have minutes—not hours—to get out. Your destination may be a friend's house, a motel, a shelter, or somewhere you've never been before. Roads may be jammed. Cell service may be unreli