A Mom Who Loves Prepping: Here's Why

Hi! I'm Hailey. I'm a Wife, Mom of two kiddos and I run Wild Oak Trail (an Off Grid Prepper Store) with my Husband Saxon and our awesome team.

Why We Prep in the City

People assume you’re either a hard-core homesteader or a doomsday buff to bother with “prepping.” Not true! We live on a quiet city street only a half-hour from the North Dakota border. Winters regularly drop to -40 °C / -40 °F—cold enough to make your eyelashes freeze. A few winters ago a blizzard snapped power lines and power was out for nearly two days and we were SO happy to have our generators! 

We've always loved Prepping, and think everyone should be ready for emergencies, whether they live in a city or out in the country, off the grid or on it, it's always important to have a backup plan, which can include having a prepper pantry set up, backup power, and a Bug Out Bag ready to go.

Having kids at home, the need for prepping gets even more real. I wouldn't call myself an anxious Mom overall, but I absolutely would say I have had moments of anxiety when I think of issues that could happen (especially when I turn on the news for a few minutes). Those moments of worry have gotten so much less now that we have some prepping essentials ready to go.

Here's what our Family has stocked up: 

• Royal Berkey Water Filtration System
• Large Variety of Dried Beans
• Numanna Emergency Food Storage
• Nutrient Survival freeze dried food storage
• 3 Titan Solar Generators
• A Mango Power E Generator
• An EcoFlow Delta Pro, plus two additional Batteries and 5 solar panels
• An Emergency Go Kit I put together myself with rope, duct tape, matches, batteries, knives, emergency blankets, wind up radio, first aid kit and sample packs of Nutrient Survival freeze dried food storage.

Most families don't need more than one generator if it's just for backups, but since we run an off grid Prepper store, we of course like to test out a lot of the products that we sell. 

My #1 reason for prepping in the city

Peace of mind. Like I said, I'm not overly anxious, but we certainly like to stay informed on the political climate and whats happening in the world and that sometimes makes it feel unsteady! So having the basics ready to either hunker down at home or be ready to get out of town in a hurry makes me feel so prepared and peaceful! 

Ready to Start Prepping? Three High-Impact First Steps

Berkey Water Filter

Emergency Food Kits

1. Freeze-Dried Meals (25-Year Shelf Life)

   Start small: one bucket per family member. No heavy cans to rotate, just add hot water. Our kiddos devour the Mac & Cheese—proof you don’t have to sacrifice taste.

Portable Solar Generator

1. Quiet, Indoor-Safe Power – Solar Generator

   Gas generators are great until fumes or noise give you away—or you run out of fuel. A lithium unit plus a folding panel keeps phones charged, a CPAP running, or soup simmering without waking napping toddlers.

Pro Tip: Pick gear you’ll actually use: a generator that doubles for camping, or a Berkey that filters your everyday drinking water. Familiarity today means less fumbling during an outage.