Today I had the pleasure of meeting Bob (and his family and working crew) over at Ready Made Resources (ReadyMadeResources.com) located in the hills of eastern Tennessee.
The visit began with a tour of the grounds. On 25 acres, they are living the homesteading life – for real. They have countless raised garden beds of varying sizes (all big) and have already planted a number of cool weather crops as of mid March.
The property is loaded with a large variety of fruit bearing trees. I saw chickens/large coop, livestock, natural spring, pond, hand pump well, water collection tanks, solar power, greenhouse, bee hives, outbuildings, workshops, guest house, ham shack, the Ready Made Resources building, and more.
They certainly have it together and are truly living the lifestyle while also running their small family business selling a wide ranging variety of preparedness products.
After the tour of the grounds, we walked into the RMR building. Let me tell you, I was like a kid in a candy store. Aisles of preps (of just about everything imaginable). I was also impressed by the great selection of numerous books – I could have spent a day just browsing through the books.
It was a busy place. Phones ringing, his wife working the computers, Mark was on the phone, ordering inventory, taking orders and working their website chat with customers online. Jeremy darting about with boxes and inventory… It was fun to see the business in action. And they are all good people. Friendly, no attitude. It was nice to see.
I am happy to plug our advertiser Ready Made Resources because they are the real deal. If you ever have any preparedness needs, I hope that you support their family business with some of your purchases.
I’ve been on their Web site. Nice site…but I most definitely would like to visit their homestead and business some time. I can fly there in about 2 hours–a nice weekend trip.
I’ve been there and they are great to work with.
Wow Ken, no wonder you were hell bent on driving in the blizzard, I would be too if that was my destination. I would love to go there. Hmmm, maybe its time to visit family who live in TN.
Bob and Roxanne are wonderful and committed to helping people prep and learn more about prepping. Their homestead is amazing and fun. Been there a couple of times. Great article.
I too visited Bob at his hideaway in Tennessee and also walked away with the PVS-14 white phosphor unit – a truly phenomenal piece of night vision equipment! He also explained different operational concepts, such as helmet mount vs. weapon mount, and I decided helmet mount was the way to go. Bob set me up with a nice helmet and mount, plus a Steiner DBAL-D2 laser/IR pointer/illuminator. With this set-up, I own the night! It was well worth the drive, since I wanted hands-on experience with the various levels of 14s before I purchased. Bob was very helpful and patient with me, explaining the good and bad of each as I tried them. We also talked about a host of other subjects, and you are spot on with your assessment – Bob “knows”! I recommend visiting Bob for any of your survival needs; he’ll give you accurate, honest insights that will help you understand some of the more complex subjects and help you fit the pieces of your prepper puzzle together. It was a day well spent.
Along with the PVS-14 night vision itself, the advantages of having the DBAL-D2 mounted on the rail for “target painting” are tremendous. This is on my wish list.