Fall Preparedness: Winterizing Your Home Before the First Freeze

Cabin with solar panels, snow on the ground and roof. Wood stacked outside, warm glowing lights inside.

The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and you know what’s coming—winter. Not the picturesque snow globe version, but the reality of frozen pipes, power outages, and being trapped inside for days at a time. Fall is your warning shot, your chance to prepare before the first serious storm hits. Most people wait until the weather forecast shows snow in the next 48 hours. Then it’s a mad scramble to hardware stores with empty shelves, frantic calls to booked-solid contractors, and crossing your fingers that nothing breaks. Smart preppers…

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