Tacticool. There’s a big difference between prepping with equipment that is used in a “tactical” nature by military and law enforcement and trying to be “tacticool”. I see a lot of preppers loading all kinds of heavy, expensive junk onto… Continue Reading
In a recent comment section on an article about starting fires, a friend of 3BY (and future contributor) stated that corn chips can be used as an emergency fire starter. Since 1) we know he knows what he’s talking about… Continue Reading
You might be a prepper if… I remember the old “you might be a redneck if” jokes were all the rage, and sometimes I think you can look at our family and fill a whole comedy routine with nothing but… Continue Reading
I live in a tough neighborhood. It was dusk when the trouble started; with a low growl from the neighbors out back. It was quite clearly a threat; but by who? And at who? The growling built louder with every… Continue Reading
Let’s just get it right out in the open… I don’t care how serious of a prepper you are, I don’t care how silly the idea is… somewhere, deep in the far reaches of your mind… admit it… you’ve thought… Continue Reading
Duct Tape and WD-40 “All of life’s problems can be solved with two things—duct tape and WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn’t, you need duct tape. And if it doesn’t move and it should, you need WD- 40.”—Unknown We’ve… Continue Reading
Time flies when you are having fun, and I’ve been enjoying posting here on 3BY for a full year now, making this post my first anniversary post! When I first introduced myself here, it was as a person who had… Continue Reading
Have any of you ever quit prepping? I have. I started researching prepping a few years ago but stopped because the information that I had found on the subject made it seem ridiculous and, worse, impossible for me. Fat Guys… Continue Reading
With the end of summer, it is time to prepare for winter. One of the most common problems through much of the US is snowstorms. We even had one a couple years back in Atlanta, GA that created a huge… Continue Reading
Bears! People keep telling me that it is futile to prep in the Peoples Republic of New Jersey, but I keep on doing it anyhow. You might wonder why since New Jersey is a socialist mecca. The answer is pretty… Continue Reading
NOTE: Please do not take anything in this post too seriously, it is said tongue-firmly-in-cheek. I am a country boy. My wife is a country girl. Chances are real good that if you live in a town, my town is… Continue Reading
Him: How many assault rifles do you own? Me: I don’t own any assault rifles, machine guns require a special license to own and I don’t have it. Him: OK, how many “modern sporting rifles” do you own? Me: How… Continue Reading
The first step for most preppers is to assemble a personal Bug Out Bag (BOB), so I don’t need to convince my loyal readers of the importance of a BOB. With 20 people to plan for, some of whom don’t… Continue Reading
We’ve all seen them, and chances are good most people have actually eaten them… the ubiquitous Vienna Sausage. I gotta be honest, the name Vienna sausage sounds a bit too fancy for these gelatinous packed sawed off hot-dog wannabes, I… Continue Reading
The Jersey Boys: When I set out to write this series, I found that among the “defined terms” for this site was “The Boys”, meant to refer to household pets. Consequently, I need to tell my faithful readers, both of… Continue Reading