Red Herrings I read the following misleading statement on Facebook this morning: “Has everyone realized that 1.6 million people died last year of tuberculosis even though there is a vaccine but we weren’t wearing masks Nor are being… Continue Reading
Tomorrow several major retailers will be requiring people to wear masks to enter the store. This policy is set by the management of the company, and not the employees of that store. A Friendly Request Please do not yell at… Continue Reading
I will not talk about politics. As a journalist, somebody who works for a large internet publishing company, who is a contributing editor to a local media company (I was the editor-in-chief of a county-wide newspaper for 10 years) and… Continue Reading
Why does it feel “surreal” or “hard to believe” when Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF), and is it a big problem that it does? Yes, it IS a big problem, a VERY big problem, one that can cost you your… Continue Reading
There’s an old saying out there… “A lack of preparedness on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.” Since you are reading this on a prepping related website, I think it’s safe to substitute the word “your”… Continue Reading
Politicizing Coronavirus Is A Horrible Idea Spice and I have been noticing how many preppers are politicizing Coronavirus news, and we both think it’s a really horrible idea. We don’t do politics here at 3BY (with the exception of supporting… Continue Reading
Salty here, just check in and reporting that all is well with us. We should have more articles hopefully starting tomorrow (they are written, it’s a matter of having enough access to get them set up. Be well and we… Continue Reading
The Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF). Anybody who has read Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You for any length of time has run across our version of the common prepper phrase SHTF. We use the word “stuff” in the SHTF saying… Continue Reading
Truck and car guns are a fact of life for a lot of us. Here in the Midwest, it’s almost a given that most farm and country trucks have at least one gun in them for shooting varmints and vermin. … Continue Reading
Knowledge is the best prep ever, because its so darned useful and so hard to have taken away. There’s also more of it than any one person could ever consume available for FREE. If you’re able to read this, you’ve… Continue Reading
Facts don’t have bias, but opinions sure do. A huge amount of what we do in prepping involves putting together skills, equipment, supplies and training that we will use if the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF). To do this, a… Continue Reading
Recognizing manipulation is a key prepping skill that, frankly, I’ve never seen anybody else talk about… and the cynical part of my brain thinks it understands why. Fear sells product. If people can manipulate our fears, then they can sell… Continue Reading
Be honest, people think we are all a bunch of nuts because we prep, don’t they? This bothers some of us, while others wear the obvious difference like a badge of honor. While many of us find humor in the… Continue Reading
Why are AR-15s so controversial? The rule here is no politics, but we are pro-2nd Amendment. I was asked to write a post on AR-15s explaining why they are both popular, and such a hot button with 2nd Amendment opponents. Since I… Continue Reading
Here at Beans, Bullets, Bandages, and You (3BY), we don’t do politics or religion. We don’t talk about ours and we don’t provide a forum for other people to talk about theirs. In this post and companion podcast, we explain… Continue Reading