You might be a prepper if…
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
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PrepperHealth: Enhancing Prepper Fitness
Welcome to the newest category on Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You, PrepperHealth. PrepperHealth is a concept that speaks directly to the “you” part of our website (and mission’s) name. The first entry in our PrepperHealth category appeared earlier this week,… Continue Reading
Prepping Tools & Skills List
Here are some examples of Tradesman’s Tools that could be stockpiled and either used and the product/service bartered, or their USE bartered out. One wouldn’t barter away the tools that bring in the food. (Again, I don’t have all the… Continue Reading
“Do”, not “observe” – Prepping requires action
Strait up: In Salty’s humble opinion, a lot of preppers spend far too much time “observing” instead of actually prepping. The biggest keyword in prepping is DO. Hear me out, I’m not trying to be mean… but… “do”, not “observe”.… Continue Reading
Ebola outbreak: should first-world preppers be concerned?
Another year, another Ebola outbreak season is upon us. The question is, should first-world preppers be concerned about the latest Ebola outbreak news? Let’s cut to the chase… is this Ebola outbreak something we need to worry about? At this… Continue Reading
The Growl: A Threat Assessment In A Tough Neighborhood
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
Hawai’i Volcano Eruption: Kilauea’s Lesson To Preppers
I know a sure-fire way to never lose your home to a volcanic eruption… don’t live downhill from a volcano. I’ve caught some flack from friends of mine who think my attitude towards the most recent victims of the Kilauea… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: The Markets Are Falling! The Markets Are Falling!
I hate giving stock market advice, but in the past couple weeks I have heard some really stupid, apocalyptic, reactions to the recent market gyrations. Salty thought I might want to do a post on the subject, but my initial… Continue Reading
A Prep You May Not Have Known You Needed: Screen Repair Kit
Let’s talk about a need you may not realize you have – screen repair. Heat’s been on our mind as spring rolls toward summer. Recently we did a post about keeping cool when the weather gets hot: It’s Gonna Get… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: Understanding The Money Multiplier vs. Fractional Reserve Banking For Preppers
Have you ever wondered what banks do with the money you deposit? They keep a portion of it on hand to service folks who need to make withdrawals, but the bulk of it is loaned out. If you take a… Continue Reading
Paranoid Prepper: My One Year Anniversary
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
I’m Not A “War Fighter” And You Probably Are Not One Either
In my mind’s eye, I’m a war fighter like Rambo. Hard, built like a tank, can hold out an M60 like it’s a pistol… just give me a bandanna and a big knife, and I can kill every bad guy… Continue Reading
OPSEC: Strategies For Dealing With Operational Security
Don’t you just love all the neat terms and acronyms the prepper community uses? “Operational Security” OPSEC is borrowed from the military. Personally, I prefer “Loose Lips Sink Ships” but LLSS doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, so I guess… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: Examining Economic Collapse
One of the themes that constantly comes up on prepper forums is the likelihood of “Economic Collapse”. This seems to be viewed as almost inevitable by many preppers, due to the handling of the US economy by the government, or… Continue Reading
12 Prepping Lessons We Can Learn From Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Book “The Long Winter”
One of the most popular children’s story series ever penned is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” series about growing up in the “western” USA. Having two older sisters and growing up in the 1960’s and 1970’s, I was subjected to… Continue Reading