When it comes to home defense weaponry, I started thinking outside the box recently and have added a new addition to our “if you break in, you are going to really, really regret it” preps… a .410 pump shotgun. Wait,… Continue Reading
Arming a Squad: Part 1 Discussions of guns on prepper forums are a real hoot. They assume that the folks involved in a Mutual Assistance Group (MAG), or Squad, are all ex-military and the debate revolves around modern battle rifles,… Continue Reading
I was walking around in a big-box retailer last weekend in the sporting goods section, and I saw something I hadn’t seen in a long time… the .22LR shelves stocked to overflowing, and the prices back down to “normal”. I… Continue Reading
Fire Starting Since I submit a post once a week, I occasionally get surprised by the topic of a post coming up before I planned to submit my thoughts on the subject. This week I have a post that had… Continue Reading
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
When the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF), a serious health crisis is going to hit a large section of the US population in a big hurry: diabetes. Over 8% of Americans have diabetes right now. About a third have pre-diabetes,… Continue Reading
Admit it, we all have fantasized about bugging out into the woods after the “Stuff Hits The Fan” (SHTF). We’ve also read about it in countless prepper stories and novels, and many of us have practiced a few basic woodsman… Continue Reading
Many preppers frown upon the thought of using a revolver as their primary defense handgun, and there are good reasons to choose something other than a wheelgun. There is one overriding factor that guarantees revolvers will always have a place… Continue Reading
It’s hard to know how much of one’s time and treasure to spend preparing for unpredictable events. Too little, and you’re left hanging in the wind when life throws a curve (as it inevitably will, eventually). Too much and you… Continue Reading
One difference between being an effective prepper and some guy/gal who understand the need to prep is simple. Effective preppers concentrate on how get needs they identify filled. A second difference between being an effective prepper and everybody else… Continue Reading
We admit it. We’re human. We screw up. A lot. We do, however, think that one vital prepping skill is the ability to admit to our many prepping mistakes, and learn from them. We also try to learn from other… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: Budgeting for Preppers In an earlier post on Supply Categories, I outlined the categories I use for planning and inventorying supplies. We can use those categories for preparing a Prepper Budget. Variable Costs Consumables have a Variable Cost… Continue Reading
Salty and I are not big on New Year’s resolutions; but there is a value in giving yourself a checkup now and then, considering what’s been going well and what needs to be improved upon. In this podcast, we do just… Continue Reading
When I was a Boy Scout, the typical scout knife was a Swiss Army Knife, sometimes with the Scout logo on it. At the time these things seemed pretty handy, but then along came the original Leatherman multitool, and the… Continue Reading
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