Chirp. Chirp. Chirp. It’s regular as a metronome as you cycle or walk the roads of rural Missouri. The red-winged blackbirds sit on the telephone lines. One’s always watching you, and that regular “Chirp.” is his announcement that… Continue Reading
Humans are naturally terrible at risk assessment. The situations in which our native intuitions developed are not the situations in which we now live; so our intuition no longer serves us very well. We have two very strong and… Continue Reading
The US Government has a long history of responding to natural and man-made disasters, with varying degrees of success. We are going to examine the history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in a future article, today let’s take… Continue Reading
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
In an emergency situation, a team that is coherent and on the same page has a much higher chance of surviving than both teams that act like a “debating society” and lone wolves. There is a time for disagreement and… Continue Reading
To really succeed as a prepper, you have to have a plan. Prepping is a lot of hard work, it takes a lot of time and a significant chunk of your available money… and one of the keys to being… Continue Reading
One of the things you need in case of a bug out, or destruction of your primary dwelling, is a tent. Tents can be very simple, or quite elaborate and expensive. If you are into camping and will be using… Continue Reading
I just took my Ruger LC9S, safely tucked into it’s pocket holster, out of my jacket pocket and placed it in it’s daytime home, my office desk drawer. I work in an office that is entirely pro-carry… to the point… Continue Reading
As preppers we need to plan for a variety of supplies and inventory them after they have been acquired. We need some sort of categorization for them. Even the name of this Blog, “Beans, Bullets, Bandages, and You” refers to… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about six places you probably didn’t know you could stash stuff in your home. Just so you know, my father owned a construction company so I’ve been around the construction related trades all of my life, and I… Continue Reading
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
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Sorry, folks. It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to the soft peace of falling snow, the beautiful glitter of the sun emerging after an ice-storm … and frostbite. What to do if something bad goes down on some… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: Precious Metals The subject of precious metals comes up often in prepper circles, either because of lack of confidence in the current monetary system, or because of a belief that precious metals will reassert themselves as mediums of… Continue Reading
As I was checking out the latest prepper stories on Prepper Website (CLICKY) I came across an ad link for Red Feather Canned Butter. I’ve been thinking about trying some canned butter for a while, so I went ahead, gave… Continue Reading