Air travel is a problem area for preppers in many ways. Conglomerations of thousands of strangers in a big population center. The need to travel light. The uncertainty that whatever you do bring will arrive at the same destination as… Continue Reading
People are on the move for the holidays. Many of us are going by car. Congested travel and winter travel both have their own special problems. Is your car properly stocked, in case your trip doesn’t go completely as planned?… Continue Reading
Getting lost in the woods is a common fear, but I propose that it’s also largely an unnecessary fear for most people if they are willing to do just a slight bit of preparation, planning and are carrying a few… Continue Reading
Americans spend a lot of time in their cars. We’re in our cars when we’re farthest from where our main preps are (our homes). That makes a well-prepped car an important feature of overall prepping. It’s particularly important in winter,… Continue Reading
Road trip! It seems like half the prepper fiction books start with the protagonist being hundreds or thousands of miles from home when disaster strikes. Why? Because travel can be a rich source of problems for preppers. Good for authors;… Continue Reading
All of us know what kinds of weather our home areas are likely to get, and the warning signs it’s coming. We have preps and plans to deal with those. (We do, right? If not, time to get on that.)… Continue Reading
Knowledge is important; skills are important; fitness is important; but let’s not pretend that stuff doesn’t help you prepare for emergencies too. That makes travel more challenging, because it’s not just dead people who can’t take it all with them.… Continue Reading
Suppose the time has come to bug out to The Woods! Everything got packed, no child got left behind at a rest stop, you successfully negotiated the highways clogged with traffic. Nice! Now you’re turning off the pavement onto the… Continue Reading