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
There are very few topics that can spur a debate like “are guns and/or ammo good items to stock for barter in a social/economic collapse”? Generally, there are two sides of the argument. You would be crazy to trade somebody… 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
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
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
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