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Meshtastic & LoRa: The Off-Grid Communication Lifeline Every Prepper Needs

Table of Contents Why Communications Matter in a Crisis Staying Connected When Everything Goes Dark The Hidden Weakness of Modern Communication Networks Introducing Meshtastic, An Off Grid Solution for Emergency Communications Why Every Prepper Should be Paying Attention to Meshtastic What Is Meshtastic? Understanding Meshtastic in Simple Terms Comparing Meshtastic to Other Emergency Communication Tools […]

Your Ultimate Guide to Bugging Out: 8 – 10 Essential Locations

Recently I gave a presentation to a group of new to seasoned preppers, clearly in various stages of their preparedness journeys.  For some in the presentation, each stage of understanding was a little overwhelming because there was so much to think about.  For others, they had very specific questions about areas they had a specific […]

Guide to Planning a Safe Bug Out from the Suburbs to Your Bug Out Location

The concept of bugging out is one that I’ve clearly been familiar with, and I assume you are too… Many preppers like myself have fantasized that we would have to leave our home and hoof it, jump in the bug out vehicle, etc to our bug out location. Even during Hurricane Sandy, I sheltered in, and had no power for […]

How to Build or Buy a Bug Out Vehicle

With an uncertain future on the horizon, it’s time to start taking precautions for your family if you have not already. A bug-out vehicle is a crucial part of any emergency or survival plan. This article will teach you how to build your own, buy one, or plan out what type of vehicle would work […]

Prepping, Moving, and Lots of Stuff. Protecting Your OPSEC

Well, after many years in the 1 — 1/2 bedroom apartment in Northern NJ, Ms. Prepper and I recently moved in together, and into a new home.  Anyone that has accumulated any amount of stuff, knows that the mere act of packing your stuff and moving it can be a daunting task.  In this prepper’s case, […]

Ebola, Ebola, Ebola, What I Am Doing To Prepare

How many times in the last several weeks have you heard about Ebola?  Too many?  Me too.  Some may say I am crazy, some may say I am cautious, and some are walking around living in their bubble of life without a clue. It was only a few weeks ago, when I published a booklet for Ms. […]

You’re NOT Welcome Here!

This is what hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who own property in the New York Catskill mountain area were told in 2011. Local residents as well as state police turned legal property owners away from access to their land in the fall of that year. But allow me to digress for a moment before the […]

The Get Home Bag for the Girlfriend and Her Impending Education

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was concerned about making sure my girlfriend was prepared for an emergency, primarily to get to my domicile in the event of an impending or happening disastrous situation.  I hope to make sure she is safe as well as her dog, whom I have become very fond of, despite […]

My Food Storage is Changing, an update on Apartment Prepping…

As my time prepping matures, and living in an apartment, I am also finding that my prepping is starting to morph a bit.  As I prep for food, most specifically, I find that cans of food are becoming cumbersome.  Specifically, soups, tunas, canned chicken (which is a personal favorite of mine), etc.  I also find […]