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100, no 200+ Items a Prepper Must Have for Survival and Barter

Oct 7, 2011 | Barter, Gear, Preparedness, Prepping, Survivalism

This post was just updated for clarity, accurate links, and further defined. This list has NOT been broken down into categories, and is simply expanded from it’s original format from the 2014 update, almost 10 years ago. Updated February 24th, 2023 Updated:…

Out of Shape = Dead

Oct 6, 2011 | Personal

Recently, I have been doing a lot of work in my garden to get it ready for next season. Since my urban lot is very small, it could not be that much work. So this is what I have set out to do this fall/winter (the best time in Houston, Texas!): 1) Cut down an overgrown…

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Floyd Employed in Hurricane Irene

Oct 5, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survivalism, Urban Survival

This generous post was contributed by Cameron Green, of Green Academy of Personal Protection. Cam has contributed several other posts, and I continue to value his help and contributions. Please visit his Website at GAPPNJ if you live in the NY, NJ or PA area, and…

Who Will Help me Eat My Bread?

Oct 4, 2011 | Barter, Food, General, Guest Post, Money, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Survivalism

There is an old children’s story about someone who asks “Who will help me make my bread?” No one helps. No one helps plant the wheat, harvest the wheat, mill the wheat, make the dough, or bake it. But at the end when it is asked who will help eat the bread everyone…

Saddened, Stupidity, and Concerned. The Occupy Wall Street Protest(s)

Oct 3, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Politics

It’s Monday morning. I am working from home, and I just have to get this off my chest before I actually start working. This has been burning all weekend long in my brain… I was going to wait to post this until later in the week, but just couldn’t Had to get…

Prepper or Consumer Poser? That is the Question.

Oct 3, 2011 | Personal, Prepping

It’s been a rough couple of weeks with work. In fact, work has become increasingly busy. It was the end of the quarter and a race to get customer contracts closed up, signatures, etc. For those that don’t know, I work for a software company in sales. It can be very…

Carbines, Shotguns, Rifles, and The New Prepper, Part Two, Contributed by Cameron Green of GAPPNJ.COM

Sep 29, 2011 | Guns / Weapons, Preparedness

This is the second installment in a series of papers to educate the new prepper about what weapons they should have on hand. I’m approaching this from a SHTF scenario, and while I’m not advocating using any firearm in an offensive manner, I stress that being able to…

Solar Oven Fail

Sep 28, 2011 | Cooking, Personal, Preparedness

This weekend I had an “epic fail” (as the kids say) with my new solar cooker. I tried to make a simple dish, Arroz con Pollo (chicken with rice), but did not get past 100F. Why? The sun! As it turns out, Saturday morning and afternoon was the time mother nature chose…

Promises To Keep : Your New Post-SHFT Credit Card

Sep 27, 2011 | Barter, Guest Post, Money, Survivalism

There is no honor among thieves. But, thankfully, most people aren’t thieves. Even in a SHTF scenario, with some exception (e.g. Katrina), most people do behave well. For the most part. Living in or near a big city it can be hard to understand that a persons’ word…