Rural Land for Bug Out Location: A Response to Suburban
This article is a response to Suburban’s May 31st article “Thinking About Buying Rural Land for Your Bug Out Location”. A good article certainly. I too have been looking into the possibility of buying some undeveloped (“raw” as Suburban puts it) land, both as a BOL and simply a second get-a-way home for the family. […]
September is National Preparedness Month
Our government has designated September as “National Preparedness Month“. This contrasts with the FBI’s profiling preppers as potential terrorists. I imagine the message is “be prepared”, but don’t be too prepared. We still want you dependent upon the government, so don’t become independent! 😉 So, what skill do you want to develop for National Preparedness […]
Prepping on Twenty Five Dollars a Week, Increasing Your Budget Slightly, Increases Preps Exponentially
I am going to try to be realistic here. There are posts all over the Web on preppers sites about starting your prepping for $5.00 a week. But what does $5.00 really buy these days. In my case $5.00 can buy: – 3 – 4 cans of soup, – 3 – 4 cans of tuna, […]
September 11th – 10 Years Later
This 9/11 marks not just another passing year but an anniversary. It’s been 10 years since that fateful day in 2001. I was working in lower Manhattan off Wall Street at that time. The whole thing unfolded before my eyes. But this day isn’t about me. It’s about three things: One – The 3,000 American […]
Rant About the Main Stream Media, Post Hurricane Irene. Following a Post from Modern Survival Blog
This post is probably more of a rant, and you will want to read the post over at Modern Survival Blog about Hurricane Irene: Main-Stream Slams Hurricane IRENE Preppers. Honestly, I am fired up. How is it possible the main stream media say something like this? Please read the Main-Stream Slams Hurricane IRENE Preppers post before reading my rant. You will […]
“The only thing we have to fear, is…
It appears that fear is the topic of the past few weeks. And to be frank, this is probably the most important topic to face a prepper. There are several reasons: If you can make someone afraid, you can manipulate and control them. Fear is a natural part of our survival mechanism. Denying this part […]
Important Lessons From the S&P Downgrade and Market Reaction.
Not even a week after the S&P downgrade of American government debt, and the financial market reaction to it, and a very clear set of lessons for preppers is emerging clearly. As the scenario unfolds more analysis can be applied and more conclusions drawn. But right now there are a few lessons that are glaring and […]
Fears of A Prepper
(With the economic events of the past few days I feel it is important to get this though out now instead of a couple of months from now when I first planned to publish it.) I am that dreadful, blighting thing, Like rat holes to the flood. Like rust that gnaws the faultless blade, Like […]
Out Of Milk (A Product Review)
How do you track your preps? That is, how do you know exactly: What you have on hand? Where it is stored? What is the quantity status? And then, how do you determine what needs to be stocked/restocked? Where to get it? Preppers use a variety of mechanisms to track and plan there preps. Some […]
Review of “The Prepper’s Pocket Guide, 101 Easy Things You Can Do To Ready Your Home For A Disaster.”
You know how you scour the Internet for information on prepping? Do you know how you tell yourself you need to print out and create a manual for emergencies? Do you know how you keep telling yourself you are going to organize those ideas some day, and make sure that everyone in your home […]