The Time Is Now, and It’s Not Too Late
I’m sitting in another damn airport. Not bitching, however, just another damn airport. I have to rant a bit. The time is now. The time is now if you are not a prepper to prep. The conversations I have had with friends who are in the real world (Middle America) verifies that now is the […]
Endless Fall – Part 1: So It Begins
Note: The following is the first installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. No one can say with any certainty how such an event would unfold or the social impact it would have. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. […]
Trying New Foods for Food Storage
Well, I went to the grocery store tonight. When I got there I noticed there was a lot of stuff on sale. Package of six ramen noodles for $2.00, Vienna Sausage, two cans for a dollar, SPAM, two 6 oz cans for three dollars, 10 cans of Campbell’s soup for $10.00, etc. Some were great deals, […]
100, no 200+ Items a Prepper Must Have for Survival and Barter
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: 3/16/2014: I am adding links to the products so you do not have […]
Out of Shape = Dead
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 […]
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Floyd Employed in Hurricane Irene
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 are looking for certification for CCWs, or learning how […]
Prepper or Consumer Poser? That is the Question.
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 high stress, even more […]
Hurricane Irene: A Preppers’ Postmortem
The storm has come and gone. Your experiences all depends on where you were at the time. Some places by me got hit hard (and are still without power as I write this). Others like my immediate area got away pretty cleanly (unless you were right on a canal). Even house by house was different. […]
Hurricane Irene, What I Missed, What I Didn’t, and What I Learned.
Admittedly, I missed the “center” of Hurricane Irene. Rather, I missed the heart of the storm. I made my way west to Pennsylvania, not to bug out, but to a good friends bachelor party. The upside is that I was going to be west of Irene. The downside, if there is one, is that (in […]
Hurricane Irene: Observations From The Front Line (Proud To Be A Prepper!)
As of writing this Hurricane Irene is forecast to hit Long Island starting mid-day tomorrow (Saturday) and last through at least Sunday evening. I’m writing and queuing this for posting on Friday since I don’t know if I’ll have power or internet when it comes. Opinion various but the main two forecasts show the storm […]