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Resources and Commentary on Prepping in Suburbia

After a year or so of the site being down, we’re slow­ly relaunch­ing it with all the old con­tent, and writ­ing new con­tent. It’s been well over a year since I’ve done any prep­ping, and recent­ly start­ed again. Updates over the last 18 months are, Ms. Prep­per is now Mrs. Prep­per, and there’s the addi­tion of Baby Prep­per, too… I feel like it’s all new again, and I’m learn­ing from scratch…

The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 — Beef and Pork in Focus

The Rising Tide of Food Prices in 2024 — Beef and Pork in Focus

As we step into 2024, the shad­ow of ris­ing food prices looms large, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the realms of beef and pork. This surge is not just a blip on the eco­nom­ic radar but a trend that’s been build­ing, influ­enced by a com­plex web of fac­tors from cli­mate to con­sumer…

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

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,…

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Trucker Strike and the Trump Verdict: A Perfect Storm for NYC’s Supply Chain

Trucker Strike and the Trump Verdict: A Perfect Storm for NYC’s Supply Chain

As I sit down to unrav­el the tan­gled web of New York City’s lat­est logis­ti­cal night­mare, it’s impos­si­ble to ignore the rip­ples caused by a ver­dict that has truck dri­vers up in arms. In a strik­ing move, a band of dri­vers dubbed “Truck­ers for Trump” are steer­ing clear…

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10 Essential Items a Prepper Should Keep in Their Faraday Cage for EMP Protection

10 Essential Items a Prepper Should Keep in Their Faraday Cage for EMP Protection

Imag­ine a sud­den burst of ener­gy capa­ble of ren­der­ing most mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy useless—in an instant, the world as we know it could change due to an elec­tro­mag­net­ic pulse, or EMP. This sce­nario is not just the premise of a sci­ence fic­tion nov­el; it’s a real con­cern that…

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The Benefits of Playing with Walkie-Talkies with Your Kids from a Preparedness Perspective

The Benefits of Playing with Walkie-Talkies with Your Kids from a Preparedness Perspective

A cou­ple of years ago, I bought my then 4‑year-old a cou­ple of walkie-talkies for tod­dlers… The usage con­cept didn’t take.  Last week, I put a Baofeng UV-5R in her hands that was tuned for an FRS chan­nel.  She imme­di­ate­ly grasped the con­cept and asked me what my…

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Why I Have Considered and Will Be Adding Narcan to My EDC

Why I Have Considered and Will Be Adding Narcan to My EDC

Intro­duc­tion The con­cept of Every Day Car­ry (EDC) has become syn­ony­mous with readi­ness and the abil­i­ty to respond to unex­pect­ed chal­lenges. EDC is not just about the items we car­ry; it’s a mind­set, a phi­los­o­phy that under­scores the impor­tance of being pre­pared for any…

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The Emergence of a New Lethal Coronavirus Strain in China: A Global Health Concern

The Emergence of a New Lethal Coronavirus Strain in China: A Global Health Concern

The recent devel­op­ment of a new strain of coro­n­avirus in Chi­na, known as GX_P2V, has sent shock­waves through the glob­al health com­mu­ni­ty. This strain, which emerged from high-lev­el lab­o­ra­to­ries in Bei­jing, has demon­strat­ed a 100% fatal­i­ty rate in “human­ized” mice, a…

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Assessing the Credibility of a Financial Collapse in the United States in the Near Future

Assessing the Credibility of a Financial Collapse in the United States in the Near Future

Immi­nent Threat Series: Assess­ing the Cred­i­bil­i­ty of a Finan­cial Col­lapse in the Unit­ed States in the Near Future Intro­duc­tion In an era marked by unprece­dent­ed glob­al eco­nom­ic chal­lenges, the specter of a finan­cial col­lapse in the Unit­ed States looms large. The…

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