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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…
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, chicken or…
Please Never Forget This Day, and Take a Moment To Remember and Reflect.
This day, is not unlike Pearl Harbor or ANY other day where American blood was shed unnecessarily or to save the life of another human being in another country around the world. I will never forget where I was, that day. No one will. It went in slow motion for me,…
Remembering 9/11
9/11 is definitely a pivotal moment from the last 20 years, especially for the western world. It was a moment when an unanticipated attack took place which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 Americans. What followed thrust our nation into two (or more) wars and…
Repacking Some Core Preps for Portability, Ease of Use, Care Packaging, and Rotation
The Becker BK 2 Knife
The Becker BK2 by Ka-Bar. I’ve had this knife for several months, and keep forgetting to write a review of it. So, here it is… In hindsight, I remember pulling this knife out of the box… My first impression was how heavy it was. My second impression was how thick…
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…
Prepper Evangelical
I read ST’s post from last week and started thinking about how to convert people to our preparedness mindset. To be frank, I think it is almost impossible to change people’s ideas on just about any subject. Their opinions have been formed over countless hours of…
The Interesting Road to Actually Bugging Out, Thoughts During a Mandatory Evacuation
Yesterday, I received an email, and text message from the local emergency system I was signed up for. The mayor of my town, and the county, I believe, instituted a mandatory evacuation of homes due to flooding from the Passaic River. As I got the text and email, I…
Saturday Videos
SHTF Deal of the Week Part X httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wSiesqJu0 Prepper Retreats Popping Up All Over httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZRwL44Wno Budget Prepping: Estate Sales httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADjlLfL1o3E Sensible Prepper Conference Oct 14 &…
