Preparedness

In much of the prepping world, bugging out in response to a crisis is given a disproportionate amount of time and effort. In reality, bugging in, or staying put at home or another secure location, is a better bet 90% of the time. Aside from having a home-field advantage and, hopefully, a closet or storeroom […]

If you need something that is absolutely zero power; then one such method that’s been circulating online (under the name of the Eco-Cooler) – that we decided to try out… This cooler requires no power whatsoever, and uses basic parts that you probably have around the house right now. You may need to gather or

Making the decision to start prepping is a time of excitement and anxiety in equal measure. For many new preppers, making plans, checklists, and shopping lists is fun. At the same time, growing more aware of very real vulnerabilities and security shortcomings can be upsetting. This mixture of feelings is enough to make newbies feel

The Great Depression was one of the roughest times in US history. It was marked by a flatlined economy, severe lack, destitution and the disruption of society. This made survival a real challenge in many parts of the country, but you know what they say about hard times: it produces hard people… Our ancestors learned

If you are a prepper already, or thought about embarking on the lifestyle, you might have doubts. Doubts that like so many other parts of life the practice has just become too materialistic. I’m here to tell you that you are quite right. Prepping has evolved into a type of business, an industry, all its

Ask somebody what it takes to prep, and chances are they’ll start rattling off lots and lots of material things: food, water filtration systems, vehicles, shelter supplies, weapons, electronics, clothing, tools and a whole lot more. The truth is that preparation really begins with a decision and with the mind. That’s all you need. But

When you accept a lifestyle of radical self-responsibility as a prepper, you’ll find that there is never an end to the list of things that you must, should, and want to do. There’s always something you need to get, need to check, need to practice, or need to improve. On the one hand, this is

There has never, truly, been a better time to start prepping. With tensions rising around the world and the domestic situation in the US getting worse by the day, it’s more important than ever to become truly self-sufficient in as many aspects of your life as possible. As you start taking radical responsibility for your

I know at least some of you reading right now haven’t been prepping as long as some of us. I do not mean to insult, but I do mean to say that you haven’t lived through the state of disdain that some of us have. For a time going into the early 2000s, preppers were

As preppers, we know that holistic, total readiness is the name of the game. No matter what happens, no matter what takes place, no matter what the nature of the threat is, we will be ready to confront it and hopefully surmount it. But probably the biggest fallacy that folks like us fall victim to,