Common Prepping Struggles

Common Prepping Struggles: Overcoming Challenges and Building Resilience

Preparing for potential emergencies or disasters is a lifestyle that requires individuals to be self-sufficient and ready for any situation. From natural disasters to economic hardships, prepping is about being prepared for the unexpected. However, the preparedness journey is not without its struggles.  This article dives into the top challenges that preppers face and provides…

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New York Subway Death (What it Means for Prepping)

New York Subway Death Accused Daniel Penny

It’s not a mystery that there is an increase in violence in our country. What’s also not a mystery is that everyone is at an increased risk due to increased violence. With that, this article is going to look at the recent tragedy that took place on a New York City subway, along with some…

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Seed Saving: The Prepper’s Primer

A primer on seed saving

Have you become a competent gardener? Are you looking to up your sustainability game? A lot of pieces go into developing an independent food supply, and while very few people in the United States will probably achieve total food independence, a lot of us gardeners are always thinking about what we can do next. If…

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SHTF – What To Do NOW To Be Ready

SHTF - What To Do Now to Be Ready

History shows the culmination of any civilization or empire is a period of excesses, overindulgence, and reckless extravagance. That describes the current zeitgeist to a tee, while the effects and consequences of those behaviors are starting to play out already, particularly in Western societies. History also teaches that moments like these require temperance, self-discipline, moderation,…

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162: Grief as a Force Multiplier

Abstract art of grief

It’s an ironclad fact that preparedness involves more than just the superficial tasks of physical preparation. It’s also an unassailable fact that prepping must include mental and emotional preparation for one of the most debilitating aspects of disastrous times—grief. Grief is important to understand because all of us will most likely struggle with the impact…

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Mason Jars: 20 Budget Friendly Uses for Your Mason Jars

Mason Jars

Not all preppers are food production enthusiasts, but for those of us that are, few items are more ubiquitous than the popular Mason jar.  Mason jars are so popular, in fact, that November 30 has been named National Mason Jar Day. History Mason jars were invented in 1858 by John Landis Mason.  These jars were…

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Prepping for Healthcare Shortages

Drawer of medical supplies

Health care is “the organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.” It is clear from reading that definition just how much may go wrong when a link in the intricate and lengthy medical supply chain breaks.  Here’s how to prepare for times when health and medical care are unavailable or overwhelmed. Shortages…

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7 Best Reasons – Why be a Prepper in 2023

Prepared written on chalkboard

As preppers, we prepare for opportunities. Yes, we prepare for hard times; many see that as Doom and Gloom. After all, it’s not like the show “Doomsday Preppers” has the most cheerful name. While we’ve accepted the label, it’s never-the-less a label that was stapled to us by biased media in the early 2000s. Unfortunately,…

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What Are Preppers Prepping For?

Exploring the reasons why people prep

Did you ever stop to wonder, what are preppers prepping for? Is it the zombie apocalypse? A world gone Mad Max? A giant meteor? A supervolcano? The truth is, if you ask what are preppers prepping for, you will get hundreds of answers. But they nearly all boil down to the following reasons. What Are…

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SHTF Plan: 4-Step Planning Guide for Surviving SHTF

Checking of SHTF plan boxes

Everyone needs an SHTF plan (Shit Hits the Fan Plan) because society is much more fragile than many people understand or want to believe. Our stark reality is one in which a single large-scale disaster or series of smaller-scale disasters occurring in the wrong place at the right time can lead to cascading impacts on…

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