I like to dream up various scenarios in my head about how SHTF might play out. Most of it has nothing to do with reality, but it’s fun to think about and if nothing else it gives me alternatives if anything really bad happens. Today I’m sitting in my Tipi (mid-September 2018) and... Continue Reading →
Creating a Bug-Out or Bug-In Plan
You've looked around at the state of the world today and decided you don't like the way things are looking. You're researching web sites that give you all kinds of conflicting information about what to do and what not to do. Some advise you to bug-out, others advise you to bug-in. Who's right? Here's the... Continue Reading →
Ten Common Prepper Fails
TEN COMMON PREPPER FAILS Being successful at prepping is a lot more difficult than most people think. In fact, the failure rate for fully prepared survivalists is pretty high on a deployment level. This is nothing to be ashamed about, because nobody ever said that life itself was going to be easy. Prepping effectively just... Continue Reading →
Will The Negan’s Take Over After TSHTF?
Recently I polled a Facebook group asking about bug-out vs bug-in. The overwhelming response was that people wanted - or had to - bug-in. Wanted to because it's the smart thing to do, or had to because of physical issues. But one interesting person wrote back saying they believe that in parts of the country... Continue Reading →
Peurto Rico Aftermath – It’ll Get Worse Before It Gets Better
In case you've been on vacation at the bottom of the ocean with no Internet connection, two ridiculously big storms recently ran over Puerto Rico like a steamroller. In the aftermath people are stuck without electricity - likely for months. In case you missed that let me say it again. They will be without electricity... Continue Reading →
Bugging Out To The Wilderness
Is it possible to bug-out to the wilderness when disaster strikes? To grab your bug-out bag and hit the woods to get away from whatever the world or society is throwing at you? The common consensus is that it can't be done. Don't even try because you'll wind up a moldy corpse discovered ten years... Continue Reading →