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A florist in Brooklyn displays his wares. Photo by Julian Wan on Unsplash.

COVID-19 Plateau Continues

While the rate of growth stays steady, COVID-19 cases in the U.S. hit new milestones, with more than 800,000 reported cases and 40,00 deaths, a mortality rate of 5 percent.
A farm in a valley

10 Tips for Buying Prepper Properties

We've seen 40 properties in multiple states, and its been a learning experience! Here are our top 10 property search tips for preppers seeking their forever home.
a Florida beach

As COVID-19 Slows, Reopening Considered

As global coronavirus cases reach 2.5 million, states slowly start to reopen, raising fears and creating opportunities.
Baking with raisins

Quarantine Day 38: The Great Raisin Search

Today, we hosted the Great Raisin Search and I ended up getting quite a workout in the process.
Penitentiary in Marion, Ohio

COVID-19 Growth Slows

Reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have now exceeded three quarters of a million and there have been more than 36,000 deaths.
mountainhome

Our Prepper Property Search – Part 1

You can live in your house and bug out to your retreat, or you live at your retreat. We’re working towards the latter.
Chart showing drop in hospitlizations

Decrease in COVID-19 Cases Continues

The coronavirus data appears to be improving across the board as cases slow and the curve begins to slope downhill.
YouTube Videos

Five Weeks in Quarantine and the Novelty has Worn Off

On Day 36 of our life in quarantine, we’re bored, but that’s better than being anxious, frightened or in a panic. Life goes on, but it goes on slowly.
child and mom in facemasks

Pandemic Leads to Economic Malaise, Protests

COVID-19 is killing a couple thousand people per day in the U.S., but the shutdown is killing far more jobs and companies. The battlefield is shifting from the hospital to Main Street as protests increase.
Hunter with shotgun

A Surprising Answer to the Question: What’s the Best Survival Gun

The choice of what makes the best survival gun or gun for preppers has been debated and written about for years and will likely be for many more. Here’s our take.