Below are the initial entries in the Pete the Pickled Prepper’s Diary, which covered the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown. Our more recent diary entries cover our first winter in our prepper property and the development of our chicken coop and beehives.
Our First Day of Self-Imposed Quarantine
Day 3 of Quarantine and We’re Bored Already
Coughing on Day 4 of Quarantine
Day 5 of Quarantine Brings Good News
Quarantine Day 6 – We Try Curb-Side Grocery Pickup
How One week in Quarantine has Changed Us
Day 8: We Cautiously Venture Out
Day 10 of Quarantine: Quiet on the Home Front
Taking it Easy on Quarantine Days 11 and 12
Day 13: What to Take to Quarantine
Quarantine Day 14, Sunshine and Phone Time
Saving Money During Quarantine
16 Days in Quarantine: Life Goes On
Day 17 – Adventures in Online Grocery Shopping
By Day 18 of Quarantine, Getting Mail is Exciting
Quarantine Day 20: Curb-Side Grocery Pick-up
Three Weeks Into Quarantine: A Status Check
Quarantine Day 23: It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again
Quarantine Day 25: Would we Change our Preps?
Day 27 of Quarantine and Counting
Quarantine Day 29: Online Church just isn’t the Same
Quarantine Day 30: We Switch Things Up
Quarantine Day 32: COVID-19 Strikes a Family Friend
Quarantine Day 34: We Make a Sam’s Club Run
Five Weeks in Quarantine and the Novelty has Worn Off
Quarantine Day 38: The Great Raisin Search
Quarantine Day 42 – Well Pumps and Pressure Tanks
Quarantine Day 43 – A Dog’s Life
Quarantine Day 46 – The Worst is Yet to Come
Day 48 of Quarantine: Our Online Orders are Late
50 Days in Quarantine: More Groceries and Lessons Learned
Day 53 of Quarantine: We Fall Back on TV for Entertainment
Quarantine Day 56: A DIY Project Mushrooms
Quarantine Day 60: How Coronavirus is Changing My Behavior
Quarantine Day 63: Stocking the Little Extras
Quarantine Day 65: We Start Stocking Up Again
Quarantine Day 70: Things are Reopening
Quarantine Day 72: Online Orders and Prepper Dinners
Quarantine Day 75: Our Accomplishments
Quarantine Day 76: Still Shortages
Diary entries above are related to our coronavirus quarantine. Articles below are broader but may also touch upon the coronavirus.
Prepper Diary June 1: We Arm Up
Prepper Diary June 4: Inflation Rears its Head
Prepper Diary June 8 – We Make an Offer
Prepper Diary June 9: Post Lockdown Travel
Prepper Diary June 11: Shortages Continue
Prepper Diary June 25 – We Luck into a Food Dehydrator
Prepper Diary June 26: Costco is Back to Normal
The Importance of Independence Day
Prepper Diary July 5: Packing our Ammo
Prepper Diary July 13: Our Property Search Draws to a Close
Prepper Diary July 22: We Break Quarantine, Again
Prepper Diary August 3: Our First Step Towards Moving
Prepper Diary August 6: Good News
August 8 Diary and Update: Firewood Follies
August 14 Diary: The Shelves are Full Again
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