The Pickled PrepperNews. Views and Advice

If the you-know-what is hitting the fan, do you have time to go shopping? Will UPS and Fedex still deliver? And if so, what should you order?

The weeks of bitter cold weather in January took their toll on Pete's bees, but enough hives made it through he can rebuild his apiary.

Preparing for the possibility of forest fires, we set up and test our first IBC tote. It holds 275 gallons of water we can use to fight brush fires.

People talk about hoarding like its a bad thing. Maybe it is if you can't control it, but stockpiling goes hand-in-hand with prepping.

While Trump brings Putin to the Peace Table, Europe seems to be embracing the war. But as the EU re-invests in its military, the danger grows.

How we renovated and updated the old gun safe that came with the house, including replacing the old mechanical combination lock with a better model.

As 180 wildfires pop up across the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee, Pete steps up his preps to fight wildfires.

Pete has identified a new threat in our future and has changed his 2025 prepping plans to better prepare for it.

Whether its the AI bubble or the everything bubble, chances are it will eventually pop. Here's how to prep for the day the market crashes.

Trump's election is stirring up the folks in Washington, but out here in Rural America, it's helping people affected by Helene get FEMA payments

Pete's busy doing his taxes and ruminating on Trump and the IRS.

Egg production has risen with the temperatures, but the flock is not entirely unscathed. The bitter cold we experienced also hurt the bees.

While our solar power system is now working at 100 percent, it's producing less than half the power it did in August. Some lessons here if you plan to go off grid.

Are we heading into a recession or an economic boom? Does the future hold pain, or gain? Here's how to prep for an uncertain economic future.

Thanks to all the trees Hurricane Helene blew down, a large area of the Appalachian Mountains are now threatened by fire.

Spot gold touched $2,942 on Monday, before dropping to around $2920. That's a 43 percent increase in the past year.

A break in the winter weather led to a big thaw during which we got plenty of work done, including more Hurricane Helene clean up.

Back in 1899, there was no income tax, no federal reserve, and the U.S. was prosperous thanks to Tariffs. Trump wants us to repeat history.

A trip to help a local beekeeper turns into an afternoon at the range as we try out his new build and have fun with suppressors.

Tariffs, taking over the Panama Canal, arresting illegal immigrants, threating to buy Greenland. When does this crazy ride end?

Should we fear AI or the autonomous robots and weapons it will make possible? Will it threaten or benefit society?

The road thaws out enough to become passable, the pipes are no longer frozen, and we take the opportunity to stock up on some critical items.

Five days later, we are still living without running water. It's a learning experience and we share some lessons and tools with you as well as our next steps.

We don't get much snow, but our water freezes. We re prepped for that, but it is still an inconvenience. Nonetheless, live goes on.

Guns should be an important component of your preparedness plan and may aid in your survival after the SHTF. Pete takes a quick look at some new ones.

2025 is off to a rough start and more trouble brewing, but many positive things are as well. Will it be a good year or a bad year?

What kind of vehicle do we need that would be useful now and after the SHTF? Pete evaluates at several popular options.

Inflation, tariffs and international sanctions are some good reasons to make some strategic purchases before prices rise.

When our politicians should be helping Los Angeles residents, they are laying blame and pointing fingers. Be prepared to get no help in a disaster.

We unintentionally test our Subaru's legendary snow performance in snowy conditions and it didn't perform as well as we had hoped.