The Pickled PrepperNews. Views and Advice

Pete was unconvinced that the effects of Hurricane Helene would reach us as anything worse than a normal heavy storm. He was wrong.

Autumn arrives with a hurricane on its heels. We put the garden to bed, feed the bees and charge our batteries to weather the storm and prepare for winter.

Exploding pagers, two-way radios, kamikaze drones, home-made missiles and rockets, and even missiles have been all over the news in the past week. What does it all mean?

The weeks between Election Day and the inauguration are likely are likely to be fraught with danger, but there are dangers afterwards as well.

LARP stands for live action role playing. Some consider it a joke, but its a good way to practices some skills you might need after the SHTF.

Gold hit record highs last week, driven largely by demand for the metal considered a safe haven. Demand is high because of fears of a global war and fears of a financial crisis.

After some shopping around, Pete finds a comfortable inside-the-waistband holster for his Glock 48 to enhance his concealed carry regimen.

A sunny month of August shows us how much power we can produce and the resulting utility bill blows us away.

The chickens are coming home to roost as the Biden/Harris administration's weak boarder policies are resulting in an influx of criminal gangs from South of the border.

As summer draws to an end, we harvest our honey crop and some of the last vegetables from the garden. Before winter sets in is also a good time to check that all systems are functioning.

Inflation has increased the cost of food for your prepper pantry. We price shop Walmart, Amazon, Costco and Sam's Club to find the lowest prices.

In what are signs of a possible recession, Dollar General, Lululemon, and Ulta Beauty all failed to meet expectations and saw their shares decline.

Any time your body temperature rises or falls more than two degrees from normal, you are entering dangerous territory. Plan accordingly.

Food inflation is up 30 to 40 percent int he past five years. That's bad, but its nothing when you look at how costs have risen in the past 40 years.

It's a good time of year for homesteading, but the calendar also makes it an important time to do some prepping.

Practicing with a .22LR is better than dry firing and gives you most of the benefits of practicing with a large-caliber pistol or rifle.

After more than 17,000 cases of mpox, or monkeypox, in Africa, the first cases have appeared outside of the continent. Put mpox on your prepping radar.

Both concealed carry and open carry of firearms have a place in your self-defense plan. Check out these considerations.

As markets tumble, a recession grows more likely, so use the time we have to prepare for it and to position yourself to survive.

The numbers are in! See how much our solar power system produced, how much electricity we saved, and how much lower our bill was.

Inflation hits hardest in the grocery store, but you can offset that with a garden and livestock. It can also add some spending money to your pocket.

If we get side effects from Hurricane Debby as it heads North, don't be surprised if there isn't a a post on Friday.

We spend a lot of time preparing for the end of the world. Don’t neglect to prepare for the world as we know it aftthe downhill slide accelerates

Headlines make it sound like the the end is nigh, with war and recession right around the corner. What should preppers do?

Don't be afraid of moving, even if it means leaving everything you know behind. Make the most of the opportunity and start afresh with a clean slate.

Prepping is a journey, and sometimes it is important to stop, take a break, and appreciate how much progress you have made.

Will you be among the very few who are still alive one year after a national grid-down event? We look at what to expect and how to increase your odds.

Just after we get our solar power system installed, the weather turns cloudy and rainy. We're still making power, just not as much.

If you decide to stash cash or other valuables for the bad times after the SHTF, make sure you can easily find your cache.

A recent computer glitch disrupted air travel, banking, hospitals, and more. Consider this a dry run because a real cyber war would be worse