A pile of wooden fence posts.

Prepper Diary February 17: We Make a Start on the Garden...

We venture out to fetch supplies for our future garden and load up the pick-up truck with fence posts and welded wire fencing.
Winter Landscape with Trees. Image by Ina Hoekstra from Pixabay.

Prepper Diary December 17: The Winter Storm Strikes

As much of the North East was blanketed with snow, we weather our first winter storm in our new prepper property.
Rioters in Washington DC. Photo by Koshu Kunii on Unspash.

Prepper Diary June 1: We Arm Up

With riots and looting spreading across the United States, you can't blame a guy for deciding to increase his defensive fire power.
Rising Prices

Double Digit Inflation Causes Pain in my Wallet

Its pretty shocking when things I bought in March and April cost more just two or three months later. Inflation is here, and its far more than 4 or 5 percent.
Instructions for using an automat

Living in a Self-Service World: Fewer Workers Means More Automation

With 2.2 million fewer people working in the hospitality and restaurant industry, it's no surprise restaurants are turning to automation or asking customers to serve themselves.
Rifle with Banish 30 multi-caliber suppressor

Prepper Diary January 10: It’s Official, I bought a Suppressor

I pull the trigger on buying a suppressor. See the full details on what I bought, where, and why.
A cabin or retreat in the mountains

Prepper Diary July 8: A Retreat Visit

Our daughter visited the family retreat or bug out location without us for the first time. It was a learning experience for all involved.
Plenty of meat at Costco

We Stock up on a Big Shopping Trip

The time has come to store food for the coming bad times. Fragile systems are collapsing and the weather is hurting global crop yields. We may have reached Peak Food.
Mail boxes on a rural road

By Day 18 of Quarantine, Getting Mail is Exciting

What does it say about our time in quarantine that getting mail is now the highlight of our day?
Will trucks delivering food and medical supplies need armed guards?

Quarantine Day 40 – Recovery

Today, we got good news about acquaintances with COVID-19 and bad news about food supplies.