Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
If we didn't expect something bad to happen, we wouldn't prep. What you prepare for and how you prepare are critical to your success.
Prepper Diary November 20: Pete’s Favorite Truck gets Totaled
I was in a head-on collision with another vehicle and both my airbags deployed. I survived largely uninjured, and a learned an important lesson or two.
When Your Money is Not Your Money
Your money in the bank may not be as safe as you think. It's not robbers you have to worry about, it's the government and courts.
Omicron Shows the Danger of our Fragile Society
Have you noticed it yet? In 2020 the government forced us to shut down. Today sick employees are causing slowdowns and backlogs.
Should I Buy Food or Ammo?
Should you spend your prepper dollars on food or ammo? Read this to see what I did with my $250.
Showing some Black Friday Restraint
Pete is enticed by the many promotional black Friday emails he received but managed to show some restraint and focus on others.
Forget the Raccoon, the Bears are Here
This is a perfect example of why you should never let your guard down. The bears showed up two days after I had relaxed because our mystery visitor was just a raccoon.
16 Days in Quarantine: Life Goes On
It’s Day 16 and we’ve totally adapted to being locked in. I guess whomever it was that said it takes two weeks to make something a habit was right. I mean, I know there’s a real world out there, but I no longer miss it. I’m just grateful for my iPhone tells is or I would have no idea what day of the week it is.
Ammo Shortages? Not Here, Not Yet
Everyone says the 5.56 shortage is coming, and there are reports that most distributors are sold out. Locally, we have ammo available, but for how long?
Dueling Economists and what to Expect in 2024
There is a huge divide between economists who predict economic doomsday in 2024 and those who expect a “soft landing.”










