The Pickled Prepper
A German Leopard 2 tank

Ukraine to Get More Tanks, Angering Russia

Germany approved the export of Leopard 2 tanks to Russia, which resulted in some heated rhetoric. But don't let it get you worked up.
Used merchandise at a flea market. Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash.

Potential Underground Jobs and Opportunities after the SHTF

What will you do when the financial system collapses, the banks close, the stock market shuts down, and businesses close?
survival cache

Clearing Out our Survival Retreat and a Look at What We...

Ever wonder what a prepper stores at their survival retreat? We visited our retreat and here's a look at the supplies we cached there.
The Dnieper River in Ukraine seen in better times.

The Kherson Withdrawal – What’s it Mean?

The Russians surprised the world by announcing their withdrawal from Kherson on the right side of the Dnieper River. But Why?
five people wearing backpacks run for the fills

A Wave of Young Preppers Start their Prepping Journeys

Forty percent of Gen-Zers report they have spent money on prepping in the past year. That's great! the more preppers the better.
black pipe in my pick up bed

Inflation on the Homestead

Inflation affects everything we buy for the homestead, but shopping around can pay off. Food and dining out are getting shockingly expensive.
I carried the gear up the mountain in a surplus ALICE pack

Prepping and Caching on the Homestead

I finally had a chance to place my first cache in the woods hundreds of feet above our house. I hope never to need it, but feel good it's there.
$100 bills

Cutting Our Legs out from Under Us – Part Four

Inflation erodes our buying power, weakening our state and its citizens. It makes each of us poorer without changing the balance in our bank accounts.
You can see how this inside-the-waistband holster and gun could be easily concealed by draping the shirt over it..

New Mexico Governor Bans Guns in Albuquerque

We must act to stop the use of so-called "public heath emergencies" to ban guns in New Mexico or it will be happening in your state.
A highway bridge seen from above

Why Bridges, Highways and Access Points are Important

Blowing up a bridge can have a major impact during a war, but controlling bridges and access points can be important other times as well.