Stacks of different calibers and brands of ammunition

Ammo Price Inflation and Revisiting How Many Rounds You Should Store

Ammunition prices have jumped 300 to 500 percent in the past 18 or 24 months, making it harder to stock up. Here's the best way for new preppers to proceed.
Various batteries waiting on my bathroom sink to be charged

Prepper Diary January 28: Time to Charge the Batteries

A search through our stock of radios leads to a marathon battery recharging session.
Clingmans Dome in the Smokey Mountains

Prepper Diary January 27: All Roads Lead to Inflation

We hit the road for a brief journey and found gas has risen 36 cents a gallon in the past 4 weeks. That's about 20 percent.
blue-eyed child in face mask and warm hat. Image by René Bittner from Pixabay.

COVID-19 Cases Plunge, Hospitalizations Drop

The sudden downturn in U.S. COVID-19 cases we reported on last week continues unabated.  The 7-day moving average dropped from 219,000 to 171,000, a...
A good sized fixed blade knife. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

Prepper Diary January 24: Trying to Identify the Best Way to...

Carrying a sheath knife is pretty straight forward, but carrying a pistol and a fixed blade knife on your belt complicates things.
Plastic Shelving Units

Prepper Diary January 23: It’s like Christmas all Over Again

The snow has cleared enough that we can make our way into town and finds good news waiting for us at the post office.
The earth seen from space at night. Image from Pixabay.

We Look at the Big Picture as the U.S. Exceeds 400,000...

As the U.S hits a major milestone, we step back and look at COVID-19 in comparison to past disasters, potential future disasters, and even post-apocalyptic fiction.
Subsonic .300 Blackout ammo

The Storm Bloweth Over and Ammo Prices Continue to Rise

We've weathered he winter snow, now we have to deal with high ammo prices. It may be time to roll our own.
The vaccine maybe responsible for a sudden decrease in COVID-19 cases.

After Weeks of Growth, COVID-19 Cases Show Significant Decline

After increasing rapidly for three months, COVID-19 cases in the U.S. took a sudden downturn this past week. Is it the vaccine or just another wave?
Some of the many prepper websites out there

How to Visit Prepping and Other Websites Without Leaving Tracks

We have the First Amendment right to free speech, but it also appears that we have the thought police straight from George Orwell's 1984. Take some steps to protect yourself.