Moving boxes

Prepper Diary November 29: Truck Travails and Making Moves

Our impending move is made more challenging by the destruction of my pickup truck, but we persevere by renting a Ram 1500.
Alone in the wilderness. Image by Aristeidis Tsitiridis from Pixabay.

How to Be More Independent and Why it will Make You...

The path of a prepper is not an easy one. You must be an independent thinking, and able to act on your own when others don't or won't.
man with mask waits at bus stop.

The Pandemic Will End When We Want it to End

Is COVID-19 as bad as the media and politicians make it sound, or is this just a form of psychological warfare designed to weaken the country, degrade our freedom and take away our liberty?
Heading home on mountain roads.

Prepper Diary November 25: Now I Gotta Buy a New Truck

In the aftermath of the car crash, Pete heads home and embarks on some truck shopping.
COVID-19 testing

November 23: COVID Crackdown Continues as Holiday Travel Builds

With Thanksgiving arriving this week, Hanukkah in two weeks, followed by Christmas and New Year's Eve, holiday travel could result in increased spread.
I need a new truck.

Prepper Diary November 21: The Car Crash Aftermath

Left on the side of the highway after my car crash, I have to figure out what to do next.
Front end collision. Photo by Clark Van Der Beken on Unsplash.

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.
COVID-19 healthcare worker

Lessons from the Past as COVID-19’s Second Wave Strikes

As the second wave of COVID-19 sweeps across the U.S. and Europe, what can we learn from the second wave of the Spanish Flu?
Map with COVID-19 icon. Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay

Huge COVID Spike Cause Lockdowns in U.S. to Explode

As COVID-19 growth rate doubles in the U.S. since November 1, the threat of lockdowns explode, especially in Blue states.
High priced ammo

In Prepping, as in Life, Timing is Everything

When you look at prepping as a marathon rather than a sprint, you can time your purchases to take advantage of market lows and save money.