A house with solar panels on its roof.

Living with Solar Power: A One Year Update

Living with our whole-house solar power generating system and backup batteries has not been seamless, but was it worth the investment?
This illustration from the WSJ highlights some of the price increases they observed on Amazon.com in the past six months.

To Save Money, Don’t Buy Groceries on Amazon

Amazon has been raising prices on inexpensive items for the past six months while prices have fallen at Walmart.
If these latest cans of Spam I saw at Sam's Club are any indication, Spam is now being designated as "Spam Classic."

A Cycle of Life and Preparedness

Prepping has been' been a life-long journey for Pete, and he is still making forward progress. How is your journey going?
China may be just two or three years away from blockading or invading Taiwan. AI generated image.

China is the Big Threat

The Russian war in Ukraine is a distraction. You should be prepping for war with China, They are the bigger threat.
While some migrants are in the U.S. legally, millions are here illegally. The Trump Administration's efforts to send them home is creating an insurrections movement in the Democratic Party, according to one Trump advisor.

The Threat of Insurrection over ICE Actions

Site The liberal elites are funding and encouraging insurrection, using useful idiots to fight ICE while staying safe in their guarded compounds.
After the Titanic, which was supposed to be unsinkable, hit an iceberg, the band played on despite the impending catastrophe.

How you can Avoid Complacency and Overcome Normalcy Bias

As preppers, we must work to overcome the expectation that because nothing bad has happened yet, it never will.
Rivers in Texas rose as much as 26 feet in 45 minutes after it rained 12 inches in just hours.

Another Massive Flood Strikes – How do you Prep for This?

Pete discusses lessons preppers can take from these two massive natural disasters within just one year.
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If Inflation is Bad, why isn’t Deflation Good?

Why do economist complain when there is deflation? Shouldn't we be celebrating lower prices on eggs, gas, lumber, houses, etc.?
The frame 0of this pistol is from a 30-year-old Glock 23. The slide, 9mm barrel and Hol0oson 509T optic are brand new. This conversion updates an old .40 caliber gun into a modern, optic-ready 9mm.

Making Old Guns New Again

Got a safe full of older pistols you wish you could put a red dot on? Pete looks at three options for updating your old guns.
B2 Stealth bombers carried GBU057 bunker buster bombs that struck Iranian nuclear targets this weekend.

Reflections on the Iran Bombing

We bombed Iranian nuclear targets and some people celebrated while others complained. What will Iran do and should you worry?