The Pickled Prepper
An AR15 carbine. Photo by STNGR Industries on Unsplash.

This is a Great Time to Buy a Gun

This is a great time to buy a gun and stock up on ammo. Prices are low and ammo is plentiful. Who knows when that will happen again.
Have you planned how you are going to dispose of your trash after the SHTF?

How Long Before your City Looks like a Homeless Encampment?

Do you have a plan for how you are going to dispose of your trash and sewage after the SHTF and utilities no longer work?
Trains in the switching yard

A Realistic Look at the Effects of a Rail Strike

After four of the twelve unions representing various freight railroad workers vote against the deal, we look at what a strike means to you and me.
New contents for our caches

Stocking the Hidden Prepper Caches

I purchased some additional prepping supplies to add calories and trauma first aid items to our caches. We'll be hiding them soon.
Theranos was built on “untruths, misrepresentations, plain hubris and lies.”

Young Fraudsters get their 15 Minutes of Fame

Why are so many young people founding companies built on “untruths, misrepresentations, plain hubris and lies?"
The days of the dime store are long gone.

The Five and Dime is now the $5 and $10

In my lifetime, the dime store became the dollar store and now it might as well be the $5 and $10 store. Thanks, inflation.
FTX going down in flames

What Preppers can Lear from the Collapse of FTX

FTX was apparently off the rails for some time but no one knew it until it wrecked. Let's make sure your life isn't like that.
Guys around a white board.

How to Bounce Back After Getting Laid Off in a Recession

One day you are at work and everything's going fine until the call a meeting and announce layoffs. Suddenly, you're unemployed. What do you do?
Ammo box

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.
Chevy pickup truck in the snow

Planning for Winter and Other Small Challenges

With winter just around the corner, this is the time to winterize your vehicle and make sure your car emergency kit will help keep you warm and well fed.
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