The Pickled Prepper
Chevy pickup truck in the snow

The Challenges of Bugging out in Winter

Your bugout plans may be perfect nine months of the year, but have you ever considered what a winter storm will do to them? Time to inter-proof your plans.
The trackhoe that buried our water pipe.

How to Keep your Water Pipes from Freezing

A once-in-a-generation storm is bring bitterly cold temperatures to 37 states over the next few days. Do you know how to keep your pipes from freezing?
Snow covered cars

The United States of the Unprepared

The vast majority of Americans are unprepared, making them easy victims for natural or man-made disasters. Will they learn from this recent blizzard?
politician who's nose is growing

Liars, Damn Liars, and Politicians

I don’t know if all politicians lie, or if all people in positions of power lie, but it sure seems that like all governments lie.
Danner Boots

Prep for your Feet — Good Footwear is Critical for Preppers

I like to think of footwear a shelter for my feet. My boots should keep my feet warm, dry and protected, just like my house.
A Russian missile

Is Putin Losing the War, or is it Just Wishful Thinking?

The mainstream media would have you believe Russia is losing the war, but now they have doubled down and are again threatening to use nukes.
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.
Man using a banana as a gun

Is the U.S. Becoming a Banana Republic?

Are we sinking to the point where we arrest our political opponents? How long before secret police knock on doors in the middle of the night?
Canned chicken was priced right at Costco.

Stocking Up while on the Road

Pete does some stocking up while on a road trip and reports things in the real world look good, but people seem to be wound tight.
Baking is a great way to cut costs during a recession. Photo by Nadya Spetnitskaya on Unsplash.

How to Prep for a Recession

Coronavirus is creating a recession in the U.S. and around the world. Prepare for it while you still can.