The Pickled Prepper
Protect yourself and your data with end-to-end encryption.

Living with a Central Bank Digital Currency

A central bank digital currency will signal the end of privacy and likely our impending financial collapse. There are still some steps you can take.
A city under attack.

What do the Europeans Know that We Don’t?

There have been lots or warning from European leaders about impending war. What do they know that we don't, and should we listen to them?
Solar panels on a roof

Taking our First Steps Towards Serious Solar Power

Pete has a professional solar power installer from a local company out to evaluate the property and discuss solar power options.
A mountain snowstorm

Prepping for the Big Chill

Are you prepped for a polar vortex and all the challenges it can bring? Your best bet is to stay home and ensure you have a backup heat source.
An artist's rendering of what an apocalyptic war might look like.

New Wars, Old Wars and Threats of Even More Wars

There are big wars and small wars, local wars and broad wars, existing wars and future wars, and we need to prep for them all.
The gas crisis was just one of many problems the country faced fifty years ago.

Is there any Hope for our Future?

The 1970s were a tumultuous decade for the United States. Fifty years later, many of the problems we faced then have returned. Can we recover, again?
Making an emergency shopping list

Emergency Buying List for the New Year

Because some things don't store well, Preppers should have a list of last-minute items to buy, if time allows, in the event of an emergency.
An asteroid strikes a planetary body.

Should Fear Drive your Preps?

They say an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs. Should fear of random events like this drive you to prep?
independence is another word for freedom

Free Yourself; Don’t Give in to Pressure

You can only have independent action when you have achieved independent thinking, and you will never do so if you are always following the crowd.
Lots of categories make our economy tick.

Dueling Economists and what to Expect in 2024

There is a huge divide between economists who predict economic doomsday in 2024 and those who expect a “soft landing.”