The Pickled Prepper
violence and war

Ringing in 2022 with Some Depressing Predictions

Happy New Year, but don't get your hopes up. Our 2022 predictions for 2022 say it will be expensive, dangerous, and depressing.
a couple cooking dinner

Food Worries Grow as the Shutdown is Extended

I’ve been worried about food supplies well before the coronavirus disrupted things at the grocery store. Food storage should be the foundation of your preps.
Protests and Riots

Will the Coronavirus Crisis Lead to Civil Unrest?

How to prepare for protests, riots and looting that the coronavirus or subsequent economic collapse could cause.
Windmills in a field. Image by Alexander Droeger from Pixabay

Cutting Our Legs Out From Under Us – Part Three

In Part One of this series, we discussed how food, energy, and money at the three legs of the tripod the supports human life on Earth. In Part Two, we took a closer look at food. Today we delve into the energy crisis.
Anti-war, Anti-Putin protestors

Russia is Dooming us All with its Ukraine War

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already resulted in the Ruble crashing and runs on Russian banks, but it will be no picnic for the rest of us as the war drags us closer to a global collapse
Hunter with shotgun

Planning for Life After the SHTF – Part 1

It's good to stockpile and prep, but it is also imporant to plan and think things out. When the SHTF, the time for toughtful decisions has passed.
Traffic heading out of a city

Signs it may be Time to Bugout

We all know that its important to be amoung the first to bug out or escape, but how do you make that decision? We look at some signs its time to bug out.
Two tanks under a cloudy sky

Ukraine Invasion Threat Creeps Closer

It’s that calm before the storm, that awkward pause where you know war is coming, but it’s too late to stop it.
Cities are crowded, as this subway station shows. Eduardo Davad from Pixabay.

Urban Prepping is an Oxymoron; Get Out while you Can

If you consider yourself a serious prepper and you live in a large city, you need to re-evaluate your priorities. Increase your odds of survival by leaving.
Used merchandise at a flea market. Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash.

Potential Underground Jobs and Opportunities after the SHTF

What will you do when the financial system collapses, the banks close, the stock market shuts down, and businesses close?