The Pickled Prepper
A wave kicked up by a storm

September 25: Why you Need to Prepare for the Next COVID-19...

As the U.S. passes 7 million cases of COVID-19, the end is nowhere near. Prepare now for another wave this winter.
Two MRE [ouches

How Preppers Should use MREs in a Food Storage Plan

MREs seem like a great survival food. They don't require water and are self contained, but they are also expensive. Are they an appropriate addition to your prepping supplies?
An autumn scene in the mountains

September 22 Prepper Diary: Back to our New Property

The move continues as we get closer to our goal of living at our prepper property one step at at time.
5 and 6-gallon pails of rice and beans

Can a Prepper Have Too Much Rice?

Rice, wheat, oatmeal and other grains are excellent long-term storage foods because their shelf life can be measured in decades when packaged appropriately. But can you store too much?
Flour for sale at Sam's Club

September 13 Prepper Diary: The Layered Approach to Food Storage

You can start your food storage program at the grocery store, at Sam's Club or Costco. Buying specialty long-term storage foods and freeze dried foods should come after you have the bsics down.
protesters face cops and teargas

September 1: The Math is Easy, No Consequences Means More Riots

Until district attorneys and prosecutors start holding rioters responsible and making them face some serious consequences, riots will just continue.
An Apache Longbow helicopter

August 28: Future Threats You Should Prepare for Now

As bad as hurricanes and forest fires are, there are plenty of far more serious potential disaster to prep for.
California forest burns. Photo by Matt Howard on Unsplash

August 25 Report: It’s been a Hell of a Week and...

Forest fires sweep across California, hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, COVID-19 outbreaks on college campuses and looting in Kenosha. It's been a hell of a week.
Boarded up storefront. Image by RJA1988 from Pixabay.

It’s Getting Bad Out There

The lockdown started five months ago and the rioting 10 weeks. The combination is ruining the quality of life in major cities.
Riot police in Washington, DC. Photo by Ryan Kosmides on Unsplash.

The Prepping Community Grows Concerned About the Future

Months of protests, looting, attempts to defund the police, and the growing chasm between the those with socialist/communist leanings and those in favor of capitalism and the free market are causing preppers to worry and to step up their prepping activities.