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How to Prepare for the Coming Wheat Shortage
Wheat prices are soaring, and it doesn't bode well for your grocery bill. Here are some tips for managing the rising cost of bread and related products.
How and Where to Get Your Water After the SHTF
So you have stored food, great! But how are you prepped for water? And what would you do without the sewer system? Keep reading for answers and options.
What Kind of Prepper Are You? Guns vs Food
Guns play a role in preparedness, especially in this day and age. But where do they fall in your priority list? Before or after food?
How to Find Your Survival Retreat
Having a retreat is one of the ultimate prepper dreams, but you don't have to buy one, you just need to identify a place that will welcome you.
What Survivors Will Need to do After the SHTF
If you are lucky enough to survive the SHTF disaster that destroys society and our way of life, you will need these skills to stay alive.
How to Use a Generator During a Power Outage
As Hurricane Isaias heads towards Florida and the Southeast, we figured it was a good time to talk about how to use a generator during a power outage.
Prepping Articles
Gun Fun on the Homestead
What good is the ability to step out of your back door and do some target practice if you don't occasionally take advantage of it?
Trump’s Opening Salvo in the War with China
Trump has set a Trap for China and Xi Jinping has fallen into it as the economic battle of the century commences.
How to Beat the Tariffs and Prep for Uncertainty
Whether or not tariffs last, there are things you can do to frontload your purchases and minimize the impact of tariffs on your life and your wallet.
Cutting the Cord – Everybody has to Grow Up
The world freaks out as Trump fulfills his promise to implement tariffs. Europe and China react negatively to having to grow up and pay their own way.
Hunger in the Appalachians
Hunger has been commonplace in the Appalachians for centuries. I ran into it first-hand the other day. Our future might hold more of it.
B-2 Stealth Bombers Movements Could Herald War with Iran
Is the U.S. threatening the Houthis or Iran by positioning seven B-2 stealth bombers within striking distance of the Middle East?
Buying Things on Sale and in Bulk
Prepping is a great excuse to take advantage of sales and buy in bulk to stock up. Just do so wisely and don't get carried away.
Are Rare Earth Minerals the New Oil?
For a century, wars were fought over oil and access to it. It looks like the next war may be fought over rare earth minerals.
What’s in Your Shopping Cart?
If the you-know-what is hitting the fan, do you have time to go shopping? Will UPS and Fedex still deliver? And if so, what should you order?
Setting up an IBC Tote as a Firefighting Tank
Preparing for the possibility of forest fires, we set up and test our first IBC tote. It holds 275 gallons of water we can use to fight brush fires.
Do Prepping and Hoarding go Together like Peas and Carrots?
People talk about hoarding like its a bad thing. Maybe it is if you can't control it, but stockpiling goes hand-in-hand with prepping.
Europe Rededicates itself to War in the Face of Peace
While Trump brings Putin to the Peace Table, Europe seems to be embracing the war. But as the EU re-invests in its military, the danger grows.
Channeling my Inner Locksmith to Upgrade my Security
How we renovated and updated the old gun safe that came with the house, including replacing the old mechanical combination lock with a better model.
Fighting Wildfires and the Balrog
As 180 wildfires pop up across the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee, Pete steps up his preps to fight wildfires.
The Latest Prepper Threat will Hit your Wallet
Pete has identified a new threat in our future and has changed his 2025 prepping plans to better prepare for it.
Prepping for Bubbles and Irrational Exuberance
Whether its the AI bubble or the everything bubble, chances are it will eventually pop. Here's how to prep for the day the market crashes.
FEMA, Trump, DOGE, and the Dems
Trump's election is stirring up the folks in Washington, but out here in Rural America, it's helping people affected by Helene get FEMA payments
Solar Power Not so Hot in the Winter
While our solar power system is now working at 100 percent, it's producing less than half the power it did in August. Some lessons here if you plan to go off grid.
How to Prep for an Uncertain Economic Future
Are we heading into a recession or an economic boom? Does the future hold pain, or gain? Here's how to prep for an uncertain economic future.
Prepping for a New Threat on the Homestead
Thanks to all the trees Hurricane Helene blew down, a large area of the Appalachian Mountains are now threatened by fire.
Gold Breaks $2,900, Sets New Record
Spot gold touched $2,942 on Monday, before dropping to around $2920. That's a 43 percent increase in the past year.
More Post-Helene Repairs get Done
A break in the winter weather led to a big thaw during which we got plenty of work done, including more Hurricane Helene clean up.
Party Like its 1899
Back in 1899, there was no income tax, no federal reserve, and the U.S. was prosperous thanks to Tariffs. Trump wants us to repeat history.
Beehives and Bullets
A trip to help a local beekeeper turns into an afternoon at the range as we try out his new build and have fun with suppressors.
Buckle Up, Buttercup, Disruption is Coming
Tariffs, taking over the Panama Canal, arresting illegal immigrants, threating to buy Greenland. When does this crazy ride end?
Will AI Become a Threat to Humanity?
Should we fear AI or the autonomous robots and weapons it will make possible? Will it threaten or benefit society?