The Pickled PrepperNews. Views and Advice

If you had $2,000 to spend on prepping, what would you buy and why? Pete outlines some options and gives his recommendation.

Its not just institutions like the FBI that are untrustworthy these days. You can lo longer trust your bank or other financial institutions.

Are you letting your pursuit of the perfect prepper gear, retreat, or plan stop you from achieving results that are good enough?

Social media is turning us against each other by highlighting differences we would otherwise never know existed. We need to chill.

We must act to stop the use of so-called "public heath emergencies" to ban guns in New Mexico or it will be happening in your state.

What you can do to keep your guns and other valuables safe after the revelation that Liberty Safe Company has a backdoor.

In the U.S., gangs are looting high-end stores. In Argentina, flash mobs are looting grocery stores. That may be what our future holds.

I've had enough of paying $3 to $10 for canned meat and turned to this inexpensive solution for my prepper pantry. Its about $25 cents per serving.

Will historian consider February 24, 2022, the start of World War III? Conditions seem ripe for the war in Ukraine to spread.

Are we heading down the road to a Mad Max scenario? If so, what does that mean and how can we prepare for it?

Lots of people carry multi-tools, but are preppers better off with something else, or should they not leave home without it?

We analyze a five-day wilderness excursion and uses it to discuss the demands and pitfalls of bugging out to the wilderness.

Are India's rice export restrictions and threats to Ukrainian shipping causing panic buying and another food shortage?

The downgraded credit rating and tough economic times are a symptom of a bigger problem. As we head into election season, expect things to get worse.

There is comfort in the same-old, same-old, but being predictable can also be dangerous. Add some unpredictability into your life and your commute.

The Glock 48 is a nice gun, but it holds only 10 rounds and has a not-so-good trigger. Pete addresses both these issues.

Our refrigerator died during the hottest week of the year. and took more than a week to repair. Here's how we handled it.

When buying a retreat or a prepper property, think not only of today, but what we may face years or decades from now.

India has banned rice exports, sending shock waves through the global marketplace and threatening higher food prices.

Being a well rounded prepper means more than food, water and shelter. Many of those additional items are available at our local general store.

Which is better for preppers? Canned ham or Spam? Or are they so similar there is little or no difference? Pete evaluates both.

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.

You need to be an educated consumer to avoid getting ripped off when shopping for prepper food. Pouches of food are usually the worst buy.

Bushcrafting and wilderness survival skills are useful, but is surviving in the wilderness really your best option after the SHTF?

Thanks to a divided Congress, the courts are one of the few checks on the abuse of executive powers and government overreach.

The Great Depression was a bad time for the country. It changed the face of America. We can learn some lessons from it to better prepare ourselves for the future.

Pete takes the plunge and goes with a 9mm and a pistol-mounted optic, proving that old preppers can learn new tricks.