Don't Break the Bank There is no shortage of prepper gear we can buy these days. Some items are more practical than others, but "experts" will nevertheless try to sell us their latest product offerings. It's important that we're able to distinguish between something we need and something someone else wants us to buy. It's even more important that we're able to distinguish between those who are trustworthy and those who are not. I know that I need to earn your trust, so I'm not suggesting you buy anything. Instead, I will lay out a single fundamental principle you should take to heart: frugality. Below I detail how you can become a frugal prepper. Exercise Common Sense As...
How to Introduce Emergency Preparedness to Your Family
Emergency Preparedness: The Most Important Family Conversation One of the most important conversations that your family should have is about emergency preparedness. It is necessary to arm the entire family with knowledge of what they can do in the event of a disaster or situation that requires them to defend themselves. By sitting down at a table and talking about preparedness and self-defense, your entire family can develop the most essential survival skills. You can never predict when emergencies and disasters strike, so it helps to share the following self-defense and prepping tips with them: Start slow This means that you should avoid frightening them with worse-c...
3 Reasons Why Every Prepper Should Learn History
The Single Best Prep: Learn History We all make mistakes. We're only human, after all. If there's any benefit to making a mistake, it's that you learn from it. Mistakes, failures, and poor decisions are learning experiences that ultimately make us wiser. However, there are limits to the number of experiences we can have. We certainly can't learn everything. This is why it's so important to augment our experiences with historical accounts. Many of us have read about blunders committed throughout history. The Chernobyl nuclear meltdown taught us just how deadly nuclear radiation can be. Poor banking regulations led to the last financial crisis. These disasters, though, made our power...
Why the Adage “The Best Defense is a Good Offense” Applies to Prepping
Proactive Prepping Doesn't Have to Be Defensive Prepping typically calls to mind images of survival gear and canned goods tucked away in a storage closet. We know preppers are ready to respond to worst case scenarios. They've invested time into planning and money into strategic purchases. That said, true preppers aren't simply training themselves to react to SHTF events. They're also modifying their lifestyles to proactively mitigate their risk of exposure to SHTF events altogether. In one way or another, people have said for centuries that the best defense is a good offense. Let's discuss how preppers can go on the offensive. Educate and Collaborate with Others Jason Ch...
3 Reasons Why You Should Develop a Prepper Philosophy
Preppers aren't Paranoid.They're Pragmatic In some social circles, preppers don't have such great reputations. Preppers are sometimes depicted wearing tinfoil hats while muttering about government surveillance. Some people roll their eyes at the mention of doomsday scenarios. In fact, the show Doomsday Preppers is categorized as a reality TV program. Reality TV is designed to entertain, not to inform. Given the prevalence of negative prepper sentiments, I'm going to attempt to balance the scales. Preppers aren't paranoid. They're pragmatic. By developing a prepper philosophy, you're insuring yourself for life. Our world is complex, random, and uncertain. Preppers maintain mo...