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...
How to Prepare for a Pandemic
A Pandemic Needs Just One Patient Zero I’m not into fear mongering, but a pandemic is something we all should have a healthy fear of. It only takes one infected person to spread a disease like wildfire. Think about cold and flu season. How do you think colds and the flu get transmitted so quickly from one person to the next? One person has symptoms. Person sneezes onto hand. Now contaminated hand touches something, which leaves behind the germs. Another person comes along and touches that object. Germs cling to their hand. They touch their nose, mouth, food, drink, etc. and now they’re sick. It happens quickly and silently. People who are sick and don...
Prepping Doesn’t Require You to Be Pessimistic
Debunking the Pessimistic Prepper Stereotype The news cycle has been very dark lately. Stories suggesting a million species will die off due to climate change are pretty depressing. If we consider the various other threats to our livelihoods, it might be tough to get out of bed in the morning! That said, I'm sick of people assuming all preppers are pessimistic. Prepping is a rational activity. Preparing for a SHTF event is equivalent to investing in an insurance plan. We know that not all people who purchase insurance are pessimists. In fact, most people who purchase insurance hope to never have to use it! Why, then, is prepping viewed as a necessarily pessimistic activity? It cert...