Category: Disaster Planning / EDC

  • 2 Critical Reasons to Worry About AI as a Prepper

    2 Critical Reasons to Worry About AI as a Prepper

    I know that AI gets a bad rap at times, and maybe for good reason, but from what I can tell it’s only a fancy search engine. It doesn’t actually “think” like we’re all worried about. At least, not yet. I’ve played around with it on occasion and I’m both mystified and dumbfounded by the…

  • Stockpiling vs Hard Assets: What’s Your Best Bet Against Hyperinflation?

    Stockpiling vs Hard Assets: What’s Your Best Bet Against Hyperinflation?

    With inflation hitting levels we haven’t seen in decades and economic uncertainty becoming the new normal, preppers (and maybe even the sheeple if they’re paying any attention) are facing a tough choice: Do you stockpile survival supplies or put your money into hard assets like gold, silver, or even bitcoin? It’s a question that keeps…

  • Hurricane Readiness: Peak Season is Coming!

    Hurricane Readiness: Peak Season is Coming!

    Hurricane season brings predictable destruction year after year. Yet countless people still get caught off guard when storms approach (or they ignore the warnings). We’re technically two months in already with the 2025 Atlantic season is already forecast to be above normal, and predictions of 17 to 25 named storms. But the peak of the…

  • 5 Dangerous Urban Survival Myths

    5 Dangerous Urban Survival Myths

    The 5 myths include:

  • The Philly Trash Mess

    The Philly Trash Mess

    On July 1, workers in the city of Philadelphia walked off the job for better pay and benefits, as occasionally happens with unions. This included “911 dispatchers, trash collectors, water department workers and many others.” That strike ended last week, but not before eight days of trash piled up in the streets. Just watch this…

  • The Tragic Texas July 4th Flash Flood

    The Tragic Texas July 4th Flash Flood

    The Fourth of July should be a time of celebration and fun family gatherings. Sadly, natural disasters don’t take a pause for holidays. Instead, this year it became a nightmare for hundreds of families in Kerr County, Texas. As of this writing, more than 100 people tragically lost their lives in sudden flooding, including dozens…

  • Doomsday Preppers vs. The Sheeple

    Doomsday Preppers vs. The Sheeple

    I read this article the day before the 4th of July about a doomsday prepper “revealing his fallout shelter,” which, if I’m being honest, made me sad. Actually, it was the comments section that made me sad, but I’ll get there. Once upon a time, I watched the Doomsday Preppers television show that aired from…

  • Microprepping – 60 Days of Supplies in a Small Closet?

    Microprepping – 60 Days of Supplies in a Small Closet?

    I assumed I’d heard all the preparedness-related terms, but I’ve never heard of “microprepping,” which is simply preparedness for small spaces. It’s for those of us living in apartments or maybe a condo. For what it’s worth, I’d written a book about the topic years ago: “Prepping Strategies for Condos, Apartments, and Duplex Living.” I’ll…

  • Forget Pandemics and War, This is Why I Prepare Today…

    Forget Pandemics and War, This is Why I Prepare Today…

    What’s a little clickbait in a title these days, am I right? Lol. But there’s some truth to it. Yes, I’m less concerned about a pandemic these days and slightly more concerned about war (including domestic strife), but there’s one drumbeat that I continue to beat on about, have for years, and will continue until…