Back to Basics: Avoiding Conflict When SHTF
What if we could modify our thought process for a while and avoid conflict when SHTF instead of considering violence as the inevitable outcome of the prepper haves versus the unprepared have nots?
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Back to Basics: Are You Prepared to Defend Your Family?
Many years ago when I started prepping the world wasn’t radically different. We didn’t live in any Nirvana of goodwill and peace, but the idea of preparing to defend your life from bad guys was met with much more resistance than it does now.
Back to Basics: How to Stockpile Food for Emergencies
Last week I began a new series called, Back to Basics. As I said in…
Back to Basics: How to Stockpile Drinking Water Now
I wanted to start a new series on the Prepper Journal called “Back to Basics”.…
Modern Minuteman – Big-time Basics
Beyond individual and small-group home, property, and self-defense, we increasingly hear a call for citizens…
A Time to Step Back and Assess The Situation
Editors Note: An article from Nikita to The Prepper Journal. And just in time. A sincere…
Simple Steps to Raising Healthy Backyard Chickens
Editors Note: An article from Claire Woods of The Happy Chicken Coop to The Prepper…
A Prepper Looks Back – 10 Years of Prepping Lessons
I thought that maybe it might be of some value to share some lessons that I have learned in my personal preparedness journey that hits 10 years old this year.
Fighting Back – Countering Snipers
Understanding a little about snipers and methods used in countering snipers is an essential part of your operational planning and preparations.
Vehicle Security Basics for Survival in Bad Times
In times of civil unrest or if you’re traveling to a potentially hostile area your vehicle security and travel must be planned for and taken seriously.
The Importance of Your Knife and a Backup Bug out Bag
It would be terrible if after all the thought, time and effort put into making a bug out bag, that when you need it the most, it’s not within easy reach.
Getting Back Home with Small Children
We have discussed the subject of a Get Home Bag before on the Prepper Journal,…
Survival Basics – Water
One, if not the most important aspect of Emergency Preparedness to get right is developing…
75 Item Survival Gear List – Protect Your Family With This Vital Checklist
The dictionary defines survival as “the state or fact of continuing to live or exist,…
What Golf Tournaments Have Taught Me About Survival
Editors Note: At the 19th hole, after 18 holes of joy, frustration, self recrimination and…
Prepare for our Education System in Transition
Editors Note: An article from Alex R to The Prepper Journal. The 21st century is…
How to Survive Civil War 2020
Looking at the events in the recent months and anticipating what may happen in our…
The Saga of Seed Stockpiles (Continued)
Boy oh boy, to have come back for more … you have earned your biscuits…
Guest Recommended Free On-Line Summit
Editors Note: A contribution from R. Ann Parris. The Prepper Journal hopes the content of…
Prepping Is a Moral Obligation
You have a moral obligation to be prepared in case of a crisis. In general, there are countless reasons to be prepared for emergency scenarios.
What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us – Livestock Edition
Livestock keeping requires some research. It seems obvious, but it’s apparently not.
Big Savings on Prepping Supplies Today
Prime Day is a one-day shopping event on Amazon that takes place today -July 15,…
DIY Water Well in a Day
Editor’s Note: This article was generously contributed by Linda Holliday. Water is at the top…
33 Best Survival Books
Survival books are what started me on my path to prepping. For a long time…
Guerrilla Networking – Keep Communicating Even When the Internet is Taken Down
These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it’s…
36 Camping Essentials – Do Not Make the Mistake of Forgetting These
If you are like me, you hate to forget anything, especially when your significant other…
Bugging Out in Winter
Watching “To the Lake” has made me think about the conditions that could affect my…
Should You Know How to Use a Tire Plug Kit?
Don’t let a relatively minor puncture put you out of commission. Simply having a tire…
Do the Results of the Election Have You Prepping for Doomsday?
Regardless of who you voted for; this election illustrated one thing very clearly. It showed in no uncertain terms that as…
Everyday Carry Essentials – Gear That Can Save Your Life
Everyday carry items are up close and personal prepping items that each of you should…