Author: Mike Turner

It is not just sparking a lighter or striking a match. True fire craft requires a great deal of time collecting resources and skill when generating an ember or spark.

A true Grey Man will assess the situation in every room or location that they are in trying to take note of the number of people, exit points, hazard points and threats. They do this via a military technique called Situational Awareness.

Editor’s Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from Mike Turner. For those of you who don’t remember, Mike won second place in the last round of our writing contest and he has turned in another great article for your consideration. If you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and possibly win a $300 Amazon Gift Card to purchase your own prepping supplies, enter today. A Bug Out Bag, Survival Vest or Both As preppers we all spend a lot of time looking at, revamping and assessing our bug out bags…

Editor’s Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from Mike Turner. Be ready for your workday. Like many other preppers all over the world I find myself in daily situations where I feel less than fully prepared. While you can never be ready for everything, and yes this includes when you are hunkered down in your bunker with the Fort Knox of dried foods and more guns and ammo than the Israeli army, there are some things that we can do to help minimize this. One of the biggest holes in my preparedness plan is work.…

Editor’s Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from Mike Turner. OK, so you should be finished with those Turkey leftovers and the end of the year is racing toward us. It’s never too early to set goals for your prepping efforts in the coming year. Mike has written a great article with some excellent prepper challenges you can take on yourself to improve you odds at survival. What are the challenges designed to do? We all prep throughout the year, have our own goals, weaknesses and strengths in regards to our preps and skills.…

Editor’s Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from Mike Turner. Mike lives in Japan so his perspective is unique to most of us. In this article Mike shares tips he has assembled to help anyone reading this learn more about survival in Japan with it’s different challenges. Although the location is foreign to most of our readers, the information here is still valuable. Preface Japan, one of the most technologically advanced and innovative countries on the planet. Survival in such a place at first glance sounds all too easy. However, this island is plagued…

In the end it all comes down to being able to take the shot, hit your target and move to the next position without being found.

Editor’s Note: This is another post that has been generously contributed by Mike Turner and is the first entry in the Prepper Journal’s new Prepper Writing Contest. Mike discusses some common BOB Essentials that we see on lists all of the time that may not be the best for your Bug Out Bag. What items do you think are worthless? I have been working on my BOB for about four years now. I have had over a dozen different load outs, plans and systems and over this time I have found a few things that are always coming up…

Editor’s Note: This is another post that has been generously contributed by Mike Turner. Fire making is simple as long as you have the right ingredients and apply them correctly. In an urban environment, you won’t have some of the more traditional sources of combustion, but there are plenty of options if you look around. Gathering tinder is for when you are out in the bush right? True, locating, and identifying good sources of tinder and fire craft is more commonly related to bush survival. However, in a SHTF situation knowing where the available sources of tinder and fuel…

Editor’s Note: This post has been generously contributed by Mike Turner. Mike highlights 50 simple prepping ideas that don’t have to take a lot of time. These ideas cover the gamut from getting you healthier, better prepared mentally or just becoming better organized. Prepping doesn’t have to take all day. Whether you are looking to upgrade your existing preps, keep up with regular prepping or are just getting started these fifty quick and easy two minute preps are worth a look. Many of these preps hold true to the basics of prepping and can be done at any time in…