Having the right mind is paramount and with this mindset comes the stoicism and steadfastness that leads to quiet strength in emergencies, natural disasters and the ability to deal with whatever, whichever wicked and /or good things that will come your way in this crazy little thing called life.
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Life is what we are prepping for at the Prepper Journal and a good one at that.
I can tell you we’re not all that bad. You may find that it is wiser to couch your actions by going green instead of broadcasting you are a prepper. And sometimes, preppers and greenies are already kind of walking in lock-step. We just don’t always realize it.
When planning for disaster, we run through scenarios in our mind and those scenarios give us a visual baseline for…
If you are currently or have ever been in a relationship, I would bet money you have at some point…
From August 25th, 2012 until over a year later, I slept and lived in my car in Los Angeles, California.…
How many of you have played this game on a long car trip where you asked the people around you…
Editor’s Note: The following guest article has been generously contributed by Elizabeth. This is an article for the kids. So…
Editor’s Note: This post was generously contributed by Julie Ellis. Teaching children to care about and understand the need for…
I routinely think about the potential of bugging out with my family. When I do consider how this would work…
Just a Plain Old Afternoon I got home and she was on the couch, neck deep in a Netflix binge.…
Editor’s Note: The following guest article has been generously contributed by Elizabeth. I thought it would be interesting to write…
Editor’s Note: This post was generously donated by Elizabeth and at first glance you may think her words have little…
There is a collective thought in the minds of Preppers everywhere that goes something like this. We are preparing for…
Editor’s Note: This article was generously contributed by Bill Crozier and discusses his preparedness journey and the assumptions of friends…
The Great Depression is almost universally thought of as the darkest time in recent U.S. history from at least a…
Editors Note: The following guest article has been generously contributed by Matt Sevald. Recently, Pat Henry wrote more thought-provoking articles…
I am a veteran. I served my country honorably and was discharged from service after fulfilling my enlistment term many…
I was driving around the other day listening to a podcast that I enjoy. The host as usual was covering…
Prepping as a senior citizen presents its own unique challenges and circumstances that may necessarily need to be addressed in…
Editors Note: This post originated as a discussion in the comments on our blog from a relatively new reader, Matt…
I was reading articles from another survival blog the other day and I came across one that dealt primarily with…
What do you think about conspiracy theory? When you read that question I imagine that you had one of two…
Prepping is a lifestyle in my opinion, not a political or philosophical position. It’s not a job or the latest…
Every parent wants the best for our children but even if your kids don’t have a career as a high…
Everyone has a dad. Yours may no longer be with us here on Earth, or you may have never met…
I can’t imagine housewives today saving used cooking grease in a can to take to the butcher in exchange for…
This week we have seen at least two posts that were directly inspired by comments on the Prepper Journal so…
Are you ever too old to seriously consider Prepping? At a certain age, is there any point anymore? These are…
I was talking to someone who is still learning about the Prepper Movement and she asked me what I thought…
Many of us who value our 2nd Amendment rights have heard and perhaps even shouted the phrase Charlton Heston seems…