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When Personal OPSEC Interferes With Talking About Prepping

When Personal OPSEC Interferes With Talking About Prepping

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 This world has certainly thrown us some curveballs in the last couple of years. Pandemic, contentious elections, power-hungry elected leaders, meddling global elites, failed military operations, shutdowns, lockdowns, inflation, and more have caused their own kind of chaos that has rarely been seen before. At least, not usually at the same time. I have been a prepper for a long time. Never in my dreams would I have thought I would have seen all of this in such a short…

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Why and How You Should Use Back-to-School Sales To Get Prepared and Stockpiled

Why and How You Should Use Back-to-School Sales To Get Prepared and Stockpiled

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Back-to-school sales in August are some of the best sales all year to get prepared. The variety of things for sale and the low prices can be a budget-friendly way to get your home prepared for whatever could come in the next year. You don’t usually see sales like this any other time of the year. This next school year, we could see more lockdowns, schooling at home, inflation, supply disruptions, and more. Any one of those things means you…

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We Built A New Chicken Coop: The Why, How, and What We Changed To Keep It Secure and Multipurpose

We Built A New Chicken Coop: The Why, How, and What We Changed To Keep It Secure and Multipurpose

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From 2014 – 2017, I had my chicken coop in a room in my barn. This worked out great for several reasons: proximity to the house, a ready-made room that was closed off from the rest of the barn, and low cost. I used free and reclaimed materials to build nesting boxes, roosting bars, and an outdoor area.  You can check out that build here: Introducing The Chickens! and Homemade Nesting Boxes.  In 2016-2017, we became aware of another problem…

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How Can You Financially Prepare For The Next Collapse?

How Can You Financially Prepare For The Next Collapse?

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The next collapse is potentially coming. A government cannot keep printing money while keeping the interest rates low and still expect to fight off inflation. What is happening now is called Modern Monetary Theory and I encourage you to read the linked article. As long as we continue to support the government with our taxes and other means of extortion, they will continue to be able to pump out aid to whomever they want. If they need more money, they…

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Laundry: What Should You Store and What Do You Need To Consider?

Laundry: What Should You Store and What Do You Need To Consider?

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Laundry is one of those tasks that are inevitable. At some point, you will need to wash your clothes. No matter the situation, life is a bit more bearable with clean underwear and socks.  While there are some arguments over how often you need to wash clothes, at some point, you will need to wash clothes. There are some considerations you should think about to make this task easier in your prepping.  For a long time, one of the most…

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