Plan and Prepared welcomes Virgil Renfroe to the site. Virgil fell in love with bass fishing as a boy in Red Bay, Alabama, and, as an adult living in Springfield, Missouri, he taught his three children and 7 grandchildren all he knew about bass fishing on the shores of Bull...
A few years ago, I met a man on the internet named Craig. Like me, Craig was a prepper, and Craig and I were in many of the same prepper groups on the web. He runs several prepping Facebook groups, including the 365Survive network of groups and pages. Some of...
According to Marilyn vos Savant, an American magazine columnist and playwright, “To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” And over the past few weeks, I have gained much knowledge and wisdom. I have been a prepper for years, and thought I was totally and...
I have started receiving a bunch of email about the coronavirus. Now I am NOT a medical doctor of any sort nor an infectious disease specialist. I do know that Coronavirus is a respiratory disease that can cause patients to have flu-like symptoms. It can remain alive outside of the...
In light of recent events, I have been receiving emails asking about building a 2 week food supply. I have an article on 5 easy steps for beginning preppers. (Click here if you missed it) In that article I talk about building up your food stores slowly over time. This...
Every year, hundreds and thousands of people decide it is time to make changes to their lives. Hence the whole “New Year, New Me” saying. And while their hearts are in the right place, their good intentions don’t always last too long. I know this because I see the number...
As most of you are aware, the battle over the 2nd amendment is reaching fever pitch in the state of Virginia. The newly elected left leaning politicians wasted no time in trying to implement draconian gun laws in their state. These laws include bans on all semi automatic firearms like...
Two mass shootings in one day. Thirty one innocent lives taken. A tragedy that is unfortunately, becoming common place in our society. And of course there are those who will try to exploit this for their own political gain. This is another tragedy in my opinion, as these shootings go...
Editor’s Note: Plan and Prepared welcomes Patrick Bailey to the site. Patrick is a professional writer mainly in the fields of mental health, addiction, and living in recovery. He attempts to stay on top of the latest news in the addiction and the mental health world and enjoy writing about...
When it comes to major, catastrophic events, we typically believe that we may have little to no warning of the coming disaster. And in many cases, this could very well be true. But what if a SHTF event was impending, and you had a little advanced notice? Or if a...
Whether you’ve ventured in nature before or it’s your first time, you must know the importance of bringing survival gear. There are items that will significantly increase the chances of you making it out of the wilderness safe and alive in case of danger. Normally, you wouldn’t want to encounter...
Plan and Prepared welcomes Ben Brown. Ben is the owner of The Prepping Guide. Involved in the military for many years, Ben writes about personal security, preparedness, prepping, survival, self-sufficiency and readiness for safety. Both physically and digitally. Going about your daily life, you probably aren’t all that concerned about...
Interstate 40 is the 3rd largest highway in the United States, running from Wilmington, North Carolina to Barstow California. Part… Read more…
If you are like me, you probably have people in your life that you love and care for who are… Read more…
Chances are that as a prepper, you most likely have those family members or friends that you love and care… Read more…
Should the day arrive that we experience a major, prolonged grid-down event, you may find yourself having to take extreme… Read more…
