If you have not heard, there were attacks on 2 North Carolina substations in December of 2022. Tens of thousands of people were without power for days. That should have been a wake up call about just how fragile our power grid is, and just how susceptible to attacks it is. Attacks both physical in … Read more
With all of the “events” of the past few years, we have seen a massive rise of people who have a sudden (and very understandable) urge to begin prepping. No longer does the term “prepper” have a negative connotation. Not to say “We told you so”, but… As society is seemingly going from one crisis … Read more
A delusion is a mistaken belief held despite rational arguments to the contrary; a belief not centered in reality. Over the years, I have encountered many preppers, both in real life and online, who seemingly have some delusions when it comes to being prepared. I have talked about a few of these before in previous … Read more
Should the day arrive that we experience a major, prolonged grid-down event, you may find yourself having to take extreme measures to ensure your safety. Be it executing your bug in plans, getting yourself out of danger by bugging out, or implementing your security plans, you may have to go to extreme measures to protect … Read more
Most preppers realize that should the day come where we experience a long-term, grid- down, SHTF scenario. At some point we may have to scavenge to find much needed supplies. No matter how large and plentiful our stock pile is, at some point we will need somethings we don’t have. Maybe something important has broke, … Read more
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 completely prepared for whatever came … Read more