If you begin camping, it can be tempting to purchase all the gadgets and knick knacks presented to you to make the camping life easier. These small additions to your equipment and clothing may be helpful at times, but do you really need to spend a ton of money on...
As we watch the prices of goods and services continue to climb, the cost of purchasing items for preparedness and survival are increasing as well. And as events of the past few years have shown, the need to Americans to be prepared has never been important. Getting items to help...
I want to talk about a situation I found myself in a few months ago, and decided it might be interesting for some of you. Here a while back, I took a 2 hour drive down to my son’s apartment. He was deployed (Air Force) in “the Sandbox” at the...
Several years ago, I was helping my daughter and her fiancé move into their new home. By the time we pulled up into the yard with the last load of the day, it was dark. Of course Murphy’s Law was in effect, and I dropped my truck keys somewhere in...
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...
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....
For many years, I have kept a fairly large stock of alkaline and lithium batteries. In all the common sizes of course. Everything from the little watch sizes all the way to D cell batteries, I have kept a decent stockpile. But over the past few years, I have found...
Over the course of the past several years, I have written extensively about firearms, ammunition, and training. Between the firearm reviews, articles on ammo, etc, at times I wondered if I should start a separate firearms website. But because I feel like self-defense is so primary to prepping, and firearms...
In 2017, around 80% of Americans lived in that they described as “urban or suburban” areas. Suffice it to say, there is a 4 out of 5 chance that if you are reading this and live in the US, you are one of those people. Hopefully you have gear and...
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...
Editor’s note: Planandprepared.com welcomes Jennifer Moran to the site. Jennifer Moran is the author and the social media manager at PreparedBee.com. She has been passionately writing for over four years. When she isn’t glued to a laptop screen, she spends time playing tennis, practicing yoga, and trying very hard not...
I read so many articles on dealing with SHTF scenarios. Everything from bugging out, what gear to have, how to get home, what to eat, etc. But I see very little on what people can do with their down time during long-term grid down situations. Trust me, after a few...
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…
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