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Everyday carry items are up close and personal prepping items that each of you should have access to anytime you leave the house. They are tools that can be useful in a myriad of situations, but most importantly, they all share one or more lifesaving properties when used in the right context. Today on the Prepper Journal podcast we are going to talk about how these three letters can save your life in a survival situation.

20 Jan 202442min

On today’s episode of the Prepper Journal, we're diving deep into the critical aspects of survival communication. I’ll share information and tips you can use when disaster strikes to coordinate with family members, keep tabs on your neighborhood, or stay informed about the world around you.

12 Jan 202437min

The last few years have left many of us on edge and I don’t think it’s hyperbole to state that things just don’t seem to be getting better. To be fair, the current unrest in its many forms has been brewing for a while. Many point to the Pandemic as an event that appeared to kick things into high gear – it certainly was a time of heightened unrest. While things calmed down a little – depending on where you are looking - it seems like we have not been able to completely settle down from that chaos and return to a more – for lack of a better term- civil existence with our neighbors. From the riots of the pandemic period to divisive elections - to protests for any number of triggering events and -  to seemingly continual political tension, many on the left and the right keep prophesizing an impending break and that has been called various things but the most prominent and concerning of these in my mind is the prospect of a second civil war. On today’s episode of the Prepper Journal Podcast, we're going to be discussing the prospect of a second civil war. I’ll share some thoughts on why I believe this is or isn’t a possibility and why regardless of what I think, this is something you as preppers should be considering for your family. Read the Prepper Journal Blog

27 Des 202336min

This is the second part of my discussion about Survival Gear. These are the vital items you should ensure you have at your location to give you an advantage in austere times. The original article with tons of links is at 75 Item Survival Gear List – Protect Your Family With This Vital Checklist - The Prepper Journal Read more about Prepping and Survival at The Prepper Journal Blog.

17 Jun 202153min

The dictionary defines survival as “the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.” As Preppers, this is our primary goal even though each person has a unique vision of what that looks like for their life. The Prepper Journal’s survival gear list is designed to help you “continue to live” in spite of “difficult circumstances”. But this equipment for survival is going to be general survival gear in a lot of respects. If you have most or all the items on this gear list, or some reasonable facsimile, you should be fine in a lot of emergency situations or “difficult circumstances”. Read the original article with links to other content here - 75 Item Survival Gear List – Protect Your Family With This Vital Checklist

9 Jun 202149min

Bartering is the key. This will be the solution to all our problems when the grid goes down and society devolves back to somewhere around the early 1900s, or at least that is what everyone in the prepping community would have you believe. Everyone that is except for the 10% who are anxiously awaiting the collapse so they can finally live out their lawless fantasies to their fullest. Bartering, in theory, makes perfect sense. It is at its core, trading services or goods for other services or goods. An agreement between two people to exchange one thing for another. The assumption is that two people would have an honest contract implicit in nothing more than a firm handshake or “you have my word” statement. This will work for most people as I believe that most people are good and honest. However, some people are not honest and forthright and those are who you will need to be aware of when the subject of bartering comes up. Bartering has its good points and it's bad so today we will discuss the pros and cons of bartering as it relates to preppers. Read more Prepping articles at www.theprepperjournal.com

18 Mai 202131min

To the individual who is either interested in Prepping or already knee-deep into preparing for any number of potential emergencies or disasters, security has to be one of your primary concerns. This is not any truer if you have a family than if you are all alone. The simple fact of life is that when people are scared, hurting, or in some other way seriously under duress, the niceness of society disappears quickly. Someone who used to be your best friend will kill you if you are standing between food and their baby is starving. It should be clear from any number of recent disasters where looting happened within hours that you and your family need to plan for security wherever you are. Firearms are most commonly (and for good reason) associated with security. Are there other options? Sure, but I would rather have my trusty shotgun as opposed to a baseball bat and harsh language if there were a bunch of people trying to knock down my door any day. For more Prepper Articles - www.theprepperjournal.com Original Article - Top 5 Firearms You Need To Get Your Hands On NOW! - The Prepper Journal

7 Mai 202135min

From the fanatical doomsday prepper to people who are just trying to be more self-sufficient and everyone in between, each type of prepper has its strengths and weaknesses. Increasingly often though I keep hearing from self-described “Sensible preppers.” On the surface, the phrase is understandable, but I am starting to think that those who describe themselves as a sensible prepper could be leaving themselves open to problems at best. At worst, it could be minimizing the importance of prepping overall. When I refer to “sensible preppers” I specifically mean, self-identified preppers who view anything more than very cursory preparations as symptoms of lunacy and panic. I’ll give you an example. I was reading a social media thread a few days ago and a topic was brought up by a Sensible Prepper who quickly pointed out that they just have some food and water stored up for local power outages – I believe they even said protestors in their town asked people to honk. For a ton of Prepper Information – www.theprepperjournal.com Original Article on The Fallacy of the Sensible Prepper Mindset - https://theprepperjournal.com/2021/02/08/the-sensible-prepper/ Article on Bunker Basics - https://bunkerbasics.com/the-prepper-journal-pat-henry/

28 Apr 202117min