The Prepper Journal

Welcome back to our series on the 5 things you need to go off-grid now, where we began with the premise that going “off-grid” might not be something that, as Preppers, you elect to do for the sake of your family in hopes of greater harmony with Mother Nature. The “Grid” might simply take the kids and leave you like Katie Holmes did to Tom in the middle of the night. You wake up and something is wr...

What if you don't get to choose when you go "off-grid"? What if the grid up and leaves you without so much as a dear John letter? Will you have the supplies you need to live off the grid, even in your own suburban home?

Do you have loved ones, family, or friends that you'd like to get interested in prepping but have hit a wall with objections or distrust so far? Does your family view your prepping efforts as crazy or fringe? Do you get labeled as a tin foil hat-wearing nut job at your family get-togethers? Today on the Prepper Journal podcast we will discuss some simple strategies you can use to convince some...

If you are concerned about defending your home or neighborhood in the event of a disaster that leaves your local area without the rule of law, there are some steps you can take now to be more prepared. In today's podcast, we will discuss logical weapons and supply considerations that would give you an upper hand if you were faced with a situation where you were trying to defend your neighborho...

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If the grid goes down and you are concerned about safety, your home is one of the best and last lines of defense you must consider. Instead of planning to leave, you may choose to stay and fight, and your community or neighborhood offers many advantages. Today on the Prepper Journal podcast, we will discuss how you can look at and prepare your neighborhood resources to defend your home and protect...

Imagine a situation where an EMP has wiped out power nationwide, and you are hundreds of miles away from your family on a business trip. How will you make it home? How will you survive in the wilderness or navigate cities where you know chaos will reign? What will you need to consider now to give you a better shot at success? Today on the Prepper Journal, we will discuss how to make it home after...

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 proper context. Today on the Prepper Journal podcast, we are going to discuss how three little letters can save your life...

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...

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.

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 w...

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 .

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 circumstanc...

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 . Barteri...

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 di...

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 the...

In thinking about preparing your family for survival after a disaster or emergency situation you can’t forget to consider their health. Your family’s health is affected by so much more than having adequate stores of food . Having the best gun for self-defense is great and important, but what if someone in your group comes down with an illness that could have been easily prevented with a proper sur...

In the world of Prepping, we group our topics that people want to learn about into just a few major categories when you think of it. The overarching goal of prepping or survival is to stay alive, but the disciplines that feed into Survival could be broken simply into food , water , shelter , self-defense , and first aid. There are many other branches but is a simplistic way of looking at prioritie...

Some situations in life do not give you time to think a lot. Sometimes you just must act in the interests of protecting your family. If you are ever faced with having to evacuate your home quickly, a packed go bag is your best bet of getting out of the house fast with the supplies you need to survive, potentially without anything else. There are few things that provide preppers with a sense of sec...

Our homes are supposed to be a safe place where we can find refuge and rest from the world outside. It’s where we are our most vulnerable, where we lay down and sleep. Our homes are where memories are made, family treasures are stored, and our children grow up. It’s sacred in a lot of ways. Our home should be secure, it should be a place where we have no fears or worries, and most of the time that...

The Inauguration on January 20th went off without a hitch and we have a new President of the United States, Joe Biden. This is a fact that many still have a very hard time dealing with. There are some who remain anxious – waiting for a declaration of Martial Law or some violent action to kick-off, promised by a shadowy internet rumor gone amok . I fear that if these people and many others in the l...

You have heard of the neighborhood watch before and some of you may even have this in your neighborhood. I remember that we had a home in our neighborhood that was broken into several years back and all of our neighbors got together at a meeting to discuss forming a neighborhood watch. We had a police officer come in and talk briefly about what we should and should not do and we all received small...

A frequent topic in Preparedness and Survival circles is the subject of Bugging Out and more specifically the question of whether you plan to Bug Out or will you Hunker Down. This simple question easily elicits all manner of responses and you will rarely find consensus on which is the better option. The only good thing about this question is there are only two options and one of those has to be th...