Sunday, December 14, 2025

Prepping: Things That I Got Right – Part 1

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by 3AD Scout, Survival Blog:

In a recent SurvBut ivalblog article, I shared with readers the things that I wish I could re-do in my preparedness journey. It only seemed logical that I also share some things that I got right in that journey as well.

Starting the journey

Number one has to be that I started the journey into preparedness. Many people write about preparedness being a lifestyle but I think it starts with a particular mindset. I can tell you the event that started me on my journey. It was one Spring in the early 80’s when I got home from middle school and the television and radios all started to blare tornado warnings. I had no idea what to do. I stopped and listed to what one of the television weather meteorologists was saying about where to take shelter. It dawned on me at that time that my parents had bought a faulty house that did not provide good protection against tornadoes. The feeling of knowing that I was not very well protected gnawed at me, and I hated the feeling of being vulnerable.

“America will face EMPTY SHELVES in only 5-7 weeks!” warns LA Port Master & blames Trump’s tariffs

from Redacted News:

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URGENT REPORT: What to Stockpile Now Before America’s Supply Chain Implodes

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A Simplified Disaster Network – Part 1

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by J.M., Survival Blog:

Having an operational computer network running in a post-SHTF world may seem frivolous to some people. But if you have any plans to use computers, tablets, or cell phones as part of your post-disaster operations, it can provide the capability for those devices to communicate, share data and synchronize their activities. It can also provide some support for important things like WiFi security cameras and WiFi sensor monitoring.

In a previous article (parts 2345) on SurvivalBlog I discussed how to set up a mobile WiFi/Ethernet network running a local cloud server (NextCloud) in a box for use in disaster scenarios. Since then, I’ve discussed the article with a number of friends and acquaintances and they all said they like the idea but thought that setting up and managing a NextCloud server was way too complicated for someone who is not a techno-geek like me. They wanted to know if there was a way to do something similar that was less complicated but still provided some useful functionality beyond just letting systems communicate with each other. I took the challenge, did some research and came up with what I think is a fairly decent alternate simplified solution.

Avoiding the Worst Case Scenario – Part 2, by M.B.

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by M.B., Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 1.)

Some U.S. states and municipalities still practice anarcho-tyranny, with the state of California being a standout example. Homeless people and illegal aliens are largely ignored, while minor infractions by taxpaying residents are zealously enforced. Professor Victor Davis Hanson—affectionately known as “VDH”—is a classicist, author, and podcaster. VDH has written and spoken extensively about the situation in California. Comedian, filmmaker, and podcaster Adam Carolla has similarly spoken about the differential treatment between groups of people in California. He sees the reason that mountains of red tape are heaped onto taxpayers and homeowners is that they’re capable of paying the fees and fines levied against them. On the other hand, officials ignore people running unlicensed street hot dog carts and roadside flower stands.

6 Seemingly safe US states you should avoid when SHTF

by Zoey Sky, Natural News:

  • Traditionally “safe” states like Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Arizona and Illinois are now facing new risks due to infrastructure decay and geopolitical tensions. These areas, once considered secure due to their isolation and smaller populations, are becoming increasingly vulnerable to threats that were previously overlooked.

BREAKING: PANIC BUYING ERUPTS! – Store Shelves Empty! – BlackRock Takes Over Shipping!

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from World Alternative Media:

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RUMOURS OF WARS: The Prepared Citizen Movement Is Now Mainstream As Americans Understanding That War Is Coming Prepare For The Inevitable

by Geoffrey Grinder, Now The End Begins:

The Prepared Citizen Movement is a mainstream and rapidly growing sector of America who rightly understand that war, civil or global, is absolutely coming

How well I remember the Prepper Movement back in the early days of Now The End Begins, and we wrote and talked about people who made storehouses of food and necessities on their properties, purchased guns and ammo in large numbers, giving birth to a cottage industry that was just as much 1776 as it was 21st century. But that was then and this is now, and now we have an America that has so far lived through 5 years of engineered pandemicsbioweapon vaccinesdigital ID and lockdowns, and knows that war, civil or global, is absolutely coming. Welcome to the Prepared Citizen Movement.

For Preppers With Adolescent Chidren

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by D.M.C., Survival Blog:

Parents who decide to pursue the survivalist lifestyle do so for many reasons. Some are convinced of a need for self-sufficiency. Others are uncomfortable with the direction in which they see society headed, and may even see a more deliberate lifestyle as beneficial for their children. And, yes, some are on a fantasy trip after watching the latest Mad Max movie. Regardless of the motivation, parents need to remember that they are carrying some other souls along with them…their children. Even the more mature adolescents may not understand the motivation to step out of the old, comfortable life to move into a new, more rural, life in which the new calf is always born at 3:00 AM, the cars don’t start in the morning and the rain washes out the culvert…again.

‘Food Deserts’ Are About To Explode All Across America As Grocery Food Chains Prepare To Close Dozens Of Stores From One End Of The Country To The Other

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by Susan Duclos, All News Pipeline:

Food deserts are described by Very Well Health as “lower-income communities that lack access to nutritious, affordable food. Instead of grocery stores or farmers’ markets, these areas have corner stores or gas stations with limited shelf space for anything other than packaged foods that are convenient and shelf-stable. More often than not, these foods are unhealthy.”

That is about to change very quickly after four years under the Biden regime and the inflation that  made it impossible for some families to afford three full meals a day, even when not considered a “food desert.”

The Danger of Traveling with Gold

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by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics:

Two men were pulled over while driving on I-20 in Texas, carrying $250,000 worth of gold bars. US law permits and encourages law enforcement to confiscate assets. Civil asset forfeiture enables the government to simply seize assets and declare that the owner is guilty of money laundering before any due process occurs.

“We have to be able to prove what that criminal activity was, in other words how they got the money that they laundered. A lot of times that’s hard when your case starts with a traffic stop,” DA Tonda Curry said. Officers and drug sniffing dogs searched the men and their vehicle but found nothing aside from the gold. Curry initially attempted to pin the men with money laundering charges but could not make a case. The DA then determined that the men were involved in some criminal organization “that defrauds the elderly with investment-type scams.”

U.K. unveils controversial pandemic preparedness tool: A double-edged sword?

by Willow Tohi, Natural News:

    • The U.K. government has introduced a tool to map vulnerable groups (based on age, disability and care status) to provide “targeted support” during crises. Critics warn it risks privacy violations and overreach.
  • The tool is part of a broader effort to address gaps exposed by the COVID-19 Inquiry, including the largest national pandemic exercise in a decade, involving 4,000+ emergency workers.

A Disaster Laptop Computer – Part 3

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by J.M., Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.)

Reference Material

Another useful function that computers do really well is store, manage, and interact with information. No one can remember everything, and there are a lot of sources of free or low-cost eBooks, articles, documents, manuals, etc. on the Internet that can be extremely useful for a post-disaster world. I created a folder on the 1TB microSD card on my disaster laptop named ‘Reference Material’, and here are some of the things I’ve collected and stored there:

A Disaster Laptop Computer – Part 1

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by J.M., Survival Blog:

Unless you’re already living completely self-sufficiently and off-grid, when a TEOTWAWKI scenario comes along you’re going to have to quickly adapt your lifestyle and mindset in order to survive long-term. That means bringing all of your preparations to bear, including skills, expertise, information and supplies. While you may have prepared for immediate survival, implementing a major long-term shift in your lifestyle will require an organized approach to keep track of the information, schedules and other activities you’ll need to keep going.

Food Prepping With Freezer Bags – Part 3

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by St. Funogas, Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.)

The Final Answer: How Reliable Are Freezer Bags For Storing Food?

The most important questions these experiments were trying to answer is how reliable freezer bags are as a food-storage method? Do they work for the short term? And how well will they work for the long term?

Thinner sandwich bags are definitely a bad way to go. Pests had chewed through the plastic in just a few months. Pantry moths in my cupboard also had no trouble chewing through the foil packets of hot chocolate or getting under the lid of a container of raisins.