Thoughts from PJ on various topics related to Prepping
Jun 27
Hello friends, I haven’t forgotten about you. Just an update because I’ve been incredibly busy but have gained so much knowledge and perspective that I cannot wait to share with all of you. I’ve been doing some extensive traveling here in the country as well as the world, most notably: Africa. I cannot wait to …
Nov 04
I used to work for this guy who had Fox News on repeat, all day long in his office. When I asked him about it his rationale was that he “needed to stay informed.” I also have worked in Ops Center type environments where the news cycle was on 24/7/365 and I always hated it. …
Nov 02
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Follow me on this one, any of the below look like an attention grabbing headline: 5 Reasons Why the Stock …
Oct 31
It’s interesting when you talk to guys about a post SHTF world and the first topic that comes up is guns, ammo and being able to hoard (or take) supplies. They think of it like a movie where they are the Warlord of their local community, guys in body armor are standing watch while the …
Oct 23
Straight from another article I wrote, here is my definition of prepping: Obtaining information on and preparing for low probability / high impact events as well as high probability / low impact events while taking into consideration (and always improving upon) one’s resources and personal requirements in order to live a more stable and predictable …
Oct 18
Many of you know that I do not watch the news, typically I have no idea what is going on in the country or even my own state outside of a 20 mile radius. I had no idea a hurricane hit Florida recently until told so (obviously sorry for their plight and loss), quite frankly …
Oct 16
I have two neighbors who live up the road from me, one is 75 and the other is close to 70 I believe. Every morning at 9 am they meet up and walk 3 miles before sitting outside and enjoying some coffee. That’s 21 miles a week of walking at 8500 ft elevation (barring inclement …
Oct 13
I remember when I started this blog back in 2012, I was stationed in Washington D.C. of all places and living in an apartment south of Old Town, Alexandria. I had a reloading station in my apartment, guns under the bed, a storage unit within walking distance full of supplies and an extreme desire to …
Oct 08
Raise your hand if you’ve ever stayed in a short term rental (AirBnB or VRBO). I’ve stayed in a few myself and they are literally everywhere, including out here in the mountains or the country where others live. People cycle through these rentals trying to get a little taste of the outdoors and I’d suspect …
Sep 26
It was Tuesday last week and we were on a difficult jeep trail with no cellular service in the middle of nowhere. The trail was one we found by chance and it was rough and rocky, as such we aired down the tires and made a slow but steady go of it. We crossed a …
Sep 17
So you carry a handgun for self defense…perfect so do I. Let me ask you something: how many gunfights have you or your close friends been in over the last 10 years while here on US soil? The answer is probably none. Now let me pose another question to you: how many vehicle accidents have …
Aug 27
When I think back over the last 10 years I have to consider all the times it would have been entirely plausible to max out credit cards buying supplies, quit my job whilst hunkering down and waiting for the impending doom to manifest itself. If you go back and scan other doom type websites you’ll …
Aug 25
Greetings everyone! It’s been a long time but I wanted to assure everyone that I’m alive and well and still kicking here in the mountains of Colorado. Life in the early 40’s for me has been crazy but things have worked out for the best. I retired from the Army, quit a corporate job, got …
Aug 07
Think of all the recent times in the last 10-15 years where the sky was falling and people surged to buy firearms or ammunition, or even worse snatched up all sorts of reloading supplies with the intent to “figure it out” if T-SHTF. Two thoughts about that: 1- Most people never train with their firearm(s), …
Jul 02
What’s up my peoples! Sending this out to the X number of subscribers this blog has, it’s been quite a while since I posted but I’ve made some major changes and wanted to share. I’m still prepping but the whole Covid thing (whatever it was, or wasn’t) really forced me to step back and take …
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