Category: Guest Contributions

Articles submitted from readers of prepper-resources.com for the knowledge of other readers.

Food Preps – Pre-packaged or Home Brew? (Part 2)

By M.O.V. In part 1 we covered disaster preparedness and OPSEC. Let’s dive right in and take a look at a few options for food storage and prepping. First, there are a variety pre-packaged long-term storage foods currently on the market today to choose from. Amongst those you can select either freeze-dried or dehydrated. In …

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Food Preps – Pre-packaged or Home Brew? (Part 1)

By M.O.A. Let me preface this post with a thumbs-up kudos to PJ for his prep examples. If you are new to prepping, that is a great place to start culling ideas that fit within your own budget. It’s always all about lists, isn’t it? When it comes to food preps, you have a few …

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Cheap 410 Shells Without Shotgun Reloading Equipment

By Kurt. I’m writing this article with the assumption that you have access to reloading equipment and the knowledge how to use it, If you do not, now is the time to learn and the time to acquire the equipment and components. There is a day coming when this sort of equipment and the experience …

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The “One Thing”

By The Maj. I am a sucker for just about all of the TEOTWAWKI movies and shows when time allows.  I enjoy watching both fiction and non-fiction shows for entertainment, gathering new ideas, and/or several “what not to do’s”.  I understand that movies never give an accurate portrayal of many things and most “movie things” …

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Measuring Up [Managing Expectations]

By The Maj: Raise your hand if prepping has not frustrated you over the course of your individual process.  Anyone?  It does not matter if you are new to prepping or have been doing it for years, there will be those days when you look at all you have accomplished and all that remains to …

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My Biggest Prepping Mistake

Last week I posted up a contest, the prize being a Lifestraw Family water filtration device which was donated by the good folks at Eartheasy.com.   If you haven’t checked out the EarthEasy website it doesn’t hurt to spend a few minutes going through it, they have wide range of products from chicken coops to …

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You and Your Dog Can Survive a Terrorist Attack

By Michael: On Sept. 11, 2001, the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers made Americans realize terrorism can happen anywhere. This realization and the continued terror threats have many preparing for the worst. If you have to evacuate your home and head into the wilderness, could you and your dog survive? According to the Humane …

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Repair, Don’t Replace! Join the DIY Revolution

Note from PJ:  This article touches on a basic concept that we should all embrace.  Learning how to repair essential items around the home instead of simply trashing them and buying new is a valuable skill that might come in handy sooner than later.  In the meantime you surely can save yourself some cash (and …

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BugOut Bag for Kids

By Naomi: As a Prepper, your top priority is to keep your children, your spouse and yourself safe and out of harm’s way.  A bug-out-bag is something we usually prepare with the bare survival essentials to cover the areas of food, water, shelter, navigation and self-protection. I admit there are a lot of great bug-out-bag …

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An Often Overlooked Prep Resource

By J: As a group, we preppers are always seeking a good source of accurate and useful information.  Unfortunately, locating such a source of information is all too often the proverbial search for a needle in a haystack.  Everyone, it seems, has the inside track on things needed and what will work in a serious …

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Thwart Burglars That Attempt to Defeat Your Home Security Alarm

By Linda Houston homeowner Bruce Watkins thought his home was safe and secure. That is, until burglars broke in not just once or twice, but three times in three months. Each time, there was not a peep from the alarm system, writes Jeremy Rogalski for KHOU Houston news. Almost 30 out of every 1,000 households …

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The Important Documents, Ignore Them At Your Peril.

By The Maj Ever thought about having to evacuate for an event (hurricane, wildfire, etc) where your home may or may not be there when you get a chance to return?  With the wildfires raging our west and hurricane season coming into the busy time of year in the Atlantic, it is something that many …

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What happens when you bury a shipping container, a cautionary tale.

by Ryan @ Containerauction.com Lots of people get the idea to build a storm shelter or bunker by burying a shipping container – it’s fast, relatively inexpensive, and durable, right? Step 1) Dig a hole. Step 2) Put a shipping container in the hole. Step 3) Backfill around the container. And by now you can …

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DORCY L.E.D. Twin Globe Lantern Review

By The Maj I have always been a fan of lanterns for extended power outages, night fishing, and lighting a tent on a camping trip.  There is no telling how many lanterns that I have owned, ranging from really old school kerosene lanterns to Coleman fuel / gas varieties and even some battery operated versions …

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Survival of the Fittest: Get in Shape Before the Apocalypse

By Bob Berkowitz With an imminent apocalypse looming, many are beginning to consider what they should do to prepare themselves. Many are in their backyard, digging space for a fallout shelter, some are stocking up on water, canned food and supplies and still there are others, who have decided to train their bodies to be more …

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