Thoughts from PJ on various topics related to Prepping
Apr 15
Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs and the Barr Trail to the summit: 13 miles, 7500 ft elevation gain (to over 14k ft) and the last few thousand feet fighting snow and ice. Many folks who do this trek take 2 days choosing to overnight at the Barr camp about 7 miles in from the trailhead. …
Mar 17
Here we are halfway through March but I suppose it’s not too late to post about preparedness goals for this year. At a time when things seems to be going well it’s often easy to place preps on the back shelf because hey, could spend that money on something other than supplies and would rather …
Mar 05
You played high school sports, you consider yourself athletic, you still hit the gym for some cardio and lift some weights. Maybe you hit the punching bag hanging out in the garage too and oh by the way, that 6 month stint in Karate back in the day. Guess what, it’s not enough. Most trained …
Feb 18
I already know what you are thinking: But I use Facebook to keep up with my relatives and close friends. Why? If they are really your close folks wouldn’t you be able to keep up with them otherwise, didn’t folks keep up with each other prior to the internet and social media? Personally I do …
Nov 21
Woke up this morning to some ominious looking clouds over the mountain horizon, snow inbound. The wind was such last night that it (once again) wreaked havoc with my tarps covering the wood pile, among other things. I’ve learned quite a bit since moving to the mountains about managing wood for the stove, it turned …
Sep 10
Preparedness is always about improving your foxhole, going from where you are to the next level bit by bit based on prioritization and available resources. I currently have multiple 5 gallon containers on site which I cycle fuel storage through, but with three vehicles with a total tank capacity over 70 gallons plus two generators …
Sep 06
I’m preaching to the choir but it had to be stated. If you take a look at what is going on right now in Florida it is a classic case of why preparedness should be a critical part of one’s life. Folks are lined up around the block for bottled water that they will never …
Aug 26
I know a guy who entered into the prep world maybe 6 years ago, and boy did he ever. He absorbed every bit of information from all of the alt news websites and prep blogs, ran up his credit cards over the course of a year buying up stacks of supplies and guns and knew …
Aug 22
Tactical preps are ultra cool, always good to have some extra kit laying around because…”better to have and not need than need and not have.” Right? Or maybe time and money could be spent elsewhere, after all very few of us have money to throw around at whatever our tactical heart desires. What follows are …
Feb 28
On the surface things seem to be moving along rather swimmingly. The story line goes something like: improving economy / Dow trends / more jobs / less National Debt / and just a general feeling that things are going better, whatever that means. I for one can appreciate that gasoline is not $4/gallon but …
Feb 05
I sit and type this with a cool mountain breeze coming through the open door. Only the sound of the keys clicking and birds chirping, along with the wind pushing the trees around ever so gently. If I take a moment to glance up from the keyboard, as far as the eye can see and …
Nov 24
Hello all, it’s been quite a while but as most are aware I’ve transitioned across the country and am setting up shop in addition to providing training for folks via another platform. Before I go any further I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, we have much to be thankful for in …
Jul 18
WOW. Things have been busy, I just logged in and saw pages of comments to approve and for that I apologize. The good news is that these months that I have been away from the blog will serve to rejuvenate my writing interest and that combined with a few other changes should make for some …
Feb 27
All- Just a quick note as I’ve been AWOL lately. I’ve been very busy and thought to give you all the inside scoop in order to reassure you that I haven’t abandoned this blog. I’ve recently started training local folks in all aspects of preparedness and firearms (within my scope of knowledge) and it’s been …
Jan 01
It’s been a while since I’ve posted but thought to come back strong with some 2016 predictions. Let me know what you think! 1- There will be no economic collapse. The stock market will not crash, at least not in 2016. The funny thing is that I once commented on a very popular blog which …
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