“Bugging out” is a term widely used in military circles for quickly vacating a dangerous location with minimal supplies. Among survivalists and “preppers,” a “bug out bag” is anything containing items crucial to survival, usually lasting a minimum of three days. “Generally, it is a bag for when you need to leave a location to…
Modern-Day Preppers Reveal Their Secrets to Success
CAMDEN, Tenn.—John Willis spent about 10 years living in the backwoods waiting for society to collapse. It didn’t. “I think a lot of people forget to live because you’re waiting for society to collapse,” Willis said during a Self-Reliance Festival in Tennessee recently. “I spent a lot of years in a cave, doing absolutely nothing.”…
Preparing For Hard Times Is Easy For Those On a Shoestring Budget, Preppers Say
Most people don’t bother to prepare for uncertain times until it’s too late. It’s the “ant and the grasshopper” parable written on a human scale. “The problem is that while fear is a great motivator, it isn’t conducive to smart decisions,” said Diane Vukovic at Primalsurvivor.com, an online personal preparedness website. “No matter how terrified…
How to Prepare for Food Shortages, Hard Times on a Shoestring Budget: Preppers’ Advice
Most people don’t bother to prepare for uncertain times until it’s too late. It’s the “ant and the grasshopper” parable written on a human scale. “The problem is that while fear is a great motivator, it isn’t conducive to smart decisions,” said Diane Vukovic at Primalsurvivor.com, an online personal preparedness website. “No matter how terrified…
Doomsday ‘Preppers’ Warn of Hard Times Ahead As Preparedness Goes Mainstream
Food scarcity. Food vouchers. Food riots and flash mobs. All of that’s coming—and soon, says Texas-based food scientist and “Health Ranger” podcaster Mike Adams, who sees dire events unfolding in America in the short term. His advice: people need to get prepared now. “The thing to really watch for is the food inflation,” Adams said….
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