planning for shtf

The following article and video show a man breaking into a woman's house in Oakland, CA. She captures part of it on cell phone and can be heard asking "Can you please leave?" as he walks through her house gathering electronics and other items. Sadly, he then comes back and assaults her. This...

How many times have we heard that when bringing up prepping to someone?It's hard enough to shoot a deer now let alone when 300some odd million have deer on the menu how many species do you think will be hunted to darn near extinction not to mention how many ponds and lakes will be emptied of...

I have two "homes" because of work, chicago and san antonio, and i have done some basic planning for both locations. To compound the problem, i travel to locations over 3/4 of the USA at least two weeks out of every month. I can not carry knifes or other tools on me when i fly, and stuff i...

I was curious how often others practice bugging out or for that matter bugging in. As i've become more serious about prepping i realized that many of my original plans were flawed because they only factored in current travel times with the infrastructure intact. :upsidedown: Then i realized that...

Hypothetically speaking of course, if someone wanted to get a 7x12 enclosed cargo trialer and turn it into a portable storage building or BOT (Bug Out Trailer). What all would they need to put in it in addition to the following hypothetical list? Ammo 125 410 800 12ga 15 slugs, 25 #4, 25 #6...

I have been a member of this forum for only a short time,and i have read a lot of the comments/suggestions/idea's on this forum and i have learned a lot..But i think i should take a close look at reality. When and if this event/events roll around i will be 66 years old. I honestly do not think i...

Here's my scenario: I already own some land and wanted to have a place on it to stay for myself,family and friends. I am only able to go there on weekends and have been staying in a cold,wet tent for the last 3 months. I considered buying one of those prefab cabins. A 12'x16' costs around...

I have question regarding a home/BOL on acreage. Currently planning for the next step to have a home with some land. I say BOL but this will be the main home. Is it better to have a home hidden within the trees or located within a clearing of the trees? Either way the home will be on heavily...

Since early 2006 across the WWW I have been reading posts from those who are determind NOT to get caught UNPREPARED as they did in 1994 with the AWB. It is plain to see that some observant people intend NOT to get caught unprepared for any of several different area's of crisis currently...