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In April of 2018 the SurvivalistBoards YouTube channel was renamed to RuralPrepper. Some of the viewers were asking why the name changed. So let’s take a few minutes and talk about it. I have been into survivalism since at least the 1990s. Part of the way I was raised – hunting...

Is it possible to live too far in the boonies? Yes is it. There comes a point where it is not feasible to live in a rural area, and find gainful employment. There also comes a point where high speed internet ends. Believe it or not, not even dial-up is not available in all areas. Let’s...

I started to type this in response to a PM, but thought it would probably be better served as a thread: The world will most likely NOT end tomorrow. Nor 5 years from now. Statistically speaking the most likely disaster are those which impact the smallest number of people. House fire being #1...

I was going to post a reply to this thread - is the forum serious? but decided to make a thread. In that thread the opening post talks about people prepping for stuff that may never happen. My thought out answer: "Prepping is like a marathon." Once you prep for hurricanes, civil unrest.. and...

If you have attempted to talk about prepping with anyone, have you found that people generally think you are crazy? The only person I talk in-depth prepping with in my brother. He is what I would consider to be a serious prepper (has food,water, and guns buried in multiple locations, camo...

The concept of the gray man is to blend in. This person can disappear into the crowd and never be noticed. For all points and purposes, shouldn’t preppers / survivalist be practicing gray man on an everyday basis? As stated in another post, tacticool has no place in prepping. Some of the...

So you are sitting around the house, nothing is on TV, no new or exciting news on the internet,,,,, what do you do? You could always play some Skyrim or Left 4 Dead 2. But Left 4 Dead 2 is getting old. What hobbies can survivalist get into that will help improve our long term SHTF survival...

Sooner or later everyone in the prepping/survivalist community deals with prepping fatigue. Whether you have been prepping for a year, two years, ten years or twenty plus years, sooner or later you are going to get fatigued. Due to the way I was raised by my parents, the way my grandparents...

Yep, you read that right, zombies are real. Not real as in wanting to eat your brains, but real as in mindless people with no sense of reason and incapable of higher thought. To live a survivalist lifestyle, one should be open minded, open to new ideas, flexible, open to suggestions and open to...

A few day ago I was talking to a neighbor. We are not next door to each other but in the same small development. After speaking to him it occured to me that he was a prepper/survivalist type. He said something so specific that it lead me back to this forum. I am 100% shure of this! My...

Gun ownership is at an 18 - 20 year high, but the question I have is "why"? When people are worried, they usually buy more guns. When obama was elected, there was a rush to buy as many firearms as possible because obama was seen as anti-gun. In wonder if the recent firearm trend is related to...

Saw this article about preppers on infowars. http://www.infowars.com/the-prepper-movement-why-are-millions-of-preppers-preparing-feverishly-for-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/

I've been prepping or at least I thought for the last 3 years. Lately I feel like I have actually been making some strides with it. I think I finally realized that I cant just sort of prep and read the forums. Thank y'all for supplying good info on the site

1) Exercise daily 2) GoBag, A large bag that has everything me and my family needs from food to guns, medicine and entertainment for at least a week. 3) Telecommunications of some kind, if not an AM/FM radio 4) Emergency plan for your family. If bad things go down and you are all across...

This article is my opinion based on over 15 years in the survivalist community, and from my personal life experiences. My dad taught my brother and I OPSEC from the time we were very young. My dad, being an ex-police officer always had security in the back of his head. My brother and I were...

What are your plans for labor day? My family usually goes to the camp for the weekend, but not this year. My daughter has plans with her friends, so my wife and I will be staying home and cooking. The brisket and ribs will go on the pit saturday morning, ribs for lunch, and brisket for...

Last night the wife says we need to talk about the whole "survivalist" thing... Last night the wife and I went to a nice sushi restaurant and she said she wants to talk about the "survivalist" kick that I've been on the last 2 to 3 months. What started my kick were the break-ins that have been...

To truly be a survivalist requires far more than merely stockpiling food and weapons. Useful and necessary skills include hunting, fishing, gardening, canning, and raising livestock such as chickens. One needs to know how to butcher and prepare animals for food. One must know how to make their...

The other day I was discussing preparedness with a friend of mine who said he's suffering from "survival burnout." I found that what he meant is that he takes on too much, becoming spread too thin. So do you think it's prudent to focus on 4 or 5 things you do well and become proficient at...

I have been thinking about this for a long time – what is the next step for survivalism? Will we continue to debate what is the perfect Bug Out Bag, Bug Out Location, Bug Out Vehicle, Get Home Bag, Survival Knife, Self Defense Weapon, Radio, Water Filter, Flashlight, Survival Handbook, etc...