Active New Top (30 days) Compact Card 100 things to disappear first UbiqueContributor - May 18, 2022 12 40 AdviceGear The Gottman Island Survival Game Ostrich eggs - May 17, 2022 14 33 GearScenarios Get Home Bag vs Bug Out Bag – duplicate items? Jess - May 16, 2022 9 3 Gear Hurricane Preparedness Week May 1-7, 2022 Gideon ParkerStaff - May 16, 2022 13 23 AdviceScenarios Which lighter is best for use in cold weather? Jay ValenciaContributor - May 16, 2022 10 7 Gear Book Review: “The Drought-Resilient Farm”, by Dale Strickler brownfox-ffContributor - May 16, 2022 16 13 Helpful bugs in your garden – Don’t kill these! Olly Wright - May 16, 2022 10 3 Skills Do you really need small portable solar power? NewPrepper - May 15, 2022 13 27 Gear How to prep for “slow collapse” Rich DCContributor - May 14, 2022 11 35 Inquiry: Spring sales on handheld ham radios Colorado Jones - May 11, 2022 9 4 Gear What are your 2022 prepping goals and plans? Carlotta SusannaStaff - May 11, 2022 25 133 Meta Water purification priorities Russell - May 10, 2022 12 10 AdviceScenarios Makeover of a pre-assembled BOB in 1 week and $125 pnwsarahContributor - May 9, 2022 18 18 Gear Review: Xtar 100W semi-portable solar panels and 678W battery pack Gideon ParkerStaff - May 9, 2022 17 1 Gear Faucet for 55 gallon water drum jaybee - May 7, 2022 8 3 Advice Straw bale gardening – Turn last fall’s decorations into this spring’s raised garden bed Olly Wright - May 6, 2022 8 2 Skills Let’s say there is recession Q3/Q4 ’22? John Grayman - May 4, 2022 8 5 Advice Preps for people with physical disabilities and limitations or who aren’t in great physical shape Jonnie PekelnyContributor - May 4, 2022 19 61 AdviceMetaScenariosSkills Ham radio for local communication Greg Ustaszewski - May 4, 2022 10 12 AdviceGear Need advice about BOB organization Horror Coder - April 30, 2022 17 14 AdviceGear The sun ☀️ is our greatest survival ally Molly N. 😆 - April 29, 2022 13 2 Skills Solar blanket (panels) by Off Grid Trek JBinAZ - April 29, 2022 10 3 Gear It can’t be said too many times…do your estate planning July LewisContributor - April 27, 2022 20 9 Advice Tips for pets? – Pet Preparedness Scott P - April 26, 2022 34 93 Advice Changes for/life in a world with reduced oil accessibility? RS - April 26, 2022 13 12 What shortages/price hikes are you all anticipating? CamilleContributor - April 26, 2022 19 23 NewsScenarios Disaster Burnout – How to recognize it and what to do about it if it happens to you or the people in your group UbiqueContributor - April 26, 2022 16 28 Advice What’s worth canning? Watermelon Samurai - April 22, 2022 14 20 AdviceSkills Digital preparedness Rich DCContributor - April 21, 2022 28 24 Advice What would a non-nuclear world war look like? Kira - April 21, 2022 15 21 Scenarios What can we learn from the war in Ukraine? Conrad B - April 21, 2022 15 32 Meta Community portable water filtration systems Robert Clements - April 21, 2022 9 6 Gear How to communicate with out of town family during a grid down situation? TheFuries - April 20, 2022 18 21 Advice A list of places where you can find TP other than the forum Gideon ParkerStaff - April 20, 2022 8 2 Meta Creating a prepping team Unobtrusive - April 20, 2022 28 40 AdviceScenariosSkills Nuclear power plant failure…options? 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100 things to disappear first

UbiqueContributor - May 18, 2022

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40

AdviceGear

The Gottman Island Survival Game

Ostrich eggs - May 17, 2022

14

33

GearScenarios

Get Home Bag vs Bug Out Bag – duplicate items?

Jess - May 16, 2022

9

3

Gear

Hurricane Preparedness Week May 1-7, 2022

Gideon ParkerStaff - May 16, 2022

13

23

AdviceScenarios

Which lighter is best for use in cold weather?

Jay ValenciaContributor - May 16, 2022

10

7

Gear

Book Review: “The Drought-Resilient Farm”, by Dale Strickler

brownfox-ffContributor - May 16, 2022

16

13

Helpful bugs in your garden – Don’t kill these!

Olly Wright - May 16, 2022

10

3

Skills

Do you really need small portable solar power?

NewPrepper - May 15, 2022

13

27

Gear

How to prep for “slow collapse”

Rich DCContributor - May 14, 2022

11

35

Inquiry: Spring sales on handheld ham radios

Colorado Jones - May 11, 2022

9

4

Gear

What are your 2022 prepping goals and plans?

Carlotta SusannaStaff - May 11, 2022

25

133

Meta

Water purification priorities

Russell - May 10, 2022

12

10

AdviceScenarios

Makeover of a pre-assembled BOB in 1 week and $125

pnwsarahContributor - May 9, 2022

18

18

Gear

Review: Xtar 100W semi-portable solar panels and 678W battery pack

Gideon ParkerStaff - May 9, 2022

17

1

Gear

Faucet for 55 gallon water drum

jaybee - May 7, 2022

8

3

Advice

Straw bale gardening – Turn last fall’s decorations into this spring’s raised garden bed

Olly Wright - May 6, 2022

8

2

Skills

Let’s say there is recession Q3/Q4 ’22?

John Grayman - May 4, 2022

8

5

Advice

Preps for people with physical disabilities and limitations or who aren’t in great physical shape

Jonnie PekelnyContributor - May 4, 2022

19

61

AdviceMetaScenariosSkills

Ham radio for local communication

Greg Ustaszewski - May 4, 2022

10

12

AdviceGear

Need advice about BOB organization

Horror Coder - April 30, 2022

17

14

AdviceGear

The sun ☀️ is our greatest survival ally

Molly N. 😆 - April 29, 2022

13

2

Skills

Solar blanket (panels) by Off Grid Trek

JBinAZ - April 29, 2022

10

3

Gear

It can’t be said too many times…do your estate planning

July LewisContributor - April 27, 2022

20

9

Advice

Tips for pets? – Pet Preparedness

Scott P - April 26, 2022

34

93

Advice

Changes for/life in a world with reduced oil accessibility?

RS - April 26, 2022

13

12

What shortages/price hikes are you all anticipating?

CamilleContributor - April 26, 2022

19

23

NewsScenarios

Disaster Burnout – How to recognize it and what to do about it if it happens to you or the people in your group

UbiqueContributor - April 26, 2022

16

28

Advice

What’s worth canning?

Watermelon Samurai - April 22, 2022

14

20

AdviceSkills

Digital preparedness

Rich DCContributor - April 21, 2022

28

24

Advice

What would a non-nuclear world war look like?

Kira - April 21, 2022

15

21

Scenarios

What can we learn from the war in Ukraine?

Conrad B - April 21, 2022

15

32

Meta

Community portable water filtration systems

Robert Clements - April 21, 2022

9

6

Gear

How to communicate with out of town family during a grid down situation?

TheFuries - April 20, 2022

18

21

Advice

A list of places where you can find TP other than the forum

Gideon ParkerStaff - April 20, 2022

8

2

Meta

Creating a prepping team

Unobtrusive - April 20, 2022

28

40

AdviceScenariosSkills

Nuclear power plant failure…options?

GracedChip - April 19, 2022

7

15

AdviceScenarios

How would those who live in a city survive without trucks?

Alisa Felix - April 18, 2022

10

7

Scenarios

“Reasonable” preparations for a nuclear conflict—picking a place to live…

jgrif - April 17, 2022

18

80

Advice

Food storage/self reliance

Azure639 - April 17, 2022

9

8

Advice

Mass shooting NYC Subway. Bombs found

Bill Masen - April 14, 2022

3

5

Free DIY: How to make small waterproof containers using plastic trash

Gideon ParkerStaff - April 13, 2022

11

2

Gear

Inflation preparedness

Calvin - April 12, 2022

17

16

Scenarios

Do I need more than a whole house generator?

jaybee - April 12, 2022

9

16

AdviceScenarios

Sunflower oil: UK bottler has a few weeks’ supply left

Bill Masen - April 12, 2022

7

12

News

You can never stock too much _________

rebecca - April 12, 2022

9

11

Scenarios

The Guardian profiles international go-bags

atlanticrando - April 6, 2022

8

8

News

Using a vintage hot water bottle to stay warm and lower your energy bill

Alisa Felix - April 6, 2022

15

6

Gear

Battery best practices

Jon StokesStaff - April 6, 2022

21

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