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Bob Mayne

Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are.

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If you run a business, or believe in running your family like a business, this episode is about some survival tips on becoming the very profitable.

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Cal Wilson and Dr. Peter Pry, discuss whether our country is courting disaster and should you prepare for it right now. Today’s Survival Amazon Store Dr. Peter Pry’s Website Concealment Solutions Holsters (sdrn for 10% off) Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network (tracking code Paul Lathrop or 15625) Cal Wilson’s Book Dirt Cheap Valuable Prepping

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Allison Harris from Passionate About Prepping is back for part 2. We talked about some prepping supplies we forgot about in part 1. Links and Show Notes: ERKSHUB Passionate About Prepping Podcast Network Sponsor: Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network Tracking code Paul Lathrop or 15625

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Allison Harris of Passionate About Prepping is my special guest for this episode. Links and show notes: Network Sponsor: Armed Citizens Legal Defense network: Tracking code Paul Lathrop

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Part 2 of the Survival Mindset based on 5 Attributes You Need for a Survivor’s mindset. Links and Show Notes: SDRN Network Sponsor, Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network Please use the tracking code, “Paul” TSS Show Sponsor: Concealment Solutions Holsters, coupon code “handgunworld” gives you 10% discount.

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This episode is about your survival attitude, philosophy and self talk, during a disaster or even before the stink hit’s the fan. Links and Show Notes: http://survivalistprepper.net/psychology-survival-sometimes-prepping-just-isnt-enough/ Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network, SDRN sponsor: Use tracking code sdrn to support the network.

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This podcast is now part of the Self Defense Radio Network. This episode, I discuss debt, finances and precious metals. Please remember to become a member of our Shooters Club to access exclusive video content on improving your knowledge about firearms. Also, welcome the SDRN’s network sponsor, Armed Citizen Legal Defense Network. If you buy […]

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Guest host Clay from Skilled Gentlemen podcast discussing home brewing beer.

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2 well known survival authors joined me on this episode for an excellent interview. Cal Wilson is the author of “Dirt Cheap Valuable Prepping and Tom Abrahams has written several books including the Travelers series. Check out his facebook page linked in this post.

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Lately I’ve been rotating and re packing my preps, so this week I talk about that, answer a listener voice mail and set up the next episode.

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A lot of you may have skills and knowledge and gear to help you survive, but have you duplicated yourself? Sometimes it will take more than you, with those skills, to survive a disaster event. So in this episode I discuss duplicating yourself.

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This episode gives you some ideas of what to prepare, beyond gear.

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Part 2 of what to do if you find yourself in a terrorist attack or active shooter situation. Links and Show Notes: https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-survive-a-shooting-massacre-or-terrorist-attack-in-a-city https://jonsdeepthoughts.quora.com/

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Given recent current events and the terrorist attacks, I decided to talk about some good information I found on how to survive these events. Show Notes: https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-survive-a-shooting-massacre-or-terrorist-attack-in-a-city https://jonsdeepthoughts.quora.com/

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How should you prioritize your preps? This episode, I discuss how I do it and hopefully it will help you.

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This episode is a dual interview with Lane the High School Prepper.

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During this 2nd episode of my discussion about survival tenets, I talk about traveling if you’re bugging out, cash, passports, the Nomad philosophy and remind you about the 7 deadly sins of prepping. Links: In The Rabbit Hole Episode 61 The best survival tool and the most overlooked

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Cal Wilson interviews James Wesley Rawles, author of the Patriots novel series, the Survival Blog and many more books on survival. Cal Wilson’s book Dirt Cheap Prepping

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This episode, I discuss some basic tenets of modern common sense survivalism. Things like not being an isolationist, generating new income, bartering, debt reduction and learning new skill sets, etc.

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This episode, I interviewed a listener by the name of Isaac on back up generators.

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Part 2 of Cal Wilson’s interview with Dr. Peter Pry Get the book Blackout Wars Cal Wilson’s book Dirt Cheap Valuable Prepping

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Dr. Peter Pry is interviewed in this episode. Cal Wilson interviewed him about the new type of possible collapse that could happen, easier than you might think. Links and Show Notes: Get the book “Blackout Wars” Putting America in The Dark Blackout War Cal Wilson’s book, Dirt Cheap Valuable Prepping

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This episode is about common mistakes made when traveling. Survival is important on the road, to stay prepared in the event an emergency happens to you while moving about this great land. Portable Emergency Charging Kit

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This episode features my newest strategy on short term food storage. I also answer a caller’s questions about the Shemetah.

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Tune in for a nice interview conducted by Mexican Joe regarding why you should train with a group and establish a training protocol within you preparedness group.

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From my survival champions club collection, this is part 2 of the interview I did in Episode 262 of my show. Links: DrsNutrition.org

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This is the first release of my Survival Champions Club podcasts to the public. This is an interview I did with Glen Tate a couple years ago. It’s part 2 of the podcast I did on building a prepper team.

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Survival starts with what are you willing to accept, meaning what can happen and what you need to do to prepare.

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This episode is about possible things to come and civil unrest and why we should prepare. No tin foil hat. It also features a voice mail from a listener with an actual story.

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How to make a 7 step survival plan. Cal Wilson helped me out with an excellent interview of the 2 authors. Show Notes: Book: 7 Step Survival Plan The Seven Step Survival Plan

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How we eat affects now and after an event happens. So Dr.’s Stephen and Janet Lewis join me to discuss how we can all better nourish ourselves. Doctor’s Nutrition Texas

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A large part of survival and self reliance is attitude and your mental state. Joe submitted an excellent voice mail on prepping attitude and I added some information about prepping goals.

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Clay, the Skilled Gentleman is my guest on this show to discuss a variety of self reliant topics. Skilled Gentlemen Podcast

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Some of us have limited budgets. It can be very intimidating to prepare your family for an emergency or SHTF situation and not have the money to do so. In this episode I interview Cal Wilson, the Author of the book, “Dirt Cheap Valuable Prepping.” I think you’ll get some answers on how to prepare […]

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People often think you can’t live a self sufficient life style if you have a small amount of land or small spaces. Joe interviews Thumper Lane on this subject. You’ll hear a lot of good information in this episode, for sure. Links and Show Notes: Thumperlane.com Thumper Lane Facebook Page

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I decided to create some space from my previous episode on preparing for a major illness. These guys talk about the other side of the illness, once you’ve prepared for it. Good stuff.

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Joe interviews Nancy Martineau and Tony Martineau, authors of the book Post Grid, about solar ovens. Amazon also joins the show. Links: Post Grid, by Nancy Martineau and Tony Martineau

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Since we just started 2015, it’s time to look back on 2014 and figure out what we did right and what we can improve upon. So Mexican Joe, Super Dave and Amazon discuss what they did. Take good notes.

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Joe from NE Texas Preppers talks with Amazon prepper about hurricane readiness, etc.

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Have you put preparing for a major illness on your list? Seems like a self reliance topic not discussed much. Tune in for my personal experience.

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Not much SHTF events been happening lately. It’s too quite out there. I start with an update on the Raided podcast then my thoughts on the lack of events lately.

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I’ve talked for years about the stink hitting the fan. Well, it did in a big way for a listener and a contributor to the show. Listen and come to your own conclusion.

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With the recent Ebola cases that have surfaced in the United States, Joe, Dave and Fighter Doc got together to discuss the preparations and the medical issues associated with this.

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This episode is about diversifying your preps. Keeping a balance approach to prepping and not forgetting the basic tenets of preparedness. Joe from NE Texas Preppers is the guest podcaster.

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This episode is my guest appearance on Survival Mom Radio with Lisa Bedford. She asked me to discuss home security. Links and Show Notes: The Survival Mom Website

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How much do you know about first aid and medical skills? It’s one of the 5 most important preps that a modern survivalist needs to know. In this episode, Joe and Fighter Doc discuss medical preps. Fighter doc is an MD in the Air Force. Both of them have excellent ideas to share and keep […]

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The first half of this episode is some specific prepping advice for those of you perfecting or even just beginning your common sense survival plan. Then the 2nd half is dedicated to analyzing the various parts of the USA that is the most friendly to preppers. Links: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/what-is-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-united-states-to-prepare-for-the-coming-economic-collapse http://joelskousen.com/strategic.html http://futurestorm.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-major-earthquake-along-new-madrid.html

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Ammunition and Weapons are part of your preps. We can’t survival on them alone, but no doubt they are an important prep. On this podcast, Mark and Joe from the forum discuss how to reload your own ammunition.

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Surviving major illness and disease is the main topic of this episode. It also ends with some excellent voice mails from listeners.

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This is a guest podcast by White Bear on bug out vehicles…primitive style. Links: White Bear’s You Tube Channel White Bear’s Website

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So now that the Cliven Bundy vs BLM (Fed. Govt) standoff is over (at least for now) it begs the question, was he bullied? Is this an example of government bullying or someone breaking the law that shouldn’t have gotten away with it? 299 Days: The Movie Kickstarter.com

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This episode is about how to catch rain water and store water. It begins with an introduction from me, then a guest podcast submission from Mexican Joe.

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This week, White Bear joins me for the final and 3 part of disaster mitigation and clean up.

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This is the 2nd episode of a 3 part series on disaster clean up and mitigation. We discuss and recommend some necessary supplies, skills and kits you may want to consider. Links: PLSS Living Wild YouTube Barefoot Bushrat

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How to clean up after a disaster, mitigate the effect of it and more. You’ll enjoy this interview. Links and Show Notes: PLSS PLSS You Tube Channel

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Recently, on a drive home from a business trip, I decided to record some random thoughts about survival and preparedness. So enjoy this mixed bag of survival talk.

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I’ve always believed that preparedness and common sense survival is a family commitment. So I interviewed Teen Prepper mainly to appeal to young people. Please ask the young people in your family to listen to this episode. Links and show notes: Teen Prepper’s Blog Teen Prepper’s YouTube Channel

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This is a very educational episode on canning. Mexican Joe and Tabitha discussed how they can food. Good stuff.

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This episode begins with a mixed bag of survival talk from me about learning new skills what I want to improve on and what I did well in prepping lately. Then Glen Tate interviews with me. Links: 299Days.com Century Arms C39 Beyond Concealed Carry Class with Glen Tate

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Since it’s still early in 2014, I took this opportunity to interview Joe and Dave again, regarding last year’s preps and looking ahead to 2014 preps. Good practical information, some ups and some downs. I’m sure you’ll relate to a lot of it.

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It seems as though common sense prepping is going even more main stream that people think. Recently a Wall Street adviser and Forbes contributor, David Marotta warned readers to create a bug out bag, including guns and ammo and of course, the typical emergency bag supplies. We’ve been saying this for a long time, but […]

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Just a quick episode to remind you of some prepping ideas before you begin your plans for 2014.

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If someone is reluctant to prep, it’s possibly because they truly haven’t given themselves permission to do so. My guest Glen Tate talks with me about this subject. Links: 299Days.com CRG-2 Suarez International Firearms Class

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Do you live, learn and teach the self reliance lifestyle? I do my best. White Bear does it all the time. Yes, that’s his real name. He’s the owner of Primitive Living Skills School and does a great job of bringing PLS into the modern era. You’ll enjoy this terrific interview. Primitive Living Skill School, […]

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This week, I talk about the psychological aspect of survival and common sense prepping. Then, Mexican Joe broadcasts from his pantry and discusses some basic and comprehensive steps to building a life of sustainability. The common sense, no tin foil hat method.

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This episode is a mixed bag of survival talk. I discuss economics, inflation, teaching kids, being a survival mentor, etc.

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This episode is about survival and preparedness while traveling. I’ve received a lot of listener requests to discuss some ideas on how to stay prepared when traveling by car, plane, boat, etc.

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Tabitha and her husband discuss how to get started in prepping. This is educational even for those who have been prepping for awhile. You’ll always learn something. Links: Thumper Lane’s Website Tabitha’s Facebook Page

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Have you ever looked at prepping as if it was a business? In other words, do you run your preps and your family like a business? This episode is about this type of thinking and operation. This includes a guest podcast by Mexican Joe on preppers as a corporation.

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This episode I interview Matt C. from Austin, TX. He’s survived 2 tropical storms. He discusses his experiences in both and what he did right and what he would do differently next time. This is a good learning experience for all of us, especially if you’re new to prepping.

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This week I interviewed Glen Tate, author of the book series “299 Days” regarding what he thinks is going to happen and what signs you will see.

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This week is an interview between Mexican Joe and Teen Prepper. I wish all young people had the attitude and prepper knowledge of TeenPrepper. This is an excellent episode to have the young people in your life, listen to.

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Tabitha from Oregon is back with her hubby this time. They interviewed with me on the subjects of prepping for natural disasters and how new preppers should start. Links: Tabitha’s Facebook Page:

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Super Dave was in the Northridge earthquake in California, several years ago. He interviews with Mexican Joe and discussed his exprience. You will probably get some excellent prepping ideas from this interview.

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This week’s interview is priceless! Joe interview’s Tabitha Bettencourt on prepping. She’s a Macy’s Girl turned prepper. You don’t want to miss this one! Links: Tabitha’s Website Tabitha’s Pinterest site Tabitha’s YouTube Channel Tabitha’s Facebook Page

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This is a guest interview. Super Dave and Mexican Joe discuss the L.A. Riots. Dave was there during that time and they discuss how to survive through civil unrest and the possibility of the same thing happening today! Links: Direct Link to my Amazon Store.

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Everyone knows that food storage is important. But what type of food do you store? Do you store Freeze Dried foods? This week, a listener names Steve from Iowa is my guest host. He recorded and excellent and informative show on what freeze dried foods he stores and why. Links: Mountain House

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Do you get survival and preparedness training? Are you meeting with like minded individuals and teaching each other skills? Joe from N.E. Texas is back, this episode to talk about actual classes that he holds with his prepper team. Whether you have a prepper team or not, you’ll get some good information regarding map reading, […]

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Most common sense preppers understand that having a survival partner to help you make the lifestyle changes, is a huge advantage. This episode is about Joe and Dave in NE Texas and the partnership that they’ve built with their families. They get together and they also organize prepper team meetings. So I interviewed both of […]

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So you do a good job of storing food and the pests get into it, eat it, contaminate it and destroy it. Now what? Even after the SHTF it will be important to keep everything sanitized as best as you can. This episode, I’m joined by Matt Czosnek to discuss pest control. Links: Non Toxic […]

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This episode is primarily for new preppers. I’ve received requests to do a podcast on how to start building a survival list. So in this episode I discuss how I started, which might help you. This is a good episode to forward to those who are new to personal responsibility and modern survivalism.

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Recently after the Boston bombing, law enforcement and government officials went on a manhunt. It sparked a lot of controversy and some felt that a police state, with abuse of power was disturbing. Is this a sign of things to come after disasters? Glen Tate, author of the book series “299 Days” is my guest […]

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Well, TSHTF in my family in a very big way. So now I’m left with picking up with relying on my preparations. I’ll need to rely on my supplies, but also my money and attitude preparations. Once I finally came out of my fog and depression, I started thinking about the types of pain I’m […]

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Have you ever put a value on your skills? Even if no disaster happens, your skills are worth something and can be traded or bartered. So this episode is about identifying your skill set and the value of it. Also, it’s about how it can help you in a survival/preparedness situation! Links: The Barter Value […]

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Sorry, folks, I will not be putting out a podcast this week. I’ve had a real busy week at my real job. I’ll definitely get one out next Friday, thanks for your understanding.

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This week I discuss some ideas on staying physically fit and why it’s important for survival and prepping.

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David Malin was in an earthquake. This episode is an account of what happened and how he survived through it and what tools and supplies paid off during that time. Blast Matches

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Some people don’t think primitive living skills have any place in today’s culture. This episode is about why they do. And how they do. I interviewed White Bear (his name) from Primitive Living Skills School, LLC. He tells us how to apply his primitive living teaching to every day life. Links: http://www.youtube.com/barefootbushrat http://www.youtube.com/primitiveliving Primitive Living […]

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How do you prepare your vehicle? This week, Zach and Jeff from Bug Out Truck join me for an excellent interview. We discussed how to prepare your vehicle for bugging out or just every day preparedness. Links: www.bugouttruck.com

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What is a common sense prepper/survivalist? I’ll define that in this episode. Some people have a very unrealistic mentality of what common sense survivalism is all about. So this is an episode you can play for someone who might not be completely on board with prepping due to the stigma it has. Links: The Unrealistic […]

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David Malin, Emergency Manager at the Port of Los Angeles, shares his knowledge on how to understand SHTF communications without being an engineer. Links: Ohms Law Watt Frequency and wavelength Antenna’s, Antenna’s, Antenna’s Effective Radiated Power Standing Wave Radio Simplex vs Duplex Radio Wave Propogation CB Frequencies FRS/GMRS Frequencies

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You always need to know what your government is doing. Most of the time they try to keep their intentions secret. But in America, the drumbeat of gun control is no secret. They’ve made their intentions fully known. But can they really pull it off? Or are their wishes just wishful thinking? Glen Tate joins […]

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Jan Denis is my guest on this show. He’s in Connecticut and has been reloading his own ammunition for several years. Most prepper realize the importance of doing as much as we can ourselves, rather than to buy it or pay someone else to do it. That also applies to ammunition. This is a skill […]

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Thank you for allowing me to do my 200th episode! I’m constantly humbled by the growth of my show and your generosity. Your time is valuable and I try to make the best of it each week. This week, my guests are Daniel O’Malley of Blade Gallery, Erik Fritz of Fritz Knives and Shane Taylor […]

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What to do about school security? This episode is meant to get you thinking. I definitely present some ideas, borrowed from a couple of very insightful people and get you to consider the root of the problem with security in our schools. I also cover some real solutions that can be implemented to make a […]

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Mike Andren is my guest to discuss HAM Radio. We cover how to get started, what products to consider and how the FCC gets involved. We also discuss how to pass the test and about how much it costs to get started. Links: Communications for Preppers YouTube Channel Wouxun KG-UV6D Handheld 136-174 MHz/ 400-480 MHz […]

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How to avoid prepper burnout. The key is a balanced approach to your preps. In this episode, I discuss what I’ve been doing lately to keep my preps in balance. With this new reality we now have, it’s too common for survivalists to prep too heavily in one area and neglect some essentials. This episode […]

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Communications equipment for your bug out bag is the primary topic of this episode. It’s still not too late to get Christmas gifts for your favorite prepper. Isaac, an electronics expert from Montreal, joins me as my guest for an excellent interview about survival communications gear, specifically Motorola i355 Direct talk portable radios. Links: Motorola […]

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You’ve probably heard it said that you should build a prepping team. A team of people that are like minded that you can band together with in case TSHTF. But for a lot of people, that’s hard to do and many people don’t know where to start. So Glen Tate, author of the book: “299 […]

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How to stay safe during the Holidays. This show is about keeping your children, money, family, privacy, passwords and yourself safe during the holiday season. We do a lot of shopping, traveling and visiting friends and relatives. Believe it or not, danger can occur. So this episode will give you some ideas on how to […]