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Episode-2835- From Zero to Prepped Fast, Cheap and Easy

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This is the show I have been promising since the great Texas Black Out a few weeks ago.  A show designed to help you get prepared for the most likely failures you can expect to occur in our country.  These preps will revolve around 6 survival needs and one more item, they are Need – Food Need – Water Need – Energy Need – Security Need – Shelter Need – Health and Sanitation Nice to Have – Comfort Items   These seven Items can be thought of like walls around a room, as soon as you define the purpose of … Continue reading →

Episode-2641- A New Look at “Bug Out Locations” in the Context of Pandemic Threat

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Let’s start out with this, today’s show is not “since there is a pandemic you should run to a bug out location, or go buy one”.  Rather we have discussed bugging in (what everyone is doing) and bugging out (what only those with very well prepped BOLs are doing right now) many times.  As I thought about our old property in Arkansas I began to consider what it would be like if we still lived there right now. I also started thinking what if we had not sold it when we left?  Would we go up there right now?  My … Continue reading →

Episode-2320- Ten Basic Preparedness Questions Answered

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I feel we need to do more fundamentals shows than we have been doing lately.  I almost called them beginner shows but I don’t feel that is really what they are.  While great for beginners fundamentals are for everyone. Back when I played various sports, even when I got to an advanced level we often worked on the same fundamentals we all had started with say 10 years earlier.  There is a reason, in any discipline when your fundamentals are solid everything you add to them improves things.  Yet, when those fundamentals are weak the opposite happens, everything you makes … Continue reading →

Episode-1911- You Have a Duty to Be Prepared

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Preppers, survivalists, call us what you want but the media makes us all out to be tin hat conspiracy theory obsessed loons.  But what if I told you that being prepared is the only responsible action you can take as an adult in the modern world. If you have a family this should be beyond obvious.   You are responsible for making sure your children are fed, warm and as comfortable as possible in any given circumstances.  If you loved your spouse enough to pledge your life to them, do you owe them the concern for their life long safety and … Continue reading →

Episode-939- Steven Harris on Dealing with a Large Scale Blackout – Part 1

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Steven Harris returns to TSP for his 9th visit. Today he joins us to discuss how to deal with  a large scale black out like the North Eastern United States is currently dealing with. Steven Harris is a consultant and expert in the field of energy. He is the founder and CEO of Knowledge Publications, the largest energy only publishing company in the USA. Mr. Harris came to his current position to do full time work on the development and implementation of hydrogen, biomass and solar related energy systems after spending 10 years in the Aero-Thermal Dynamics department of the … Continue reading →

Episode-685- Dr. Eric Wilke on Survival Medicine

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Dr. Eric Wilke,  is  a residency trained emergency medicine physician in practice for 12+ years.  He also direct the local fire department and the tactical medics for the SWAT team in his area. He has traveled to Africa to deliver medical care in austere environments and with very limited resources.  Today he joins us to discuss some common diseases with potential to kill and how they can be recognized and treated. Join us today as we discuss… The top global killers world wide Prevention of illness in harsh conditions Making water safe to drink Improving hydration Treatment of bacterial and … Continue reading →

Episode-672- Embracing Technology as a Modern Survivalist

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Technology gets a bad rap with some preppers but I find it amusing that they voice their displeasure in places like an internet forum.  To do so they are using electricity, a computer and an internet connection.  I have asked more than one such person if they ride a hose to work each day or drive a car, that usually makes a solid point strait away. Also please consider that things like bow drill fires, the sun compass, the spear, the atlatl and dead fall traps were at one time, “cutting edge technology”.  So today we discuss some of my … Continue reading →

Episode-670- The Power of Redundancy

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As we settle into the new home and office I am thinking a lot about redundancy.  Until now the Arkansas retreat was exactly that a retreat we could rely on to survive 6-12 months with no support.  I would have done that job well but certainly not in total comfort.  Of course we had to be realistic with two houses to run we had to split our resources making the Arkansas location a fall back for the worst case scenario. Well now this is our home, people ask where would you bug out to now, my response is, most likely … Continue reading →

Episode-648- Reaching the Unreachable

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Every day I get emails from people that say my ______ just doesn’t get it.  I have tried explaining _____ and ______ and ______ and they still don’t think there is any reason to have a preparedness plan.  What else can I say to reach them.   Now it is easy to write off people, call them sheeple (as most are), etc until they are someone we love and care about.  The problem though can be summed up in the quote, “a profit has no honor in his own country”. Many of the people closest to you will be some of … Continue reading →

Episode-636- The Time to Store Food is Now

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Sure I always tell you that it is a good idea to store food but today I want to get you really serious about doing this both to mitigate threats and to enhance your life on an everyday basis. While I strive to keep the tone of TSP upbeat once in a while we must look at concrete underlying threats to our lives.  Every major organization that monitors the food supply is saying the same thing right now about our global supply of food, simply put, shortages are coming and they won’t be going away. Join me today as we … Continue reading →