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Phil Burns from Meet the Preppers on Animal Planet Discusses the Show

Phil Burns — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:36:55 +0000

It has been an interesting 48 hours for all of us who were in Meet the Preppers, namely my family, watching the responses has been educational and enlightening – and frustrating and unsettling. Phil Burns Intro But let’s start with an introduction – I’m Phil Burns, the father of 8 on Meet the Preppers. I’m …

Meet Mr. Porenta

Mike Porenta — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:06:21 +0000

Hello Fellow Americans, I would like to take this time to introduce myself as a new contributor to this website. My name is Michael Porenta – most people call me Mike. I was born and raised in southwestern Wyoming and for the past 6 years I have lived in central New Jersey – Baltimore, MD - Philadelphia, PA …

An Education – The Most Important Tool For a Bug Out?

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:49:42 +0000

From Westfalia sibitotique.blogspot.com Within the Preppers and Survivalist Bug Out Bags (BOB) and Evacuations is a common subject that is often discussed. Different types of natural disasters like Wild Fires and Hurricanes may force people to leave their homes in order to avoid death or injury. But there are also Man-Made threats that may force …

Meet the Preppers: My Pink Pistol

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:27:54 +0000

Update. Follow this link to read an intro and show discussion from Phil Burns, star of “Meet The Preppers” http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/2012/02/phil-burns-from-meet-the-preppers-on-animal-planet-discusses-the-show.html Phil Burns of the APN and his family star in the new series on Animal Planet tonight: Phil contemplates whether it is safer to buy his daughter a cell phone or a .22 pistol. …

What Constitutes An Infrastructure Failure? (Part1)

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:14:43 +0000

What Constitutes An Infrastructure Failure? By Redhorse_Ronin aka C.Watson The boards have been a little testy the last couple of days, at least to my perspective. There is a degree of smugness that, while it is ever-present in the community, seems to be more openly expressed lately. Again this is my perception. I perceive a …

The time to start an open discussion is NOW

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:05:36 +0000

By concretegardenstx If you are anything like me, you may hesitate to discuss anything about prepping for fear of people thinking you are crazy, or being ostracized for your beliefs. However, with the rising popularity of the show “Doomsday Preppers,” the art of prepping is becoming more mainstream. Simply by asking “Have you seen that …

Obligation Based Barter – The Concept

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:31:05 +0000

By fren2ken Can you envision a world without money? If the world economy continues down the current path, or a SHTF disaster occurs, the currency we use today will become worthless pieces of paper. How do we move forward then? We may be isolated into local self-contained groups for an extended time due to the …

Bumpy Ride Ahead: Gas Prices May Soon Hit $4 a Gallon

Mike Porenta — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:39:34 +0000

Looking for news tidbits to share with your non-prepper friends and family? As much as I despise the main stream media, I am never opposed to using their sometimes accurate headlines in order raise an eyebrow or two. ABC News is reporting on the expectation of higher gas prices. According to Gasbuddy.com, gas prices nationally are …

Self Organizing Collective (SOC)-Not a dirty word

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:38:01 +0000

By fren2ken Self Organizing Collective (SOC) – Sounds like a dirty word, doesn’t it? That’s what my first reaction was when I first heard the term. What the heck is a SOC anyway? Well, this is the new term used for a small community of people, usually 3 to 5 families, which have gathered together …

Doomsday Report: THREE MILLION PREPPERS IN AMERICA Are Getting Ready For The End of the World As We Know It

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:06:57 +0000

Author: Mac Slavo Date: February 11th, 2012 Website: www.SHTFplan.com In the autumn of 2008, as Presidential hopefuls sparred over whether we had entered a recession or not and well before the onset of the most serious global crisis since the 1930′s, trend forecaster Gerald Celente advised his Trends Journal subscribers to prepare for the …