It’s absolutely okay…or it should be. We should all be able to ask others for help when we need it. That’s what I’m finding is the big problem with Everyday Emergencies. We’re too afraid, embarrassed, or prideful to ask for help most times. I can’t tell you how many times I’ll get a phone …
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Here’s my plan moving forward. I’m moving away from the whole prepping stereotype and all the negative baggage that goes along with it. Don’t get me wrong, if you want to go down that rabbit hole sometime, I’m game, but hardcore end-of-the-world prepping won’t be my primary business anymore. I want to have fun teaching …
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I got my audience dialed in. Turns out it’s most of you. Perfectly normal people who just want to be a little more prepared for when life throws you bad events. Then I realized I needed to be the right kind of trainer to help you out. I’ve taken a lot of classes over the …
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I picked the wrong audience with wacko doomsday preppers! — So yesterday we talked about how I looked and acted like a stereotypical prepper. Some of y’all offered even more ways that was true: · Always carrying a knife or three · Big truck · Always wearing hiking or tactical clothes · Never met a …
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I’m rebranding Rugged Dad and all my prepper stuff! For years I’ve been building a business teaching all kinds of prepping stuff, from the basics like first aid all the way up to living off grid like a caveman with solar panels. But it never took off. You know why? It finally dawned on me …
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Welcome to one in a series of many Rugged Dad of the Apocalypse Prepper Compendiums. This one focuses on materials you might need to survive a chemical/biological/radiological incident. Here’s the versions of this book in order of importance: 1. Print. Yup, like a regular book you put on …
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I like to present opportunities to train for the apocalypse or simple everyday bad situations by giving options in the here and now. I know a guy from a prepping group I spend some time with that delivers pizzas. The guy is a lunatic (in a good really funny way) and very pleasant to be …
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It’s sad what’s happening in Ferguson MO, especially since the whole thing started over a hooligan stealing cigars, but the unrest presents a rare opportunity for preppers to conduct training. You see, right now, Ferguson MO and the surrounding areas are in a mini-apocalypse of their own. Conditions there greatly resemble the time coming when civilians …
Check out America’s Preparathon hosted by FEMA and taking place on April 30 this year. It’s pretty much an all-hazards event, so no matter where you are in the country, there’s a disaster just for you. Once you get onto the site you can personalize it so that it works for your region and type …
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