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I, like most of you, have had a lot of time to reflect on a few key issues in life these last few weeks. I’ve reflected on my life, my faith, my family and friends, and the things that really … Continue reading →

I wrote this article two years ago. North Korea was performing missile launches and Hawaii issued a ballistic missile alert. Fast forward to present day. North Korea launched two long range missiles this past Sunday (March 29). While the rest … Continue reading →

September 8, 2018 My wife and I had the opportunity to visit Philadelphia last week. Our eldest daughter gifted me with two tickets to see Jeff Lynne’s ELO, along with a nice Airbnb. On our sightseeing day, we decided to … Continue reading →

On Monday, Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer said that if the President doesn’t act (on the 3D printing of guns) that Congress would be the ones to create a law, presumably to ban the guns. Democrat Congressmen held a presser, a.k.a. … Continue reading →

False Alarm By Barry Smith On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at approximately 8:05 AM an emergency alert went out to residents of Hawaii. The alert was not for a tsunami. It was not for a volcanic eruption. It was an … Continue reading →

Thank you for visiting thereluctantpreppers.com. We hope you will enjoy perusing our site. We have added a number of new pages to this site, and we will endeavor to update them with interesting articles as often as we can. Our … Continue reading →

A lot has happened since my last post! We were blessed with the birth of a healthy, but huge (10 pound) grandson. He is slightly older than 3 months and now weighs as much as my 1 year old great … Continue reading →

My wife suggested that I post this as a blog, so here it is. This actually happened to me last week. Many of you know that I like to keep my hair pretty short. It’s more out of necessity than … Continue reading →

Welcome! My wife and I decided to start this blog as part of our foray into the world of self-reliance, also known as prepping. We are newbies to this arena and reluctantly started down the road to prepdom (I think … Continue reading →