Practical Prepping Blog

Understanding the Operational Environment can help us to blend-in, recognize harmful actors (thus deterring or avoiding them), travel safely/efficiently, find resources, and identify allies. PMESII-PT is a technique that analyzes 8 mutually connected operational variables IOT holistically comprehend the asymmetric Operational Environment (OE).

A high variation in your heart rate when you’re at rest can increase your reaction speed and mental abilities to engage a life threatening event such as drawing, getting on target, and stopping an active shooter. There are 8 things you can do today that may save your life tomorrow.

First let’s give a reminder on the Cooper’s Color Code. It all relat...

5GW, or Fifth Generation Warfare, is the emerging threat to global stability. It's a tactic already employed by US adversaries that has placed us into a 3rd World War. Let's discuss prior types of warfare fir...

The Pyramid of Survival may only be Water, Food, Shelter but when you incorporate the Prepping Mindset we add the support of three other aspects. These are Hygiene, Communications, and Security. A visual representation can help you prioritize your prepping so that when a Life Altering Event (LAE) occurs, survival will be simplified.

Charging your phone in public makes you vulnerable to Juice Jacking, the transfer of data where your PII, credit card info, and passwords can be stolen; or you can be infected with malware.

If you plan on charging your device from a public USB port or computer then you need to block the data transfer. The other option is to carry the large AC adaptor but if you're like me, you like to EDC light or you may forget the AC adaptor. You need to get a condom, a digital cond...

Whether you’re taking a break from society for a month or for an indefinite time, going off the grid for an extended period of time requires thorough planning and preparation.

There can be several reasons as to why someone may want to stay away from civilization. But whatever reason it may be, the things you will need to survive out there on your own are pretty much the same.

Being gray is simply the act of not standing out in any discernable way to avoid drawing attention to yourself. You can think of it as camouflaging yourself, just not always in the literal sense.

The question is, "Can or should you be gray 24/7"?

Let's talk about cordage. Paracord is a staple among the outdoor and prepping communities. It's strong, in fact, it has a tensile breaking strength of 550lbs. It's durable and resistant to breakdown when exposed to elements like rain or direct sun contact. It's complex. It has 7 inner strands of nylon. Each strand can provide additional use options. Paracord is a survival tool th...

Implement homeless living tactics for urban survival. They know how to work the system to their advantage, they know how to stay warm or find shelter, they know where to scavenge food or collect handouts, they know how to disappear, they can cohabitate among any strife. Learn from them. Here's are some common practices you can incorporate into an #urbansurvival scenario that may leave you on the streets.

Clearly, you could literally have 5 bags prepared and stored in various locations. One at work, in the car, etc but instead use a modular system that incorporates supplies from various Loadouts. For most of us, it's not financially feasible to have multiple fully loaded packs. Make your bags work together. If it's not possible to have a multiple packs,  we suggest you create at least a Get H...

The practice of being gray can be utilized at any time but its application is more relevant in times of uncertainty. We can use gray tactics when going...

A root cellar can prolong the life of your vegetables and a trash can style model is cheap and easy to do. You'll need a metal trash can with lid, pinestraw, ca...