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Preppers and recent media interest on Prepping
Meet The Preppers Site

Preppers and recent media interest on Prepping

Prepping has seen a large spike in interest lately with several shows on cable TV networks currently on the air. From our own <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/author/phil801/">Phil Burns</a> on <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2012/02/episode-1-animal-planet-meet-the-preppers-my-pink-gun/">"Meet the Preppers"</a> to <a href="http://www.deepearthbunker.com/">Doomsday Bunkers</a> to <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/doomsday-preppers/">Doomsday Preppers</a>, interest in people preparing for hard times is at what seems like an all time high. Our <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2012/03/today-showpreppers/">recent post</a> on Prepper coverage on <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/46625691#46625691">NBCs Today Show</a> is just one example.

Ekim
2 min read
#Media #Politics #Preppers
Utah Self Reliance Expo
Announcement

Utah Self Reliance Expo

<a href="http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3991" title="SaltLakeCitySRXfpss" src="/images/uploads/2011/10/SaltLakeCitySRXfpss-300x180.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a>Jayce and I (Phil801) are running a booth for Utah Preppers and the <a href="http://www.americanpreppersnetwork.com/">American Preppers Network</a> this weekend (Oct 7 &amp; 8, 2011) at the<a href="http://www.selfrelianceexpo.com/"> Self Reliance Expo at the Expo Center in Sandy</a>!  We spent the day there today (Friday) and met a ton of new people and had a really great time.  There are lots of vendors, several of them have some very unique and cool products - Jayce, Neybar and I all ended up buying a couple cool things that we suddenly realized we really needed! :)  We worked on getting group buys and deals set up for all of you with some of these cool products - look for those soon!  They also have several classes and speakers throughout the day - check the schedule on their website for details.

Phil
1 min read
#Preppers
Backyard Chickens
Family Preparedness Food

Backyard Chickens

<img alt="" src="http://www.motherearthnews.com/uploadedImages/Blogs/The_Happy_Homesteader/GardenEggs1.jpg?n=7491" title="Backyard Chickens" class="alignright" width="500" height="350" />Over the past year, I have noticed an increased interest in raising chickens arising all over the nation. Locally, <a href="http://www.ksl.com" title="KSL">KSL</a> has published several articles recently about this phenomenon (see below) as has the <a href="http://online.wsj.com" title="Wall Street Journal">Wall Street Journal</a> (also below) and most prepper blogs. My family started keeping backyard chickens about four years ago and have had some good success. In this article we’ll summarize some of the benefits to raising chickens, what you’ll need to get started and some links to resources to help you out once you’ve got your flock.

Ekim
8 min read
#Food #Gardening #Links +4 more
Provo Pioneer Crafting Fair
Announcement Events

Provo Pioneer Crafting Fair

<a href="/images/uploads/2011/06/IMG_6523.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3762" title="IMG_6523" src="/images/uploads/2011/06/IMG_6523-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>Looking for a chance to get the family out into our delayed summer? Provo has a great event this weekend at their pioneer village (<a title="Provo Pioneer Village" href="http://goo.gl/maps/35YC" target="_blank">map</a>).  It's a great chance to get demonstrations on some old skills such as spinning, blacksmithing and more.  Bring the family even if only just to get a feel for the local history, but even better, hang around and talk shop with people experienced in their crafts. This is probably one of the better local opportunities to get together with people that can teach these crafts.

Jayce
1 min read
#Community #Education #Event +6 more
Utah Preppers Quoted in Mormon Times Article
Links

Utah Preppers Quoted in Mormon Times Article

A nice piece over at the <a title="Food storage includes more than just food" href="http://www.mormontimes.com/article/17917/Food-storage-includes-more-than-just-food" target="_blank">Mormon Times</a> titled "<a href="http://www.mormontimes.com/article/17917/Food-storage-includes-more-than-just-food?" target="_blank">Food storage includes more than just food</a>" includes a quote by me.  While the news source is targeting members of the LDS faith, the article itself is applicable to anybody.  Many people get caught up in simply having a certain number of calories, and not thinking about the other aspects of preparedness.

Jayce
1 min read
#Links #Preppers #preps
Shelf Reliance Special Event
Announcement

Shelf Reliance Special Event

Our friends over at <a title="Food Storage Shelving" href="http://www.shelfreliance.com" target="_blank">Shelf Reliance</a> (the people that make the amazing roller shelving all the authors here love so much) are having a special event this weekend, that I've been meaning to post for a while now.  You see, they've been selling awesome shelving, and a great line of food storage products for a while now, but they have decided to open up another channel for sales.  Yes, they are starting up their own "<a href="http://www.shelfreliance.com/parties" target="_blank">Home Parties</a>".

Jayce
2 min read
#Food Storage #Preppers #Storing Systems
Wake-up Call for a Wealthy Prepper – Scenario Planning Exercise
Family Preparedness Personal Preparedness

Wake-up Call for a Wealthy Prepper – Scenario Planning Exercise

The wealthy prepper boasted to his friend about his huge propane tank buried in his yard, an endless supply of fuel, food stores for years, and well, basically everything he thought he might need he had purchased. “What do you think of all this?” he asked his friend. His friend paused for a moment and then asked, “so, what do you think is going to happen when you’re the only house on your block with the lights on, while all your neighbors are cold, starving and miserable?”

Royal
5 min read
#Education #Preppers #Scenario Planning
10 Scenarios For Which You Should Be Prepared
TEOTWAWKI Survival

10 Scenarios For Which You Should Be Prepared

Preparedness. There is perhaps no other word that conveys so much, yet so little. What does it mean? To what areas of life does it apply (or not apply)? Being adequately and generally prepared of a necessity requires that we ask ourselves all sorts of questions, plan for various scenarios, and abstract our preparations enough such that they can apply to various circumstances, if possible.

Connor Boyack
11 min read
#Education #Lists #Preppers +1 more
Glenn Beck on the Worst Case
Political

Glenn Beck on the Worst Case

Glenn Beck had a show on Friday that is making quite the rounds among the preparedness blogs (among other places) for very good reasons.  He started out by bringing on several "experts" on various topics, after giving each one a potential "doomsday" type of scenario.  As he states, at time we need to think about what we are preparing for.  What is the worst that we think *could* happen, and what can we do to avoid it, or be prepared for it in our own lives.

Jayce
1 min read
#Preppers #Video
72 Hour Kit Camp - More Info
Events Kit Camp

72 Hour Kit Camp - More Info

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1304" title="boyshikinggmtnmar2003" src="/images/uploads/2009/02/boyshikinggmtnmar2003-285x215-custom.jpg" alt="boyshikinggmtnmar2003" width="285" height="215" />Kit Camp is definately a work in progress, an idea in active exploration.  We've never done this before and don't know of a precedence to go off of so we're kind of making it up as we go. :)  If you missed the earlier post about it and don't know what I'm talking about, the original <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/01/announcing-the-first-semi-annual-utahpreppers-72-hour-kitcamp/">Kit Camp post is here.</a>

Phil
9 min read
#72 Hour Kit Camp #Camping #Community +3 more
New Author: Connor
Site

New Author: Connor

Hi everybody, I'm <a href="http://www.connorboyack.com">Connor</a>. I've been participating in the comments here for a while, and was finally convinced to dedicate some more time to this blog during <a href="/2009/01/inauguration-day-utah-preppers-first-meetup/">last night's meetup</a>.  I'm a big fan of all things preparedness, and while I'm not the stereotypical rugged outdoor type, I try to dabble in enough things to diversify my talents and be adequately prepared for any potential TEOTWAWKI scenario.

Connor Boyack
3 min read
#Article #Preppers
Prepping for and Surviving an Airplane Crash
Personal Preparedness

Prepping for and Surviving an Airplane Crash

<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-982" title="plane-crash-2" src="/images/uploads/2009/01/plane-crash-2-150x102.jpg" alt="plane-crash-2" width="150" height="102" />Yesterday's incident of a crash landing on the Hudson River where there was a 100% survival rate got me thinking about airplane crash survival and prep.  Apparently several others were thinking about it too, there are several articles out in the last (less than) 24 hours about surviving a plane crash.  Hopefully I can provide a useful summary and some fresh thought on this topic.

Phil
8 min read
#BOB #EDC #Plane Survival +2 more
On Junk Silver or Silver Coins or Bullion Coins and Bartering
Barter How To

On Junk Silver or Silver Coins or Bullion Coins and Bartering

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-865" title="dimes_sml" src="/images/uploads/2009/01/dimes_sml.jpg" alt="dimes_sml" width="220" height="147" />I'm trying to get this all figured out, it's kind of confusing! <a href="http://www.survivalblog.com/glossary.html#Junk"> Junk Silver, Silver Coins, Bullion Coins, Pre-1965 Coins</a> - it turns out they all pretty much mean the same thing! Hard-Core TEOTWAKI Preppers know that pre-1965 silver coins are made up of actual silver and have good potential barter power. That bartering capability comes from the fact that the U.S. Mint has guaranteed the amount of silver in these coins so they have a known value. Bullion Coins are generally considered the easiest way to have known values of precious metals - hence their potential barter usage. So far this is fairly common knowledge, but there is a lot more to know in order to do this properly - and I'm trying to get it all figured out.

Phil
6 min read
#Bullion #Coins #Howto +5 more
Prepping for Prepping
Gardening How To

Prepping for Prepping

Prepping - it's an endless activity that has few rewards, and those rewards often are not close in payout to the amount of time and effort that went into them. The interim rewards in prepping include not having to run to the store constantly to keep your food stocked. When you're a Prepper your grocery store is in your own house, going to an actual store is akin to going to a warehouse to get resupplied. The other reward is great personal satisfaction and comfort in knowing that you are ready for anything - well, almost ready - there's ALWAYS something else that can be done. The big payoff rarely comes for a Prepper - and that is when things get bad enough that you're able to make it through it solely because you were prepped. This lifestyle, with it's small rewards and rare big payoff, can be tiring - even overwhelming at times.

Phil
8 min read
#Gardening #Leatherwork #Pandemic +3 more
Winter/Snow Driving Preps, Part 3 of 3, Driving Tips
Seasonal Preparedness

Winter/Snow Driving Preps, Part 3 of 3, Driving Tips

<img class="alignright" src="http://www.freefoto.com/images/16/16/16_16_37---Car-in-the-snow_web.jpg" alt="" width="261" height="174" />This is the final post in our 3 part series, Winter and Snow Driving Preps. The first post, Prepping your Vehicle, can be found here followed by our second post, Supplementing your Gear.

Phil
5 min read
#Driving #Preppers #preps +4 more
Winter/Snow Driving Preps, Part 1 of 3, Prepping Your Vehicle
Seasonal Preparedness

Winter/Snow Driving Preps, Part 1 of 3, Prepping Your Vehicle

<img class="alignright" src="http://www.ratemyeverything.net/image/8723/0/Car_in_Snow.ashx" alt="" width="282" height="205" />Here in Utah, Winter is finally upon us! This generally means we get to share the road with a bunch of inexperienced snow drivers who think it's safer, not more dangerous, to drive 15 miles an hour on the freeway. Hopefully, all those people will read this post and we'll fix the I15 problem right here and now! Yeah right. But for you, dear reader, I offer some advice on how to prep your vehicle for winter, what to stash in your vehicle and some driving tips. Hopefully you'll have some sage advice to add to this in the comments.

Phil
5 min read
#Driving #Preppers #preps +4 more
The post where we go all Doom and Gloom
Food Storage Political

The post where we go all Doom and Gloom

I suspect that most readers of this blog are slightly more intelligent than the average reality show addicted, talking head worshiping American that thinks that everything going on in the world and economy right now is just a hiccup that'll go away in the spring. You know, the ones that we preppers are pretty sure we're going to have to fight off from killing us and stealing our preps WTSHTF. But, just in case any of you are slightly towing the line with the popular hero-worshiping of the Socialistic head of the 'Office of the President Elect' thinking somehow he's going to Change anything but his mind, or that somehow he's going to bring Hope to the country - I bring you this.

Phil
6 min read
#Depression #Economy #Food Storage +5 more
Family BOB Example: The Lances
Links Reviews

Family BOB Example: The Lances

A local friend of mine recently posted his notes about creating a set of emergency bags (<a title="Definition of BOB - Bug Out Bag" href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/glossary/#BOB">BOB</a> - <a title="Definition of 72 hour kit" href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/glossary/#72-hour">72 Hour Kit</a>) for his family. It's great to see a friend getting his family so ready, and even better when they can share such excellent information. In his example, I think he does a great job of presenting how he will get his young sons to carry a small part of their own gear, without overtaxing them. I know all younger families like myself worry about how to 'carry enough' for the younger children, and this example shows great thought in dealing with that concern. Check out <a title="72 hour kit" href="http://www.thelances.net/james/2008/11/emergency_preparedness_-_72-ho.html">the Lances BOB setup</a>. Several pictures showing all the included gear, in and out of the bags.

Jayce
3 min read
#BOB #EDC #gear +6 more
Preparedness Motivational Poster
TEOTWAWKI Survival

Preparedness Motivational Poster

<a href="/images/uploads/2008/11/633553777006896503-preparednessbecauseyouneverknowwhenyoumightneedtofightarancormotivator.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-227" title="because_you_never_know" src="/images/uploads/2008/11/633553777006896503-preparednessbecauseyouneverknowwhenyoumightneedtofightarancormotivator.jpg" alt="because_you_never_know" width="480" height="384" /></a>

Jayce
1 min read
#humor #Motivation #Preppers +1 more
Learn To Use The Forum
Communication Links

Learn To Use The Forum

The UtahPreppers site is our attempt to help make our personal experiences in preparedness a little easier for people to learn from.  Some people like going beyond this simple site to intertact more often, and a popular tool for this is a forum.  Now instead of going out and hosting our own form, we felt it better to work with others in this matter.  Because of the nature of our state, we have been giving our support to two separate forums out there, <a href="http://ldspreppers.com">ldspreppers.com</a> and the <a href="http://americanpreppersnetwork.net/">APN forum</a>.  Obviously the LDS Preppers forum encourages a community with a religious focus, for our LDS readers. But also we collaborate with the rest of the American Preppers Network, and have a channel on their for <a href="http://americanpreppersnetwork.net/viewforum.php?f=80">Utah specific discussions</a>.

Jayce
2 min read
#Community #Education #Links +1 more
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