Old School Practical Prepping
The Old Ways Still Work
There was a time—years ago now—when I first began to really dig into preparedness. I didn’t know then just how deep the rabbit hole would go, but I had a sense that the world was shifting, and it would be up to each of us to be ready for whatever might come.
One of the very first places I found myself reading regularly was a humble little blog that is no longer around called "SurvivalBill.ca". Some of you old-timers might remember it. Back then, it was one of the original survival blogs on the internet. No frills. No sponsors. Just one guy writing about his weekend visits to a small piece of land with an old camper on it—his survival retreat in the making.
What struck me wasn’t the tactical breakdowns or gear reviews. It was the voice. Bill was just a regular guy, trying to grow a small garden even though he could only make it to his land every week or two. He wrote about riding a Chinese-made 4-wheeler through the Canadian woods, messing with gear, sharing what worked and what didn’t, and musing on survival. It was honest. Unpolished. Real.
This is what I want for Modern Exodus. We’ll discuss food storage, firearms, bugout plans, gardening, knives, survival kits, and the everyday parts of prepping that really matter. Not the Hollywood version of prepping. The real deal. The kind of stuff regular folks are doing with what they have, where they are.
Why current events and world affairs? What’s going on in the world matters. The economic instability, the wars and rumors of wars, the cultural decay, the attacks on our freedoms—these are things worth paying attention to. But here’s the truth: it's out of our control, and there really isn't anything we can do about it.
What is in our control is this:
How much food do you have stocked away?
Can you grow anything on your own?
Is your .22LR zeroed and ready?
Have you spoken with your neighbor, built that community, checked in on your people?
Are you putting aside skills and tools as much as stuff?
That’s the heartbeat of preparedness.
Earlier today, I spent some time going back and reading older posts within Survival Forums on the ‘net and watching 10-year-old survival videos. It brought back memories. It was good.
We don’t prep because we’re scared. We prep because we’re realists. Because we care about our families. Because we believe in being ready.
Based on what’s going on in the world today, we need to get ready.
— Jake Martin
My preference was Ol' Remus on the Woodpile Report. I don't read of a lot of preppers planting hidden garden like he did.
That the do, I try to keep things as simple as possible, especially if something happens to me, my wife can do what needs to be done.