Category: Groups

The Prepper Conundrum!

The Prepper Conundrum Highlander “Survival & Tech Preps” Listen in player below! You prep, you make plans to bug in or bug out and think you have all of your ducks in a row, then the question pops up “Do I help others around me”? This question has plagued many preppers for a very long…
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October 18, 2016 0

Prepper Camp

Prepper Camp  Forrest & Kyle “The Prepping Academy” This show in player below! Join Forrest and Kyle this Friday as they discuss “Prepper Camp.” A few weekends ago Forrest was live from Prepper Camp on the first night. Prepper Camp is national event, held in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, and located in a…
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October 1, 2016 0

Live from Prepper Camp

Live from Prepper Camp Forrest and Kyle “The Prepping Academy” From Prepper Camp this week Forrest calls in directly from Saluda, North Carolina while attending “Prepper Camp.” Connections are good and we discuss a variety of topics and  speak with a few attendees and other speakers. This is a yearly event put on by Rick Austin and…
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September 17, 2016 0

Groups, Build it and they will come!

Groups, Build it and they will come! Forrest & Kyle “The Prepping Academy” Preppers live a secret life and most want to keep it that way but others would love to meet other preppers and share their prepping knowledge, ideas and experiences. You can see the value in a team of people who share the…
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September 3, 2016 0

Extroverts or Introverts in Prepping!

Extroverts or Introverts in Prepping! Highlander “Survival and Tech Preps” I bet most of you have never even heard these terms before right? Well basically an extrovert is a very outgoing, and friendly type of person whereas an introvert is not. Introversion is a personality trait characterized by a focus on internal feelings rather than on…
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July 19, 2016 0

Groups: Seeing the big picture!

Groups: Seeing the big picture! DJ Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” In the first three parts on survival groups we talked about why join a survival group, the ABC’s of the survival group and knowing your role. What does all this mean to you?  There was a lot of information given and some of these things warrant…
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June 9, 2016 0

Survival groups – Leadership and your role

Survival groups – Leadership and your role DJ Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” In the first two parts I spoke of survival groups and why part of one, the ABC’s of survival group and deciding to join or build one.  This week join me in talking about things to consider in leadership and what your roles and…
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June 2, 2016 0

ABC’s of the Survival Group!

ABC’s of the Survival Group! DJ Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” The second part in a series of shows highlighting the survival group.  With this we include many different kinds of groups.  Last week we talked about the need for a group, the kinds of groups and whether or not to build or join one.  Moving forward…
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May 26, 2016 0

Survival groups why do you need one?

Survival groups why do you need one? DJ Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” You considered all the scenarios and you feel prepared.  One thing troubles you, others…  There must be others out there that think like you do.  Others that think like you do that can offer assistance, others to barter with.  You know that it is…
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May 19, 2016 0

How to Find a Prepper Group in Your Area or Online!

How to Find a Prepper Group in Your Area or Online! Prepping is similar to “Fight Club” in that the main rule about prepping is “you don’t talk about your preps”. Talking about your preps to other people in your local area, like neighbors, cashiers, or co-workers can actually come back to bite you when…
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May 8, 2016 0

Is Prepping Enough?

Is Prepping Enough? Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live” Last week, I found myself in a conversation that troubled me deeply. I can’t get it out of my mind. Even though I had something else in mind for this week’s episode, my mind kept coming back to this conversation. This needs to be discussed. If you…
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February 15, 2016 0

Helping others to understand prepping!

What to do when others around you scoff at your prepping. Helping others to understand prepping! D.J. Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” You’ve just returned from the grocery store and hidden those seven cans of tuna neatly under the bed and in walks your spouse who lets out that sigh you hate to hear. They just don’t…
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October 21, 2015 0

Loner or community? Which is best…

Loner or community?  Which is best… DJ Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” The great question seems to be do we go it alone or should we be part of a group?  Is it better to create a whole community of like-minded individuals or should we just head out into the wilderness like a scene from Jeremiah Johnson? …
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September 1, 2015 0