Category: Newbies

Prepping 101 In the beginning… or

Prepping 101 In the beginning… or… How I scared the crap out of myself. Richard McGrath ” Finding Freedom” Audio in player below! Where to start and what to do when you come to realize that we really are not as secure and comfortable as we like to think we are.Once the shade is lifted…
Read more


January 11, 2017 0

A Beginners Guide to Prepping!

A Beginners Guide to Prepping! If you’re just starting off in the world of prepping, welcome to the team! If you’re still contemplating whether to get on board, hopefully this will persuade you to the light. It may seem a like a daunting task to begin preparing for the worst, but if you know where…
Read more


January 7, 2017 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…
Read more


May 8, 2016 0

A Young Gun’s Perspective on Preparedness!

A Young Gun’s Perspective on Preparedness! D J Cooper “Surviving Dystopia” This week DJ Cooper has a surprise special guest Chase Dowling.  Chase is a youngun’ at just 21 years old but wise beyond his years.  A correctional officer and prepper, Chase brings a unique perspective on the view of preparedness from the perspective of…
Read more


September 23, 2015 0

Prepper Basics, Now is the time!

Prepper Basics, Now is the time! Host: James Walton “I Am Liberty” I am very proud to be part of a group of individuals who consistently remain two steps ahead. Two steps ahead of the average nit wit that doesn’t care about anything other than a Kardashian. There is no reason to be ahead of…
Read more


July 11, 2014 0

The Survival Mom on The Gun Show

The Survival Mom on The Gun Show Host: Dave Womach “Best of P.B.N.” Dave Womach meets up with Lisa Bedford, The Survival Mom, to get a woman’s perspective on prepping. You’ve surely seen her on National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers, and now’s your chance to get up close and personal with her on air. Prepping as…
Read more


June 17, 2014 0

Preparedness, Survivalist and Related Expos!

Preparedness, Survivalist and Related Expos! Host: James Walton “I Am Liberty” I think it’s time for a bit of a break from the world affairs. This week I stumbled upon a guest that I think has something to offer us that I haven’t presented on this show yet. PJ Graves of the The Prepper Flyer.…
Read more


March 20, 2014 0

What is a Prepper? & Heart Felt Loss for P.B. N.

People ask me all the time, what is a prepper? Are we what some people think preppers are? Those strange people you see on reality TV that give you the creeps or the homesteader you see at the farmers market. I guess there will always be some that meet that stereotype, but for most preppers…
Read more


September 24, 2013 4

Finding the right path through preparedness!

Given that I am a huge proponent of spreading the word about preparedness, it stands to reason that every once in a while, my show will go back to basics. No, this isn’t a flashlight and spare batteries type of show, but one that will help you think for yourself. Once you have that “Ah…
Read more


August 31, 2013 0

Self-sustainability, can you survive on your own?

Join BexarPrepper July 16th at 8pm central time on Preparing for Life’s Storms where my guest will be SoCal Preps from YouTube. SoCal just started prepping a couple of years ago, but if you check out any of his YouTube channels you will see that he’s come a long way in a very short time.…
Read more


July 16, 2013 0

Save someone, share your mistakes!

Hey Prepper, Can You Spare Some “Change”? For our first “The Smith Fix” show on American Preppers Radio I think we should review our own Prepper Philosophies and see if they have changed a America has “Changed”. Still think you can “Bug Out”? Still think you can “Bug In”? Then: What have we learned as…
Read more


July 10, 2013 0

Real facts in achieving your “Homestead Lifestyle”

This Sunday on A Preppers Path… Are you one of the millions of pay check to pay check people who know the value of being prepared but can’t see how to get there. We often hear about the prepper who left their several figure job, sold the big house, and set up their dream homestead/bug…
Read more


June 8, 2013 2

How not to get overwhelmed as a new prepper and why you shouldn’t!

As a seasoned prepper sometimes we forget just how we felt when we woke up.  With all the new prepper’s that are awakening, I’d like to take a step back in time on this episode of Preparing For Life’s Storms to guide those around us. Think back to when you first felt the tugging of…
Read more


March 19, 2013 0