Practical Prepping Podcast
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Practical Prepping Podcast
Practical Prepping Podcast Real solutions for real emergencies—no apocalypse required.The Practical Prepping Podcast cuts through the noise of extreme doomsday scenarios to focus on what actually matters: simple, actionable steps that help everyday people safeguard their families and lifestyles...
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Redneck Engineering and the Lost Art of Self Reliance
What if survival is not about expensive gear but about mindset? Redneck engineering proves that resilience comes from creativity, grit, and knowing ho...
Flooding Is One of America’s Deadliest Weather Hazards. These Decisions and Actions Save Lives and Property
Flooding kills more Americans each year than many storms that get far more headlines. Over 100 lives are lost annually, and most of those deaths follo...
Emergency Evacuation and Getting Family Onboard in Prepping
Emergency preparedness is more than checklists and supplies. It is about making critical decisions under pressure and navigating the emotions that com...
Get-Home Bag Food Guide: Lightweight, Heat-Stable, Ready-to-Eat Options
A get home bag is designed to get you home within 24 to 72 hours. It is not a long term survival kit. The goal is simple. Carry efficient fuel that su...
Power Outage, Gas Savings, and Forgotten Small Things
This episode has three segments: Building A Lights Out Kit, Paying Less At The Gas Pump, and Often Forgotten Small Things.
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12 Military Principles That Improve Our Preparedness Plan
What can preppers learn from the military? In this episode, we look at 12 proven military principles that can strengthen your preparedness plan. From...
Road Trip Readiness: Preparing Your Vehicle for Travel
If you were stuck on the side of the road, or hung up in stand-still traffic for three hours this summer, would you be comfortable… or suffering?
The Six Most Frequently Asked Prepping Questions
Today we are talking about six of the most frequently asked prepping questions, the ones that I see in our inbox, or that are asked in prepping groups...
The Calm Before the Chaos; Preparing For Hurricane Season
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway — and while forecasts call for 12 to 15 named storms, 5 to 9 hurricanes, and up to 3 major s...
17 Multi Use Items That Earn Their Keep When Things Go Sideways
17 Multi Use Items That Earn Their Keep When Things Go Sideways
When things go wrong, it is rarely the big, expensive gear that saves the day. M...
Sometimes Life Gets In Your Way
Sometimes Life Gets In Your Way
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Prepping Pitfalls: The Mistakes, Myths, Failures, and Lessons Learned
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Today we’re taking a hard look at the gaps that can quietly undermine even the most well-intentioned preparedness pla...
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Ten Prepping Items That Could Save Your Life
Most people picture preparedness as expensive and overwhelming. A garage full of gear. Thousands of dollars spent. Months of planning.
In realit...
Cyber Disruptions Are Coming. Build Redundancy for Data, Money, and Communication
Most disruptions don’t arrive as dramatic failures, they show up as small, compounding inconveniences. In this episode, we explore what happens when t...
When the Grid Fails: Chronic Illness Continuity Planning
Most preparedness advice is built around a healthy, mobile adult who can adapt on the fly. But real life looks different for millions of households. I...
Top Twelve Prepping Items After Water And Food
This episode focuses on the kind of preparation that rarely looks exciting on social media but makes the biggest difference when real life hits hard....
Home Preparedness Basics: Water, Food Storage for Emergencies, and the “Poop Plan”
Today we wrap up a three part series on the basics of prepping. We’ve covered the planning and protection stages. And in this episode we are covering...
From Plan to Action: How to Protect Your Family Before Disaster Strikes
Preparedness isn’t about collecting gear, it’s about taking action. In this episode, we move beyond planning and focus on practical steps to secure y...
How to Prioritize Preps: The Top 3 High Probability Emergencies to Plan for First
Prepping doesn’t start with gear, it starts with a clear head and a realistic plan for the emergencies you’re most likely to face. In this episode, we...
Make Reality Your Training Partner: Break Your Prepping Gear Before Life Does
Preparedness isn’t a pile of equipment - it’s proof under pressure. Today we’re talking gear failure testing: how to find the parts that snap, clog,...
Cold Makes You Stupid: How Hypothermia and Frostbite Sneak Up on You
Cold doesn’t just make you miserable. It makes you sloppy, and that’s usually where people get into trouble.
Once you’re cold, you start cutting...
When Winter Weather Becomes the Emergency You Didn’t See Coming
Across much of the country, winter weather is disrupting power, travel, and daily life. For most people, nothing dramatic happened — conditions just k...
Why Good Plans Fail When You’re Tired
Most emergency plans fail for one simple reason: they expect you to be calm, rested, and thinking clearly. But real emergencies don’t wait for your be...
Prepping for the Inevitable; How to Prepare as We Get Older
If we’re blessed to live long enough, we’re going to grow old, and that can mean less strength, less mobility, and less mental bandwidth (especially u...
Cold, Dark, and Dangerous: Surviving a Winter Storm in Your Car
When people get stuck in a winter storm, their instincts often push them toward the most dangerous choice they can make. In this episode, we’re exposi...
12 Must Have Items for Prepping, Survival, and Self Reliance
In this episode, Mark and Krista dive into twelve essential categories of preparedness gear, not specific brands or fancy gadgets, but foundational it...
Building an Urban Get‑Home‑Bag; Surviving in the City
You’re halfway across the city when the power grid goes down. Streets jam. Transit stops. Your phone’s dead, and there’s no Uber, no train, no help co...
Building Resilience Without Spending a Fortune: Eighteen No-Cost and Low‑Cost Prepping Activities
Imagine your power goes out tonight; no lights, no phone charger, no warning.
Could you navigate your home in the dark, cook a meal without ele...
Don’t Drink That! Busting 12 Common Water Myths in Prepping
Water is essential for survival, especially in emergency situations. Today, we debunk twelve common myths and misconceptions about water preparedness...
Government Shutdown & Safety Awareness: How to Stay Ready
In this episode, Krista and Mark discuss the real-world impact of the government shutdown on SNAP and EBT recipients and what that could mean for comm...
Mental Fortitude: Staying Calm & Thinking Straight When Disaster Strikes
When disaster hits, panic spreads fast, but calm is contagious. In this episode, Mark and Krista talk about one of the most powerful, and overlooked,...
“Beyond the Headlines: The Real Work of FEMA”
You’ve heard the frustration. You’ve seen the memes. Maybe you’ve even wondered — what does FEMA actually do?
In this episode of we look beneat...
Big Brother Is Listening, Watching, And Tracking Us, And He Is Being Nosey
It's not a conspiracy, and we bring proof of that today from our own phones and computers.
We are talking about Government Over Reach, and you h...
Every Day Carry And A Complete EDC Dump
What's in YOUR bag? What needs to be? What does NOT need to be in your bag? Inquiring minds want to know and that's what we are going to cover today...
Ten things that a prepper should not do
Are you the reason your prepping efforts might fail?
Could your own actions, or inactions, be setting you up for disaster when a crisis hits? W...
An announcement, and How To Practice "Minimalist Prepping" In Our Get Home Bags
We've all seen the memes of the 400 lb dude carrying a 400 lb bug out bag
Everything he could ever want in there. That's not at all practical.
Water, Calories, Bugging In, and Ditching Gear Dependence
"In today’s episode we are discussing How to make safe drinking water, calculate post-disaster calorie needs, master the art of bugging in, and reduce...
Low-Tech Prepping, Evaluating Your Core Preps, and Building Reliable Habits
When it comes to preparedness, it’s easy to get distracted by shiny gear and high-tech gadgets. But here’s the truth: batteries die, circuits fry, and...
Common, Everyday Items For Emergency Preparedness Uses
We've long touted being the "Practical Prepping" folks, and today's show is as practical as it gets; using common, everyday items for emergency prepar...