The Common Sense Practical Prepper

Send us a textFear of being labeled an extremist shouldn't stop you from being prepared. In this eye-opening exploration, we dive into how different cultures worldwide view emergency preparedness—with some fascinating surprises.Starting with a practical breakdown of "junk silver" as a bartering option, we analyze whether those pre-1964 dimes and quarters (with their 3.75 troy ounces of silver per $5 face value) are worth the premium price when compared to straightforward silver rounds. The math gets complicated quickly, revealing why simplicity might trump historical currency during crisis situations.The global perspective on prepping reveals striking contrasts. While Americans often battle stereotypes from sensationalized TV shows like "Doomsday Preppers," countries like Sweden have explicitly endorsed preparedness by mailing 5 million households a guide called "If a Crisis or War Came." Japan's approach proves even more compelling—preparedness isn't labeled as "prepping" but exists as an unquestioned cultural norm due to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis.Perhaps most surprising is how preparedness transcends political boundaries. From conservatives to liberals to libertarians, the estimated 23.5 million American preppers ($11 billion industry) share the common goal of self-reliance during emergencies. By focusing on practical skills like "Stop the Bleed" training and maintaining basic supplies, prepared individuals actually reduce strain on emergency services during disasters—allowing resources to reach the truly vulnerable.The stigma makes little sense when you realize preparation simply means taking responsibility for yourself and your family. Whether it's climate threats, supply chain disruptions, or unforeseen emergencies, having food, water, shelter, and basic medical knowledge represents common sense, not extremism.Subscribe now and join our community of practical preppers focused on affordable, realistic approaches to self-reliance. Leave a rating and review to help others discover this balanced perspective on emergency preparedness!Augason FarmsSupport the podcast. Click on my affiliate link and use coupon code PODCASTPREP for 10% discount!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textAugason Farms affiliate link https://augasonfarms.com?sca_ref=9315862.VpHzogdDNuFear not—unless you're unprepared for emergencies. As severe weather events intensify across the country, practical preparedness has never been more crucial.The numbers don't lie. Already in 2025, we've experienced 1,400 confirmed tornadoes, vastly exceeding the 1,200 total from all of 2024. One outbreak alone claimed 28 lives in mid-May. Flash flooding has devastated communities from New Mexico to the Carolinas. Yet 90% of Americans still don't have a basic 72-hour emergency kit ready.Whether facing tornadoes with minimal warning or hurricanes with days of lead time, your response strategy must be tailored to the threat. For those in traditionally sturdy structures, sheltering in place during tornado warnings remains safest—but manufactured home residents must seek sturdier refuge. Hurricane evacuation requires planning multiple escape routes rather than relying on a single highway that will inevitably become congested when thousands flee simultaneously.Transportation preparedness deserves special attention. Maintain at least half a tank of fuel in your vehicles at all times, supplemented by safely stored fuel reserves at home. When Hurricane Hugo struck, evacuees drove as far as Boston seeking hotel rooms as accommodations filled hundreds of miles inland. Having predetermined evacuation destinations with family or friends provides security that last-minute planning cannot.Emergency food supplies represent another critical preparation component. While there's satisfaction in self-sufficiency practices like canning and freeze-drying, commercial emergency meals offer convenience that shouldn't be overlooked. The ideal approach combines both—maintaining home-preserved foods while supplementing with grab-and-go options for rapid evacuation scenarios.Don't wait until warnings blast across your phone to prepare. Developing multiple evacuation routes, maintaining adequate fuel, establishing distant safe havens, and preparing proper emergency kits today ensures you won't become another statistic when disaster strikes tomorrow. Subscribe now and join our growing community of practical preppers facing an increasingly unpredictable world with confidence rather than fear.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textIf you are a male in your mid 40s or older or a family history of prostate cancer, please go have your PSA check if you have not already Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textWhat  is bartering and how can you barter with precious metals?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textThere are some politics sprinkled into this podcast.Who is the real enemy? China, Russia, Iran?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textDo you carry a battery box or jump box in your vehicle in the event your battery dies?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textThoughts and prayers for the people of Texas and NCAIAre we truly prepared? Do you have alternate preps?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textAnswering an email I received recently. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textgas prices have increasedHeat Wave ContinuesBunkers and Survival Shelters? Being prepared is an equalizerSupport the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a text Temperatures are near 100 and the heat index near 105, my air conditioner decided to die on me Sunday evening. With a little bit of planning I was able to get the part in the event the AC dude couldn't get to me for several days.  Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textWanted to take some time and thank all of you stopping by to listen to my podcast.Super duper hot in VirginiaIranHeat Stress in ChickensPrepper Camp 2025Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textWhat do you do if a certain number of people in your group decide not to bug out in the event that was the initial plan?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

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Send us a textThe number of terror attacks like the one in Boulder will become from frequent. When no one takes action, it emboldens other potential terrorists.  Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textHere in the United States on this long holiday weekend, don't forget to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial DaySupport the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textEven in the event of a short term, SHTF situation you need to have cash. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

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Send us a textThe event of an extended grid down situation or interruption in the supply chain, what do you say to the person that comes to your door and asks for a bottle of water?  Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textIs it worth the time and effort to store gasoline for 3 to 6 months? And if you would do me a favor, please like and share this podcast.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

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Send us a textHope alone isn't going to change anything. It takes so much more. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textFederal charges placed on Tesla vandals. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textIt's almost impossible to comprehend the behavior that people have on display when it comes Teslas. If this is the type of visceral reaction they have for someone just driving down the street in a particular vehicle, I would hate to see their behavior if they are put into a life or death situation, or an SHTF. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textPracticing, “What would I do if? Can save your life one day. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textThings aren't looking good in the near term. Another recession on the way?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textI'm curious about long term fuel storage. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

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Send us a textSnow and ice storm started yesterday afternoon and much of Central Virginia is currently without power.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textUS tax dollars are being spent here and around the globe to sow the seeds of discontent, to pit neighbor vs neighbor, and create social and economic instability. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textThe increase in fear, mongering and calls for violence have really gotten old and  tiresome. If you have a half of a brain, you're able to set all of the noise aside and concentrate on what you need to do to improve yourself and improve your life and be able to move forward. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textHave you taken the time to put together your will, a medical directive and/or power of attorney? Being prepared isn't always about the next hurricane or extended power outage.  Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textYou don't have to be an expert in everything, but it is certainly worth the time to become proficient in many of your preps. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textHey, this is Keith with the common sense practical prep podcast. This is your one minute survival tip for January 21st, 2025. Well, the inauguration is over and in my opinion, things are looking up, things are looking more positive in the long term, However, don't forget the bad guys have already crossed the border. It's a great thing that the borders being secured, but that's gonna take some time, but thousands, if not more bad actors have already crossed into the border, so if there's going to be an attack from within, it's from those people who have already illegally crossed. So this is not the time to stop prepping. This is not the time to rest on your laurels. Keep doing what you're doing, have a more positive mindset, but just be aware that things can go completely pear shaped at any moment. Thanks.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textDIY: Soy wax candles with cotton wicks. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textTrust your gutSee something, say somethingSupport the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textThis is day four and a large percentage of the city of Richmond is without running water. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textPrepper is a series of five books by Tom Abrams. It involves a massive grid down SHTF situation in the state of Texas. What I find fascinating is the level of detail that the author goes into as he describes the desperation of people that are not prepared for the situation described in this book.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a textWorry and prepare about the things you can control and ignore the things you cannot. Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

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Send us a Text Message.Your mental health is as important if not more than your physical health. I'm taking a bit of a hiatus to concentrate on my preps and to prepare myself and my family for the homestretch of this presidential election cycle. Support the Show.Have a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

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Send us a Text Message.If you're on a plane and a flight attendant or the pilot tells everybody to evacuate, just carry your ass to the nearest emergency exit and leave your bags. Support the Show.Have a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a Text Message.A quick plug for the Sean Ryan Show on YouTube specifically episode 120 please listen to the first seven minutes of this YouTube videoSupport the Show.Have a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Send us a Text Message.Consider freezing bottles of water in your freezer. Support the Show.Have a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.