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The Common Sense Practical Prepper
Welcome to The Common Sense Practical Prepper: No doom, no zombies—just straightforward, budget-friendly tips for real-life preparedness. From food storage myths to bartering basics, I share what works for everyday folks.
I’ll also dive into situational awareness to stay sharp in any crisis, personal safety tips to protect yourself. Each episode ties real-world examples to current events, like recent storms or supply shortages, to keep you prepared. Have feedback or ideas?
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Episodes
199 episodes
TSA Funding Chaos And How To Travel Prepared
TSA screeners working without pay isn’t just a headline, it changes the real safety and stress level of flying. When staffing drops and security lanes close, airports turn into choke points where five, six, even eight hour waits become normal, ...
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Hormuz Shockwaves
A conflict thousands of miles away can still reach straight into your wallet, and the Straits of Hormuz is one of the fastest ways it happens. I break down the latest developments that changed in just 24 hours, including the strike on Qatar’s R...
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16:33
Hormuz Shock And Your Grocery Bill
A single narrow stretch of water can hit your wallet harder than a dozen news cycles. We dig into the Strait of Hormuz and why heavily restricted marine traffic there can ripple through global oil markets, shipping lanes, and straight into ever...
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12:50
What Virginia’s 2026 Assault Firearms Ban Changes For AR Owners
Virginia gun owners are staring at a calendar for a reason. With SB 749 sitting on the governor’s desk and a July 1, 2026 effective date, we walk through what the proposed Virginia “assault firearms” ban actually does, what it leaves alone, and...
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11:28
Homemade Bombs In New York And What Comes Next
A story can be false and still feel true when it hits your emotions first. I talk through a rapid set of breaking events, starting with the Gracie Mansion arrests where homemade explosive devices and TATP residue point to a real terrorism threa...
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A Movie, A Misleading Headline, And Why We Still Prepare
What if the real value of prepping isn’t gear or drama, but peace of mind when small crises stack up? We kick off with a spring reset and a candid question: is all the time, money, and effort we put into being ready actually worth it? Then we p...
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16:56
Global Turmoil, Local Mindset
The headlines won’t slow down, but we can. This week, we unpack rapidly shifting reports around the Iran strikes and show how to turn global uncertainty into practical, local action. From rumors about a closed Strait of Hormuz to the real role ...
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15:19
Tiny Steps, Big Resilience: A Mailbag Of Real-World Prep
Propane Adapter- https://tinyurl.com/sak4u678Thermal Camera- https://tinyurl.com/5djj4kbrA nor’easter dumped inches by the hour up north, and it sparked a flood of listener questions about practical preparedness. We too...
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11:25
Pajamas Won’t Save You When The Grid Fails
The small stuff is shouting at us. Slippers at the gate, glazed eyes at work, AirPods at the checkout—comfort has become a uniform, and apathy a reflex. We trace how that shift took hold after remote school and low‑stakes routines, and why it’s...
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16:37
Silver Sense For Real-World Preppers
Price shocks don’t happen in a vacuum. When silver sprints to $115 and slides back to the 70s, there’s a story under the chart—one that starts with spot and premiums at your local coin shop and stretches through rate signals, dollar strength, t...
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28:24
I Survived Lawn Darts; I Can Survive A Grid Down
What happens to our judgment when the feed decides our urgency? Keith takes us from cardboard fort summers and rotary phones to today’s algorithm-driven protests to show how growing up offline hardwired real self-reliance—and why that wiring st...
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24:03
Cold Truths Of A Fragile Grid
The kind of cold that gets into your bones also gets into your house—and reveals every weakness you didn’t know you had. After nearly three weeks of single digits, iced-in streets, and sold-out heaters, we put our prep plans under a microscope ...
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24:22
Prepare For Weather; Prepare For People
PBN Guest Spot - https://youtu.be/ygJEGdGD-jg?si=L4lMdNP3R6O8QD8GCold can be predicted. People can’t. That simple truth frames a wide-ranging conversation that starts with a frozen Richmond morning and ends with a blueprint for staying c...
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21:09
Winter Storm Fern Postmortem
PBN Link- https://www.youtube.com/live/8NpbTZFOBdA?si=QarLn-swARRj03waWinter Storm Fern looked like a snowmaker, but the lasting threat turned out to be bitter cold, sketchy secondary roads, and a patchwork of power outa...
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15:04
Fern Sounds Cute Until Your Pipes Explode
Guest on PBN; https://www.youtube.com/live/vjxX1Sz3AeU?si=mS1rqy60ey4EHPzUThe forecast isn’t teasing flakes; it’s promising days of freezing rain, sub‑freezing highs, and a real chance of extended power outages. We break down ...
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12:21
Richmond Braces For 2 Feet Of Snow
The forecast finally points at Richmond—and not with a gentle nudge. We’re staring down a potential foot of snow followed by single-digit cold that turns slush into black ice and routine errands into risk. So we slow things down and map what ac...
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20:23
Building A Post‑Apocalyptic Tool Bag From Your Junk Drawer
A well‑stocked bunker is nice, but a smart, portable toolkit you actually know how to use is better. We take a simple idea—the power of your junk drawer—and turn it into a lean, reliable post‑apocalyptic tool bag you can build this week without...
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29:38
Practical Off-Grid Cooking For Blackouts And Storms
Apple Podcast Link https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-sense-practical-prepper/id1644780654 Please leave a review, thanks!A ...
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15:34
Practical Prep To Navigate Protests And Shutdowns
Cities can change in a heartbeat. One moment you’re cruising home, the next you’re staring at barricades, fake traffic controllers in vests, and a wave of flashing lights. We unpack how to navigate that pivot with calm, pr...
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23:28
Your Grandma Was Sweet, Not Sterile
A Costco pallet stacked with 5,400 emergency servings sounds impressive, but does the math—and your storage plan—actually work for you? We open with the numbers, then shift to the skills that turn stored food into real resilience: first aid cho...
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25:01
New Year, Real-World Readiness
Systems don’t warn us before they snap—they just do. We kick off the year with a clear-eyed look at what 2025 taught us and how to turn those lessons into practical, affordable readiness for 2026. From a brief digital detox to a high-velocity n...
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26:31
Define The Disaster Before You Stock The Shelf
A flamethrower under the tree might grab attention, but the real spark comes from learning where fun gear ends and practical preparedness begins. We kick off with two gifts that teach bigger lessons: a grill-safe flamethrower that reinforces re...
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22:22
Why Your Prius Might Outrun The Apocalypse And Other Practical Prepper Lessons
Your bug-out vehicle might already be parked in your driveway—and that’s the point. We open the mailbag to explore how “gray man” thinking applies to cars, why a lifted truck isn’t always the smartest exit strategy, and how a humble sedan can b...
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21:50
How To Survive Crowd Chaos With Common Sense
A calm crowd can turn dangerous in seconds. We dig into the psychology that makes mobs contagious and share practical, step-by-step moves to help you read exits, beat choke points, and get your family out fast when fear surges. Drawing from har...
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