Practical Prepping Podcast

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By: Mark & Krista Lawley

Practical Prepping Podcast is for everyday people.Helping you become prepared for whatever emergencies come our way. Where gear is good, but knowledge is better, because the more you know, the less you have to carry. Whatever the emergency, natural disaster, or man-made events which may disrupt daily life from minutes to months... from running out of gas, getting snowed in, going through a hurricane or tornado, even an extended SHTF event, we all need to be prepared. The government isn't coming to help. WE ARE ON OUR OWN! Family friendly listening, as we promise to keep it clean! We...

Dealing With Acid Reflux, And Keeping Pests Out And Away From Our Preps
04/18/2024

We have two segments on today’s episode:
 Segment 1, Dealing with Acid Reflux now, and if the grid goes down.
Segment 2, Pest control for pesky critters that want to get in our garages and our house. 

Mentioned in this episode:

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Twenty One Urban Survival Tips For City Preppers, And The Rest Of Us Too
#462
04/15/2024

Today, we are talking about Twenty One Urban survival tips for city preppers, but many of these tips apply to prepping regardless of where you are.

Mentioned in this episode:
     askralphpodcast.com

     Practical Prepping First Aid Kits episode # 423

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Mark Has Shingles
04/08/2024

No new episode today due to mark having shingles.

Check out one of our 461 episodes already recorded.
Here's the link: Practicalprepping.info/podcast

We'll be back on Thursday.


"How To Be Prepped Financially For The Coming Potential Recession Or Depression; Advise From An Expert"
04/04/2024

We've said several times that we are concerned about the possibility of recesssion or depression coming in the near future.
The signs are there. More and more economists are agreeing with us.
What can we as individual practical preppers do to get ready, just in case it does happen.
So, We're going to talk about that on this "Ask The Expert" today, with Ralph Estep, Jr.

askralph.com
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You Can't Eat Your Gear, and Non-medication Ways To Manage Arthritis
04/01/2024

In the world of prepping, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of acquiring gear, stocking up on supplies, and fortifying your defenses.
However, one crucial principle often overlooked is the simple fact that you can't eat gear.
We have two episodes today: "You can't eat gear", and "non-medication ways to deal with arthritis, now or in a grid-down event."

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Emergency Care For Heart Attacks; and Using Oxygen Absorbers In Long-term Food Storage
#459
03/28/2024

In this two-segment episode, we discuss pre-hospital emergency care we can all use in the case of a heart attack, either in ourselves or in the case of a loved one, or even a total stranger.
We also discuss choosing and using oxygen absorbers in storing food long-term.

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How To Manage Stress, In Prepping And In Life
#458
03/25/2024

Does your life get all chaotic at times, and does that create a lot of stress in your life?
Today, we are going to talk about How to manage that stress, in prepping and in life
Even though this is an important episode, we did have a lot of fun recording it, and we hope you enjoy it as much listening as we did recording it.

Mentioned in the episode:
https://www.askralphpodcast.com/best-todo-list/
https://www.askralphpodcast.com/setting-smart-financial-goals/
Practical Prepping Episode #323, starting around minute 17:00
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How To Be Prepared For A Natural Disaster, and Why Texas Issued A Solar Eclipse Warning
#457
03/21/2024

We have two segments for you today.

After a natural disaster, there are several items that many people may not have on hand but may be needed for survival and recovery. We are going to use an exercise scenario of a category three hurricane. That's the first segment.

 In the second segment, (starting at 31:25) we are going to address the warning that Texas authorities gave to their residents in the path of the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. It panicked some people, so we are going to dig into that.

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How To Balance Faith With Prepping
#456
03/18/2024

How To Balance Faith With Prepping
Today, we are discussing balancing faith with preparedness involves integrating spiritual principles with practical preparedness.

We depend on our faith in God, but the Bible teaches us to be prepared.

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Lessons Learned From The Great Depression, Treating Strep Throat, And A Tip To Protect The Food In Your Freezer
#455
03/11/2024

It's important to study history and learn from the experiences.
The Great Depression, a challenging period in history, offers several lessons that can be applied to prepping.
This first segment is more about the hard times we may come to face, not about surviving some great apocalyptic event leaving us grid down for an extended times.
The 2nd segment details my recent bout with strep throat and an upper respiratory infection, which caused me to ponder how I would have fared in a grid-down situation. Third segment is some how-to's on keeping food long-term in the...