Post-apocalyptic prepper fiction books are extremely popular these days. With the likes of James Rawles, William R. Forstchen, A. American and Glen Tate already on most peoples must read list, another author, Franklin Horton is quietly rising in the ranks to join this list of great prepper fiction authors.

This week Lisa and I had the pleasure of interviewing Franklin Horton, who is the author of the 3 book (so far) Borrowed World Series. This prepper fiction series also includes Ashes of the Unspeakable and Legion of Despair. His newest book, Locker NINE tells the story of a father sending his daughter off to college when the unthinkable happens.

The Borrowed World (and all of Franklin Horton’s books) are available at Amazon and available in audio book format at Audible as well. While I’m not opposed to actually reading a book, I am a fan of audio books because in today’s busy world, sometimes you just can’t stop.

Regardless whether you decide to get the kindle version, get the paperback version or listen to the audio book, you won’t be disappointed. So far I have only listened to The Borrowed World, but I can’t wait to listen to the next 2 books and see where this series goes.

SPP174 Interview: The Borrowed World by Franklin Horton

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As we did the interview today it became clear that Franklin knows his stuff. While he admits, he is no “survival expert” I think he is selling himself a little short. What he writes about and how he lives his daily life is just like most of us do. We learn as much as we can, we try to become as prepared as possible, and we hope we are prepared enough when that time comes. [Read more…]

Does it seem like we are heading closer to world war 3 these days? It does to me. In this week’s show Lisa and I talked about prepping & World conflicts, and how it seems like all the pieces are being set in place for a major change.

During World War 2 there were the Axis and Allies, and today it seems like seems like everyone is picking sides in the same way. What is also alarming is that no one seems to see the writing on the wall. Just about everyone who lived during World War 2 are gone, and people these days have no idea about what could actually happen.

We have been lucky enough to live without a conflict like this that affects us right here at home like WW2 did. We have had Korea and Vietnam, but when Americans think about war, it’s just something they see on T.V before going about their day.

SPP172 Prepping & World Conflicts

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War Has Changed

Back in the 40’s cutting off supply lines meant roads and territory, these days it means the internet and cyber security. While we still need boots on the ground, much more can be done to weaken a target before it even comes to that. [Read more…]

As preppers we try to think about every SHTF possibility we can, but preparing for any sort of SHTF event isn’t as cut and dry as we sometimes make it out to be. While it’s important to think about every possibility, and think about all the “what if’s” the chances are very little will go according to plan.

As preppers we try to think about cause and effect. What could cause a SHTF event, and what affect will that have on my family. In the case of an actual SHTF event, we won’t be able to write the script, we need to have the ability to pivot and make critical decisions at a moment’s notice.

The 6 P’s is what prepping is really about. The 6 P’s are “Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.” The larger scenarios are fairly easy to prepare for, but it’s only when you dig a little deeper that you get the full grasp of what might happen in different SHTF scenarios.

SPP166 Preparing for SHTF: A Reality Check

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Below are a few things to think about as you are preparing. Prepping is sort of like putting together a puzzle. It is fairly easy to put together the main part, but it gets more difficult as you work around the edges.

Being truly prepared means having the knowledge to react to any given situation, and put that puzzle piece in the right spot when the clock is ticking.

Not Every Scenario Includes Scenes From Mad Max

It’s somewhat natural to think of every SHTF situation as a total collapse, but in reality there are much more likely scenarios that don’t include a total collapse. As we think about a SHTF situation we tend to go to the extreme (I do anyway) our mind takes us to the worst case scenario.

Now I’m not saying we need to ignore these large scale disaster scenarios, but because we live in a first world country (and the greatest country on earth) a Mad Max scenario is highly unlikely. I’ll explain more as you continue reading. [Read more…]