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Gardening and Food Preservation Workshops for Seniors
ByTeri Rehkopf August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Gardening became a bigger part of my life when we moved into our home in Keystone Heights. I attended a food preservation workshop with my neighbor soon after we moved here. Gardening and food preservation workshops offer a wonderful way for seniors to embrace nature, learn new skills, and create lasting social connections. Engaging in…

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Mastering Self-Sufficiency Skills for DIY Dominance
ByTeri Rehkopf August 13, 2025August 19, 2025

Survival is More Than Gear This is Challenge #4, Mastering Self-Sufficiency Skills for DIY Dominance, for the 12 Months of Survival Prepper Challenges. This series is designed to help you master essential survival skills, one challenge at a time, building from foundational knowledge to advanced readiness. As we senior preppers know, preparedness isn’t just about…

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Preparedness | Bartering & Economy in Conflict | Disasters | Survival Gear | Survival Prepping with Seniors | Survival Skills

Overlooked Clothing and Wearables: Section 7
ByTeri Rehkopf August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

I’m a clothes horse. I love clothes. That’s counterintuitive to survival prepping, so I’ll have to suck it up and pack light. Most people think they’ve got clothing covered in a survival situation. They picture themselves in a hoodie, maybe a pair of boots, a coat if it’s winter. It’s just clothes, right? As long…

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Level Up Your Survival Skills To The Intermediate Stage: Beyond The Basics
ByTeri Rehkopf August 9, 2025August 16, 2025

I’ve been involved in survival prepping or disaster/emergency support for much of my life in one way or another. In this post, I will be discussing how reaching the intermediate level in survival skills goes beyond the basics, like lighting a fire or having clean water. At this stage, you will build on your foundation,…

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Medical & First Aid | Disasters | Healthcare | Preparedness | Survival Prepping with Seniors | Survival Skills

Medical and Mobility Blind Spots: Section 6
ByTeri Rehkopf August 2, 2025August 11, 2025

Most preppers think they’ve got medical covered with a first aid kit and some bandages. They imagine treating cuts, burns, and maybe a broken bone. But we senior survivalists know that real medical preparedness goes far beyond trauma care. As someone who has been on this planet for 76 years, I understand that medical preparedness…

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Why Most People Feel Overwhelmed by Prepping
ByTeri Rehkopf July 26, 2025August 17, 2025

How to Start Smart We seniors have learned in our lives that we need to approach a problem head-on. We can do it! Prepping is one of those things that seems simple in theory—stock up on food, secure water sources, and prepare for emergencies. However, when we start considering the sheer number of things we…

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Preparedness | Bugging Out | Disasters | Senior Survival Preparedness | Survival Gear | Survival Prepping with Seniors

How to Avoid the Most Common Prepping Mistakes
ByTeri Rehkopf July 26, 2025August 20, 2025

I’ve been involved in survival prepping and disaster support in some way or another most of my life. Prepping isn’t just about collecting supplies; it’s also about preparing for emergencies. It’s about building a survival system that works when you need it most. But many people fall into common mistakes that leave them vulnerable in…

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Survival Skills | Disasters | Intelligence, Surveillance & Misinformation | Preparedness | Resilience & Group Survival | Senior Survival Preparedness

What’s the Difference between Smart Prepping and Paranoia?
ByTeri Rehkopf July 26, 2025August 17, 2025

I’m not prone to paranoia. If I were, I don’t think I could have been thrown from one of my horses 20 times in the two+ years I owned him and been able to keep getting on again, even after I had broken ribs. I think I approach prepping in the same mindset like how…

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10 Essential Skills For Senior Survivalists To Master
ByTeri Rehkopf July 6, 2025August 11, 2025

I’m right there with you. We seniors know that facing the wild with confidence is about more than just having cool gear. It’s about knowing exactly what to do when things go sideways. Many seasoned survivalists will dig into gear reviews or talk strategies, but you will realize that long-term survival is what you know…

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Mental, Emotional, and Sleep Support: Section 5
ByTeri Rehkopf June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

Most of us preppers focus on keeping our bodies alive, especially us old folks. We also think about food, water, shelter, and defense. Then we imagine injury and illness. We worry about running out of medicine or freezing in the dark. We can be a mess, psychologically. Then again, we can be a rock. But…

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Sanitation and Waste Oversights: Section 4
ByTeri Rehkopf June 8, 2025June 24, 2025

This is the fourth section for Key Items Many Survival Preppers Forget. When we preppers think about survival, we think about what goes IN the body. Food. Water. Calories. Nutrients. We stockpile buckets of grains, cases of freeze-dried meals, vitamins, supplements, and snack bars. Naaa… not correct! What comes out of the body—where it goes, how…

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Silent and Stealth Tools: Section 3
ByTeri Rehkopf May 30, 2025June 8, 2025

Noise draws attention. Light gives away location. Anything that makes you visible or audible can attract people you’re trying to avoid. Most preppers understand this concept on paper. This is the third section associated with Key Items Many Survival Preppers Forget. They know that if society breaks down, crowds will become dangerous, and being loud or…

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