Journey

A survival journey on foot or by vehicle tests every skill you have. Learn how to plan routes, pace yourself and reach safety when travel is forced.

The Preparedness Journey, One Step at a Time

A journey, in prepper terms, is movement under pressure. It is the long path a family walks into preparedness. It is also the hard road you may travel when a crisis forces you from home. Both reward the same thing: preparation done before the first step.

The journey matters to anyone just starting out. It matters to families weighing whether prepping fits their lives. It matters to seasoned preppers who want to explain the why to the people they love. Every journey begins somewhere, and knowing where yours begins makes the next mile easier.

Guides for the Road

  • Who preppers are: The prepper stereotype paints a picture few real families match, and the people who actually prepare look a lot like your neighbors.
  • Why people begin: The link between fragility and preparedness shows how noticing weak points in daily life becomes the spark that starts a family on the path.
  • Where we began: The Prepper Life origins story traces how our own journey started and what it grew into.

Read them in any order. Together they show the preparedness journey as a path of steady choices toward a family ready for anything.

Breaking the Prepper Stereotype

February 17, 2023
Preppers often get a bad rap. Learn where the prepper stereotype comes from, why it's skewed, and why more families should be prepared for emergencies.

Fragility: The Preparedness Catalyst

August 26, 2022
Learn how fragility and preparedness connect, and turn awareness of fragile systems into calm, practical steps that make your family more ready for disaster.

Prepper Life® Origins

February 22, 2021
Learn the prepper life origins story: how the state of the world in 2015 shifted the founder's mindset toward preparedness, and what that means for yours.

Best Earthquake Evacuation Routes in Los Angeles

December 1, 2023
These are some of the best evacuation routes for the Los Angeles area in the event of an earthquakes; know your routes.

Breaking the Prepper Stereotype

February 17, 2023
Preppers often get a bad rap. Learn where the prepper stereotype comes from, why it's skewed, and why more families should be prepared for emergencies.

Fragility: The Preparedness Catalyst

August 26, 2022
Learn how fragility and preparedness connect, and turn awareness of fragile systems into calm, practical steps that make your family more ready for disaster.

Get Home Bag (GHB)

July 3, 2015
Learn what a get home bag is, how it differs from a bug out bag, and how to plan and pack one to walk home safely when transport fails.

How to Become a Prepper

March 10, 2015
See how to become a prepper as a project, not a shopping trip: pick your prepper type and goal, make storage room and work out the amounts to store.

Prepper Life® Origins

February 22, 2021
Learn the prepper life origins story: how the state of the world in 2015 shifted the founder's mindset toward preparedness, and what that means for yours.