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Text Our Show HostsText Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comChristina Bowers FaceBookBowers Realty GroupGuys, you can feel the tension building.Prices go up, come down. Systems, like congress, drag on, stall, and even stop. Government Secrets, Big Pharma Scams, Stolen Elections, and Fake News. For too many years now, people have become way too comfortable pretending that it’s all good. Everything's fine.I hope so. I do. But hope… is not a plan. Hope is an emotional state of mind. Hope alone… is not a plan. We hope for the best, but plan for the worst.Tonight, we’re stepping into that world where Hope plus Planning equals Readiness, with return guest… Christina Bowers. Business owner. Realtor. Mother. Wife. and Homesteader.Hands in the dirt. Eyes wide open. Faith driven and No excuses.She’s managing her home. Raising her young family. Producing her own food, all while navigating the modern grind, at the same time. That’s the kind of pressure most people avoid.But not her. She leans into it.Let’s welcome Christina back to the show and see if we can get her to tell us how she does it.Support the show

Text Our Show HostsText Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.com***** Midwest Preparedness Project *****Toght we discuss EMPs, Electromagnetic Pulse, with Patrick Henry and Bobby Spags of the Midwest Preparedness Project. What they are, the reality of them, and how to prepare for them.With a creative spin on this episode broadcasting from Bunker Six Alpha Site.Original Story Created by:Keith OtworthSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comThis episode is straight-up war planning for backyard gardens and patio planters. We’re breaking down the seed-start regimen we’re running right now… indoors, under lights, before the grid even thinks about blinking off.Which heirlooms and open-pollinated varieties of plants actually deliver calories when the niche-market hybrid-seed catalogs stop arriving in the mail.How we amend soil that doesn’t collapse the second the last truck of Jacks 20-20-20 rolls off the lot.Hardening schedules that don’t coddle weak plants into early graves.And layout decisions that turn every square foot of soil into a calculated succession growing minefield.This isn’t gardening for aesthetics.This is growing ammunition against hunger.Every seedling we force through these cold weeks is another notch carved into our rake handles.The Spring season is coming like a freight train with no brakes.You either get your starts locked in now, while there’s still electricity, still water pressure, still Amazon deliveries… or you spend the proverbial collapse explaining to your family why you thought that “later” was an option.No more excuses.No more “maybe next year.”The year is now. It’s happening with or without you.So, Let’s talk about that.Please Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:Grow Light - Full Spectrum 4'Grow Light - Full Spectrum 2'x2'VivoSun Heat Mat for Seedlings 10"x20"VivoSun Seed Tray Heat Mat ComboHaxNicks 20 Cell Rapid Root Trainer TraysVivoSun Grow Tent System 4'x2'Surge Protector Strip 1625W 8 Slot +USB12/3 HD SJTW Ext Cord w/3 Outlets 6'CordHappy Frog Organic Potting Soil 2 CFVivoSun Worm Farm 3-Layer Kit w/ToolsUncle Jims Red Wigglers Worms 500 Count LiveSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comFirst Person PreppingTonight we're talking about radio communications. For a lot of Preppers, Comms is often a topic that’s boring and dry. It’s just not exciting and fun and admittedly, I am one of those Preppers. Like many of you, when the topic of radio comms begins, my eyes start to glaze over and five minutes later, I’m on a beach somewhere wiggling my toes in the sand. Completely mentally disengaged.And that’s why we invited our guest, Jake from First Person Prepping to come on tonight. You see, Jake Loves radio communications. You can feel his passion when talks shop and he does it in a way that helps Preppers like us stay engaged.Communications is one of those topics that seems to always be there, right under the surface. From family and friends to members of your Mutual Assistance Groups, from Emergencies to Bartering… we need to be able to communicate to survive. Radios are a great way to do this and certainly the best way during a long-term SHTF situation.So whether you love it or hate it, As Preppers, we have to do our best to learn the fundamentals of radio comms, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll be the communications subject matter expert in your group that we all turn to when the shit hits the fan.So let’s welcome to the show… Jake from First Person Prepping.Xiegu G90 HF Radio TranscieverBaofeng Radio 5RH PRO KitXRDS-RF BNC Cables 25FT 50ohm RG316 AntennaThe Guerrilla's Guide To The Baofeng Radio N.C. Scott PaperbackSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comTonight we’re talking about bartering. And not just during SHTF, but now, right now. Get familiar with Bartering for goods and services. Get comfortable with interactions with other folks.Let’s take a road trip to Barter-Town.Please Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:The Art Of Barter - PaperbackBarter Life Skill - PaperbackNegotiating for Survival - PaperbackMREs USA 2026 Meals Ready To Eat 6-PackLinsKind Silica Gel Pack Moisture Control - 100 CountLinsKind Food-Grade Oxygen Absorber Packs - 110 CountOriginal Story - Road To Barred Rock - Author/Creator Keith OtworthSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!The Age Of Disclosure Movie on PrimeTOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comTonight we slip on our tin-foil hats and welcome back Bobby Spags to the show, to help us decipher Disclosure and how it affects the Prepper Survivalist community.Disclosure… there’s that word again. Don’t try to define it; it’s bigger than Webster’s definition. In today’s social media, news, and halls of Congress… Disclosure is a hot topic.In order to understand Disclosure, we must first understand the Black Swan Event. By definition, a Black Swan event is a highly rare, unpredictable occurrence with massive and severe, widespread consequences that is often inappropriately rationalized in hindsight, as if it could have been foreseen. These extremely rare events, lying far outside normal expectations, defy standard forecasting, causing major systemic disruptions and dramatically impact finance, politics, science, technologies, accademia, and society.A Black Swan Event, for all intents and purposes, are so improbable, they should not take place… yet occasionally, they do. Covid19… Possible, but highly improbable. Won’t happen in a modern world. Yet it did, and over 7 million lives were lost. The 9/11 attacks on US soil. Could happen, but with multiple threat detection and stop-gap technologies defending the US, it was highly improbable. Won’t happen. Yet it did. Three thousand lives ended, the NY skyline changed forever, and it had a massive impact on global economics.Black Swan Events… Possible, but highly improbable.Disclosure is a Black Swan Event… it just hasn’t happened yet.Seventy percent of Americans believe in Extraterrestrial life… UFOs, UAPs, USOs, Non-Human Intelligence, and Trans-Medium Crafts. Forty Nine Percent of Americans believe that these Non-Human Intelligence (ETs and Aliens), are not only real… they are in fact, here amongst us and working with world leaders to coexist. Sounds a little crazy…? Yeah, I’d agree with you.Disclosure, by definition, is the action of making new or secret information known.The President of the United States addressing the people of the world to tell them that Aliens are real… That’s Disclosure.It’s Highly Improbable… Can't be real… Never gonna happen…It’s a Black Swan Event that could change the world in ways we can’t even conceive of. And thats what we’re talking about tonight.In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new documentary that came out called, “The Age Of Disclosure”. Government and world leaders, from their mouths to your ears, will explain everything. “The Age of Disclosure”, I’ll put a link in the show notes.Jeremy and I are joined by Bobby Spags to discuss disclosure and how it’s important to the Prepper Survivalist community.Please Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:The Age Of Disclosure Movie on PrimeThe Alien Invasion Survival Handbook PaperbackAlien Country Survival Handbook PaperbackHow To Survive an Alien Abduction PaperbackSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!There’s a lot of noise in the preparedness world these days… hell, most days. You’ve got explosive round-table discussions arguing about size and power, muzzle velocity, hot rounds and penetrating kinetic energy. 45 over a 9 if you want stopping power. 308 instead of 5.56 cuz the 2.23, well it’s just too small… and never go on a scouting run without your 12 gauge. Big calibers. Tactical setups. Chest rigs that scream… Fallujah, here we come. Everybody is talking about stopping power like they’re planning for world war Z.And why not talk about such things? I mean we’re not at war. There’s no real-world imminent threat taking place.. We’re not going hungry. Three squares a day. Warm bed at night. Go anywhere, do anything… It’s easy to sit back and talk shop when life is good.But when SHTF happens, and cities go dark, pantries go dry, and your loved ones are looking to you to get fed…well, the loudest rifle in the room, may not be the smartest one.Enter… the 22LR. The Garden Gun, Pea Shooter, Pop-Gun, Plinker, the Tick-Licker, yeah, or my personal favorite… the ol’ TooToo.The .22 doesn’t look impressive. It doesn’t flex for you on Instagram. It won’t punch your shoulder, rattle your teeth, or cause your ears to ring when it’s fired from a gun. What it will do however, is put protein in your belly, it will feed you. Quietly. Efficiently. Consistently.As Preppers, we all know that every round of ammo you carry has its place in your kit. And that holds true for the humble 22LR.It’s tiny, unimpressive, and well, sort of cute. But it's also underestimated and often overlooked as an essential tool when the grid goes down.The 22 rifle is a lightweight tool that’s easy to transport, in some cases can hold upwards of 100 rounds of ammo, it’s great for training new shooters without fear, and reliable enough to keep working long after the noise of the world fades.Tonight, we’re talking about the rifle that most people underestimate… and why that mistake could cost them when the grid goes down for good.TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comPlease Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:The Budget 22LR Build PaperbackBuild a Custom 10/22 Step By Step PaperbackSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!The Dirty Garden Hoes Podcast is back with another great episode and it's getting spicy. Speacial guest Corrine is with us tonight. Corrine is a Foraging practitioner, Homesteader, and Apothecary Homeopathic specialist. She's here to share her knowledge on home remedies and foraging. So get out your notebooks and get ready to take notes... class is about to start.Let's get to it.TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/DGHTOPSBunker.comForgotten Home Apothecary PaperbackThe Complete Home Apothecary Book HELIOS Homeopathy Deluxe Family KitSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight, we’re talking about rucking. What it is, how to do it, and why we do it.You strap on a fully loaded rucksack to your back, and stand in front of the mirror grinning at yourself. Oh yeah. Don’t I look cool? Don’t I look tactical? Now don’t lie. We’ve all done it once or twice. Hell, I'm guilty of it too. Way back when I was a younger man… I got my first rucksack, ran into the house, stuffed it with pillows, and stood there gaulking at myself in front of the mirror for 10 mins. Then the real tragedy happened. After returning the pillows to my bed, I took my new pack to the closet and hung it up next to my other gear… where it stayed, collecting dust, for the remainder of its sad life.Rucks, backpacks, and kit, aren't trendy. We don’t get them to look cool or tactical. Are they tactical… yes, by definition they are. Tactical - specialized actions or items designed and used to achieve immediate, short-termed, and specific goals. Rucksacks are designed to help your body carry a load from point A to point B. That is their tactical purpose. Though we may not believe this, people are also designed to carry a load from point A to point B.But we have to practice these actions to get good at doing them. Very few people can load 60 pounds onto their backs and shoulders and complete a long distance hike. It is a fact that I am one of those who cannot do it. I fully concede and admit the tragic truth that I suck, at some shit.But in a real SHTF situation — when vehicles won’t start and roads are blocked, and staying home is no longer an option… your body becomes your transport, and your strength and stamina become margins of distance.That’s the reality of it. It’s brutal. It’s tiring. I’m tired just thinking and talking about rucking. My ego says “cool”. My brain says “run away… hide”. Which is why this episode is important to me… and hopefully, to you as well. But we don’t have to hope… cuz there is hope. Ya see, We can train for this. By starting light and slow, and being repetitive, we can build up to where we want to be. That’s the essence of training. Tonight we’re breaking down why rucking may be one of the most practical, no-nonsense disciplines in preparedness — and why every mile you log now, can make the future less intimidating.TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comRefuge Medical Use TOPSBUNKER10 at Checkout for 10% DiscountPlease Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:GORUCK SpyRuck - Womens Weighted VestGORUCK Weighted Rucking Vest for Men (weights sold seperately)GORUCK Rucker 4.0 - Purpose Built Rucking BackpackGORUCK Basic Rucker - Durable Rucking BackpackROCKAGATOR Kanarra90L Waterproof Backpack, Choose a ColorMARDINGTOP Tactical EDC Rucking Backpack 28LMARDINGTOP 60L Backpack w/ Internal Frame and Rain CoverFALKO Tactical Rucking Baclpack 50LSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!MIDWEST PREPAREDNESS PROJECT WebsiteMIDWEST PREPAREDNESS PROJECT YouTubeMIDWEST PREPAREDNESS PROJECT FaceBookTonight, we have two very special guests joining us. Patrick Henry and Bobby Spags from the Midwest Preparedness Project. Buddy’s been teasing me about these guys for a while now and I've been waiting in anticipation for this episode to hit the schedule. Pat and Spags are gonna tell us all about the Midwest Preparedness Project, and how you can take part in the fun this coming May.Now listen up. There are lots of “prepper survivalist” conventions, events, and shows out there to attend each year throughout the United States. I used air quotes because most of them, not all of them, are highly commercialized corporate-stamped Prepper Industrial Complex driven events to get you in the door, Doomsday.inc the crap out of you, and vacuum out your wallets and bank accounts, before nudging you out the door.And during that long walk back to your car in parking zone G, your brian sparks back to reality and starts yelling at you… You spent all your rent money and you’re not smarter in the ways of preparedness coming out of the show, than you were going into the show.The Midwest Preparedness Project has changed all of that. We’re gonna let them fill you in on all the details.The 26th semi-annual Spring Festival starts at 8:am Tuesday May 5th and ends Sunday May 10th at 12 Noon.It’s being held in Lawrence Kansas at the Bloomington West Campground. There’s a link in the show notes for the website.Rhonda and I will be there, Buddy too.Now let’s welcome Pat and Spags of the Midwest Preparedness Project.Support the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Special Guest: TJ Morris - a.k.a. Bear IndependentTonight we're discussing what a modern-day US Civil War might look like with special guest, TJ Morris from Bear Independent.TJ Morris, known as Bear Independent, is a popular YouTube personality and preparedness expert focusing on self-sufficiency, survival skills, and faith, who also founded Refuge Medical and Grindstone Ministries and Kaleb House. He's a husband, father, ordained pastor, and provides practical prepping advice through his channel and courses, blending tactical skills with strong Christian values.He's the Unintentional Shepard and the perfect guy to talk shop with when it comes to the fate of our once great country.Get comfortable... this is a good one.Bear Independent WebsiteBear Independent YouTube Channel Prepper Classroom SeriesREFUGE Medical Use Code TOPSBUNKER10 at CheckoutGrindstone MinistriesKaleb HouseRefuge Medical TrainingKeith's Top Picks Refuge Medical:Boo Boo Kit in CoyoteBearFAK in Coyote TanOPFAK in Coyote TanBuddy's Top Picks Refuge Medical:ANKLE KIT in Ranger GreenSOB FAK in Coyote TanTravel IFAK in RedJeremy's Top Picks Refuge Medical:BIKERFAK in Ranger GreenTREK KIT Fanny Pack in Ranger GreenMASS CASS KIT in REDSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight, we’re talking about Winter Garden Starts.I know… it’s January… it’s a frozen tundra out there… it’s below freezing and in some places like here, it’s below zero. I sure as hell don’t want to be working in my garden in ski pants and snow boots… hands all numb and frozen boogers in my beard. Hell No.And therein lies the beauty of it…My garden isn’t outside under a foot of snow. It’s inside. In the warmth of my grow-room. A 20 x 15’ area of work space in the basement with shelves and grow lights, seed starting mixes and potting soils, and seed trays sitting on top of heating mats.There’s a bar-height table with a 36x36” black plastic drain pan that we’ve repurposed as a work surface to keep soil, compost, and water from reaching the floor.Now don’t be trying to picture some pristine climate-controlled sciency type of space.Noooo… This is at best, a piece-mealed and frankensteined mash of incompatible interconnected tools of the trade acquired over time and sourced from the cheapest vendors, mostly Amazon and Walmart, and sometimes free… think Dirty Garden Hoe dumpster-diving on the way back from the feed store kind of free… All tossed together and organized into a perfect form of dirty workspace.Does yours have to be as big as ours? No it doesn’t. It can be smaller, much smaller. Probably should be smaller. We found out last season that our grow-room is actually not big enough. Remember, our garden is 1250 sqf… I’ve lived in apartments that were half that size. And this next season, we’re adding another 1250 sqf to it… though I haven’t quite figured out exactly how yet but, it’s gonna happen. We need that space. But, even if you’re in a smaller space like an apartment or a flat, you can and should have a grow-room, be it a little corner of the bedroom or window ledges in the living room or countertops in the kitchen or bathroom… or all of the above.Now is the time to start.And Buddy’s got you covered. He’s got a Top 10 list all about what we need to be doing right now in the dead of Winter, so that our gardens will be lush and plentiful come Spring.TOPS Bunker Podcast YouTube ChannelSpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comRefuge Medical Use TOPSBUNKER10 at Checkout for 10% DiscountPlease Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:Grow Light - Full Spectrum 4'Grow Light - Full Spectrum 2'x2'VivoSun Heat Mat for Seedlings 10"x20"VivoSun Seed Tray Heat Mat ComboHaxNicks 20 Cell Rapid Root Trainer TraysVivoSun Grow Tent System 4'x2'Surge Protector Strip 1625W 8 Slot +USB12/3 HD SJTW Ext Cord w/3 Outlets 6'CordHappy Frog Organic Potting Soil 2 CFVivoSun Worm Farm 3-Layer Kit w/ToolsUncle Jims Red Wigglers Worms 500 Count LiveSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight, Buddy and I are talking shop. We’ll hear from a few listeners who sent us voice messages through Speakpipe and play a quasi round of Stump The Prepper with long-time listener and TOPS Bunker Podcast contributor, Casey Lambert. We’ll also hear from Zach from Pennsylvania who’s got us thinking about motivation and spending budgets.As y’all may know, Buddy has been booking the guests on the show and he’s got some great news about upcoming guests and the very busy schedule for the show this year.Jeremy is not with us tonight but he’ll be back soon. So, I hope you enjoy this conversation between Preppers…SpeakPipe/TOPSTOPSBunker.comPlease Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:Family Garden Planner PaperbackHow To Grow Your Own Food HardcoverOrgano Republic 25 Winter Seeds Variety Pack Non-GMOOutsidePride Gardenway Cover Crop Seed Mix 5lb BagOutsidePride Gardenway Crimson Clover Seeds 5lb BagHome Grown 12 Winter Vegetable Seeds Non-GMO HeirloomSow Right Seeds Cover Crop Collection Non-GMO HeirloomFour-Season Food Gardening PaperbackThe Amish Farming & Gardening Handbook Full Color PaperbackSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight we’re talking with special guest, Dave from Pennsylvania. Dave is a master Prepper Survivalist with a wide range of useful skills to bring to the table and we’re excited to bring him back as a recurring Subject Matter Specialist.Buddy has named this episode Trump Bingo, which is I guess, appropriate but I’d rather call it Trump Roulette.Either way you look at it, it does appear that President Trump has a lot of irons in the fire.From Deportations to the Economy, Venezuela to the Middle East, and Russia, China, and the Radical Left watching every move he makes… President Trump is running the United States of American exactly how he promised, putting America first over the rest of the world…it’s why the majority of American voters elected him… and in doing so, in my opinion of coarse, is reshaping the entire world in the process.Now, some of you listening right now may disagree with me… and that’s great. If you’re an American, that’s not only great, it’s your right, privilege, and even your duty as Americans to do so. The right to have an opinion and voice that opinion, openly without fear, is powerful. There are many places in this world of ours that don’t allow it. The power behind that opinion, that voice, can sway others to see things differently, and then all of a sudden, those voices turn into votes… precious votes that hold real power to make change.It may come as a surprise to many of you, but Jeremy, Buddy, Rhonda, myself, and our guests… we don’t always see eye to eye on topics. Especially politics.But the one thing we all agree on is… America First. For far too long now, weak leaders have turned our country into a stomping ground for illegal immigration, drug and sex trafficking, woke ideology, and the radical far left agenda to get and hold the power and control us into submission like sheep. They’ve taken our immense wealth in the form of taxpayer dollars and squandered it by distributing it all around the world to gain political power and personal wealth for themselves and their friends.So when President Trump says America First… he’s not saying that America is better than every other country… he’s saying that America is more important, to Americans, than every other country.When America becomes weak… all the people of the world become weak by attrition.By making America great again… the world becomes great again through shared strength.Trump is using American might and power to go after the criminals, the oppressors, the evil dictators, the terrorists.You don’t have to like him, and you certainly don’t have to agree with him…But when Trump takes actions that other leaders won’t or can’t, and in some way shape or form helps make your life a little better…You dam-well better thank him for it. And while you're at it… thank those of us who voted him into office.But look… this episode is about Trump Roulette. That is, spinning that great big wheel of power every day, and going after whatever or whoever it lands on.Do you think he’s gambling or a Master Tactician? Let’s discuss it.TOPS Bunker WebsiteRefuge Medical Website - Use Code TOPSBUNKER10 at CheckoutVisit Our Affiliate Links:GERBER Gear Ultimate Survival Knife - Fixed BladeDRACHENADER - Survival Knife - Full Tang Fixed BladeKIZER Cabox - Self-Defense Survival Knife - Full Tang Fixed BladeSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!So, Tonight, Let’s talk about goals for 2026. Every New Year's day, historically, we all get a sense of renewal. Wind in our sales, so to speak. Excitement for the year to come. We close the door to last year, but not before Last Year puts its big’ol foot in the door and whispers… “Not so fast. Ya see, we all hope for this grand change to happen when the clock turns over at midnight. That’s why we have New Year’s Eve parties, and fireworks, and The Ball Drop at Times Square in NYC.But if there was no party… no sparkles… no ball.Would we even know there was a change? Years turn over, in the same way that seasons change…Quietly, and without ceremony. Unimpressed by intentions, or by hope.2026 will be a year of change. It’s almost a foregone conclusion. The Trump Administration, whether you like it or not… has seen to that.The question is… what changed for you at 12:01am on January the 1st…? My guess is, very little.At 12:01am on January 1st…Out there, farm fields and gardens rest beneath cold soil.Pantries… hold what they hold.Our hands remember only the work they’ve done before.Those of us who prepare live closer to this truth.We read the land, the weather, the cracks in the system.We know how thin the line can be between order and chaos.This coming year calls for intention and planning..It calls for steady hands and minds that will shape reality into a path forward.Maybe less noise, more focus. Instead of a dramatic entrance, maybe a strategic retreat.Tonight, we talk about what must be strengthened.We do that by setting goals…Reasonable. Realistic. Achievable… GoalsEvery goal is as unique as the Prepper who sets it.We’ll tell you some of our goals, in hopes that it helps you start working on yours.TOPS Bunker WebsiteRefuge Medical Website - Use Code TOPSBUNKER10 at CheckoutPlease Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:Kaisvin Lock Pick Set & Training KitHow To Pick Locks - PaperbackGarmin Handheld GPSBTECH FRS RADIOANKOR Power BankJackery Solar GeneratorSwiss TechBaofeng UV-5R Ham RadioAMAZON Gift CardGrayl GeoPress TitaniumGrayl UltraPress Budget BottleWaterDrop TST-UF 0,01 Ultra-Fitration Whole HouseiSpring UVF8 LED UV Water FilterPUREWELL 8-Stage 0.01 Ultra-Filtration CountertopVEVOR Alcohol StillWater Storage PaperbackThe Preppers Water Survival Guide PaperbackSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!So, Tonight, we're talking about…Regrets and Disappointments of 2025And 2025 didn’t pull any punches.It tested our focus… drained our energy…And for a lot of us with prepared lifestyles, it exposed a hard truth that we don’t like hearing…We knew better, but we didn’t always DO better.Not because we didn’t care. But because life got loud and busy.We talked about expanding skills, strengthening community, and creating plans. We watched the world wobble, felt that familiar pressure in our gut… and still, some of the most important work got pushed off to “later or even never.” Our pantries went unrotated. Training stayed theoretical. Hard conversations never happened. And some of that motivation that we felt in the mornings… went quiet by the end of day.If you’re feeling accountable… We are too… but that’s good.Cuz that's a great place to start.Missed opportunities hurt. Not because we failed, but because deep down, we knew we could have done better.And that sting? That’s not shame. That’s your instincts reminding you to get back on track.It's the uncomfortable truth that readiness doesn’t fade all at once… it erodes, quietly, one excuse at a time.But all is not lost…Awareness is where real course correction begins.Let’s talk about that…TOPS Bunker WebsiteRefuge Medical Website - Use Code TOPSBUNKER10 at CheckoutPlease Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:Nanticoke Atlatl w/3 Six Foot DartsSling Shot - Handmade Premium Quality PowerfulSteel Shot - 3" Chrome Steel Balls Sling-Shot AmmoNedFoss Throwing Axe Tomahawks - Set of 3Gerber Gear Gater Machete with SheathPurple Dragon Japanese Bushcraft Machete w/ Wooden SheathPurple Dragon Japanese Splitting Hatchet Premium w/SheathSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight, we're talking about exhaustion.The type of tired that sleep doesn't fix. Not tired from splitting firewood or hauling water or putting in the long honest day's work. That kind of tired makes sense. That kind of tiredness comes with purpose and fades quickly.No, I'm talking about the tired that settles into your bones when you've been watching the horizon for too long. If you've been in this world that is preparedness, self-reliance, readiness, for any length of time, then you may know exactly what I mean.That steady drumbeat of bad news, the endless cycle of be ready for this and don't forget about that. Another supply list, another warning, another reminder of just how fragile everything feels.At first, preparedness feels empowering. You wake up. You see the world clearly. You start learning skills and storing food and finding like-minded people. There's momentum. There's energy. And then, somewhere along the way, that energy changes. Now, you still care. You still know that preparedness matters. But the fire feels dimmer. Motivation comes in short bursts instead of steady burns. The projects pile up. The gear sits untouched. The checklists feel heavier than they do helpful.That, my friend, is called prepper fatigue.It doesn't mean you failed. It doesn't mean you were wrong to prepare. And it certainly doesn't mean that you should quit.Prepper fatigue is what happens when vigilance turns into weight, when readiness becomes pressure, when the responsibility of being the one who's prepared starts to feel lonely, overwhelming, and even thankless.It shows up quietly. You stop reading the articles. You skip the training. You tell yourself you'll get to it later. Or, it can show up loud. Irritation, burnout, frustration, even guilt for feeling burned out in the first place.And here's the hard truth that we don't talk about enough. A burned out prepper is not a resilient prepper. Preparedness was never meant to be a constant state of fear. It was meant to be a foundation, something that supports your life, not consumes it.Preparedness sometimes feels like standing guard, staring at the sky, and waiting for it to fall, but that's not it at all. Preparedness is building a roof strong enough that it won't matter if the sky falls.And stepping back to catch your breath doesn't mean you've let your guard down. And if you're feeling worn out, you're not alone. If you're questioning your motivation, you're not broken. And if you're still here, still listening, still thinking, then you haven't lost what matters most.Tonight, we're going to talk about prepper fatigue, honestly, what it really is, what it happened why it happens to good, thoughtful, capable people, and most importantly, how to work through it without losing your edge or your purpose.Let's talk about how to carry the load without letting it crush us. Let's talk about how to prepare, and live. Let's talk about how to keep going, more balanced, stronger, and steadier, and with more hope than fear.So, let's get to it.REFUGE MEDICAL Use TOPSBUNKER10 at checkout for 10% Off Entire OrderSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!… Tonight, we keep it simple stupid for all of our listeners who are still on the fence about what gifts you’ll be giving to the Prepper Survivalist Homesteader in your life for Christmas this year. Ya know, we do this every year before Christmas, and it still amazes me about how many great new and old gadgets and gear the Prepper Survivalist world comes up with every year.You don’t have much time left to get it in gear, pun intended, so tighten your bootstraps and grab your carts, cuz Survival Santa is coming to town.Let’s get shopping.REFUGE MEDICAL - Use TOPSBUNKER10 at checkout for 10% Off Entire OrderBATTLEBOX Kaisvin Lock Pick Set & Training KitHow To Pick Locks - PaperbackGarmin Handheld GPSBTECH FRS RADIOANKOR Power BankJackery Solar GeneratorSwiss TechBaofeng UV-5R Ham RadioAMAZON Gift CardGrayl GeoPress TitaniumGrayl UltraPress Budget BottleCANON EOS 2000D DSLR CameraWaterDrop TST-UF 0,01 Ultra-Fitration Whole HouseiSpring UVF8 LED UV Water FilterPUREWELL 8-Stage 0.01 Ultra-Filtration CountertopVEVOR Alcohol StillWater Storage PaperbackThe Preppers Water Survival Guide PaperbackRainwater Harvesting PaperbackRockPot Slow CookerSWISS TECH Support the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight, we continue our discussion on Hunting for your protein during an SHTF Grid-Down situation. This is a topic seldom discussed within the preparedness world, at least not with any realism or truth.In other words, reality vs fantasy - facts vs hope and desire. Yes, in a grid-down scenario we will all hope and desire to feed ourselves in the best most efficient way we can. We fantasize about being that hunter gatherer… be it, killing a large game animal or scavenging abandoned stores, warehouses, and homes. Some will even attack and rob other survivors of their stockpiles, sometimes and more often then not, commit murder in that process.All, are forms of Hunting and Gathering. As Preppers, and Survivalists, we must stick to the facts when it comes to survival. We have to set aside the fantasy, disregard those romantic daydreams of being the hero that hunts and kills and provides the much-needed protein to their people. Fun to think about… dangerous to believe.Consider this. There are seasoned hunters that go out and hunt for large game like deer and elk, spend the entire week, maybe even the entire season, doing all the right things, perfect strategy, scent control, proven location - only to never even see a single target and ultimately come home empty handed. This, is realty. This is truth. It’s happening right now, as we speak, this hunting season.Oh, maybe we’ll get lucky, and hit a deer with the car on the way out to the woods. Instant meal, pre-tenderized. It could happen right? Ya never know. But the probability of a first timer or a rookie game hunter getting a successful kill on day one, week one, during an SHTF Grid-Down situation is very low. We’re more likely to get shot at buy other hunters, then take a shot at a deer.This is part two of our Hunter Gatherer series where I talk with my co-host Jeremy about raising that probability much higher so that we can all find success as Hunter Gatherers.TOPSBunker.com Please Visit Our Affiliate Links to Find Great Preparedness Products:The Total Deer Hunter Manual - Field & Stream Flexibound BookHunting & Survival Manual - Field & Stream PaperbackSimplest Guide To Whitetail Deer Hunting - PaperbackBushnell Powerview 10x50mm Instafocus Binoculars RealtreeVortex Otics Solo 10x25mm Monocular Fog & Water ProofKNINE Outdoors Hunting Field Dress Kit 12 pcArcticShield Elite Cold-Weather Parka - RealTree EdgeArcticShield Heat Echo Sherpa Bib - RealTree EdgeWalkers Razor Slim Ultra Low Profile Electronic Hearing ProtectionHME 3-Color Camo Face Paint - No Glare Black Brown GreenNorth Mountain Gear Woodland Camo Ghillie Suit - 3D LeafMuddy 1-Person Huntsman Deluxe Tree Stand 17' Tall 300lb CapTLC Sport Hunting Blind Pop-Up 360 See Thru Design RealTreeSupport the show

Text Our Show HostsPlease Help Us - Support TOPS Bunker as Low as 3$ mo. Click Here...!!!Tonight we talk Turkey about US Thanksgiving Holiday traditions like Black Friday Prepper Deals, Cooking the Bird, and whatever the hell else we want. Let's get to it.TOPSBunker.comREFUGE MEDICAL - Use TOPSBUNKER10 at checkout for 10% Off Entire OrderLIFESTRAW Personal Water Filtration DeviceOLIGHT Baton4 Premium Edition Flashlight with Charging CaseNestOut Elecom Rugged Power BankSkyOcean Premium Pocket ChainsawStanley Wildfare Go 4 Piece 2 Cup Cook SeteGreen Emergency Fire Starter Kit WeatherProof MatchesRite In The Rain Weatherproof Top Spiral NotebookParacord Planet 50' 7 Strand Paracord Camo ColorReferenceReady Outdoor Knots Tying Cards With CarabinerAB Emergency Seat Belt Cutter with Holder 2-PackBYRNA Self-Defense Kinetic Launcher KitWalkers Razor Ultra Slim Electronic Ear Protection MuffsOSTBA Food Dehydrator 5-TrayMegawise Vacuum Sealer - Bags & Cutter IncludedMusic & Media:Adam Sandler - Thanksgiving SongWordsplained - Origins of Black FridayFunny Songs & Song Parodies - Trump Sings Black Friday BluesSNL - Black FridaySupport the show