We are very happy to announce the re-launch of the Preparedness Club! For those who might not know, the Preparedness Club is a premium membership offering permanent discounts to several preparedness and related companies.

Members are automatically entered for a chance to win a gift every month. One permanent giveaway is a copy of one of the best-selling preparedness manuals, Making the Best of Basics! Another monthly giveaway will be a an eBook copy of Prepper Pete Prepares, winners choice of .epub or .mobi version.

As an added feature, we have subscribed to several newsletters in the preparedness/survival/self-reliance/gardening/hunting areas and have started posting sales to help save you money! We will also post giveaways and other deals that are appropriate as they come up! Only one email per day will be sent at 6pm EST.

Congratulations to Brady and Royce on winning a one year membership!

The following is a list of the Preparedness Club Supporting companies along with the discount they are offering.

AlertsUSA	25% off yearly membership
Best Prices Storable Foods	5%-10% off depending on purchase
Camping Survival	5% off all purchases
Earthstraw; hand well pump	5% discount
First Aid Products	10% off all purchases
Global Healing Center	10% discount
Guardian Survival Gear	10% off all purchases
LPC Survival (AKA The Berkey Guy)	7% off all purchases
Lucky Gunner	3% off all purchases (yes including ammo)
Paladin Press	15% off all purchases
Paracord City	10% off all purchases
Portable Solar Power Biz	10% off all purchases
Prepare NOW Outfitters	5% off all purchases and free shipping
Prepper Pete Books	Free companion eBook with purchase of a paperback.
Quick Stove	10% off all purchases
Ready Made Resources	10 pre-65 dimes with every $100 purchase of Mountain House
Ready Reserve Food	10% off food only
Ready To Go Survival	5% off all purchases
Seed of the Month Club	30% off Yearly Membership
SurvivAMINO	$5 off each bottle
Survival Gear Bags	10% off all purchases

We are always working to include more discounts that will add value to the membership. Specials will be available to everyone but discounts are available only to members! Stop by now and then to check out the specials we’ve been able to find!

To celebrate the re-launch, there is a 25% discount on the yearly membership; $30 for the first year and $40 thereafter. This sale will run until midnight 8/24/2014. There is also a monthly option at $4 per month, as well as a new six month subscription at $20!

If you would rather not pay online, we now accept check, cash, money orders and .999 silver (AOCS, Eagles, rounds); one ounce for seven months, 2 ounces for 14 months. We also take pre-1964 coins; $1 face value for 6 months, and $2 face value for a year. Prices will adjust with silver rates. We also consider other items of value (barter). If you have something in mind, send an email with your offer to Chris {at} preparednessclub {dot} com

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For various reasons we have decided to move the Preparedness Club to its own domain. There are a couple software hiccups that need to be worked out but we are close to re-launch! For those who might be unaware of what the Preparedness Club is, here is a quick explanation.

The Preparedness Club is a premium membership, costing $40 a year or $4 a month. The Preparedness Club provides discounts on some of the biggest names in preparedness! There are currently 17 supporting companies and we will be adding four more upon launch. We will continue to add more as time goes on.

The following is a list of existing Preparedness Club supporting companies and the discount they offer.

AlertsUSA	25% off yearly membership
Best Prices Storable Foods	5%-10% off depending on purchase
Camping Survival	5% off all purchases
First Aid Products	10% off all purchases
Guardian Survival Gear	10% off all purchases
LPC Survival (AKA The Berkey Guy)	7% off all purchases
Lucky Gunner	3% off all purchases (yes including ammo)
Paladin Press	15% off all purchases
Paracord City	10% off all purchases
Portable Solar Power Biz	10% off all purchases
Prepare NOW Outfitters	5% off all purchases and free shipping
Quick Stove	10% off all purchases
Ready Made Resources	10 pre-65 dimes with every $100 purchase of Mountain House
Ready Reserve Food	10% off food only
Ready To Go Survival	5% off all purchases
SurvivAMINO	$5 off each bottle
Survival Gear Bags	10% off all purchases

 
 
The four new supporting companies are:

Prepper Pete Books	Discount in the works.
Global Healing Center	10% discount
Hesperian Foundation Books	30% on all books
Earthstraw; hand well pump	5% discount

 
Following re-launch, for one week only, yearly memberships will be $10 off! A bartering option will be available at that time as well!
 
 
As a thank you, Prepared Christian will be offering discounts from two supporting companies for a limited time; ending on August 11th 2014. Those discounts will be as follows:

A 10% discount on all first aid supplies from First Aid Products.com Coupon Code: P302425
 
 

A 7% discount from LPC Survival, home of the Berkey Guy; Coupon Code: PC7OFF
 
 
 

I’ll be giving away two year memberships, going active as soon as the re-launch takes place. to enter send an email to contest (at) preparedchristian (dot) net. I will run the contest until Friday 8-8-14, and email the winners to let them know.

 
 
One of the features of this site will be sales advertising; updating you about specials and giveaways from preparedness, survival, homesteading, the outdoors, tactical and any other preparedness-related area that advertises sales you could benefit from! Instead of signing up for 50 different newsletters to watch for sales, register to receive an email from the Preparedness Club and find them all in one spot! Emails will be batched and emailed as much as possible, as my goal is to send just one email a day. These updates will be starting in the next week or so. You can sign up to receive updates by clicking here and filling out the form on the top right.

If you have a product or service and are interested in offering it to the community, please visit go here for details. In exchange, Prepared Christian will host your banner on the front page, across the side alphabetically and rotating across the top. We will also provide space for you to tell subscribers about yourself and your company. In return, we ask for a discount for any product or service you might offer that would be useful and beneficial to the membership. If you have an affiliate program, please consider passing the commission Prepared Christian/Preparedness Club would make on to the membership. This way, you make the same profits and we can work out a way to protect the coupon code.

Be watching for the re-launch announcement in the near future! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask them in the comments section, or via email at chris (at) preparednessclub (dot) com.

Thank you!

Congratulations to “Robert” for winning September’s Preparedness Club member giveaway!

I’m pretty excited to announce that James Talmage Stevens, AKA “Dr. Prepper”, has agreed to donate one copy of his book Making the Best of Basics every month, to be given away to members of the Preparedness Club!

I purchased this book years ago, and also wrote a review of it. For those who don’t want to follow the link, I had the following to say about the review:

“There are some books in our niche that cover a wide range of topics and skills that I look at as a type of prepper “handbook”. While you could, they aren’t necessarily the type of book you would sit down and read cover to cover. They are, however, the type of book you would want to have “just in case”. This is one of those books. I mean, it even has “Family Preparedness Handbook” in the title. LOL

It has something for every level of prepper, whether you’re just starting out and looking for help on what to do next, or have been prepping for years and want to see where you may have holes. This book has many preparedness check lists, charts on many different types of preparedness/survival gear as well as a lot of recipes using storage food. There is information to help you get prepared, as well as useful information if you are in a survival situation.

I own a hard copy of this book but like the idea of the PDF version as well. If I was only getting one copy, it would be a hard copy. The time you might need it is when the power is out. You could get the PDF version and print out the pages you want to have a hard copy of.

I think this is one book that should be in your prepper library and I give it 5 stars. The only drawback to this book is the price, but it is so loaded with information that I think it is worth every penny.”

 
The Preparedness Club

For the many new visitors who might be unfamiliar, Preparedness Club is a premium membership that offers discounts to twenty (and climbing) preparedness vendors, some of which are the biggest names in the area of preparedness.

There are discounts on just about all areas related to preparedness, except for guns; though Lucky Gunner does offer a 3% discount on ammo!

As a thank you to the members of the preparedness Club, I offer at least one free prize a month to a randomly picked winner, chosen at the end of each month. Once you join the Preparedness Club, you’re automatically entered each month!

There are yearly memberships available at $40 or monthly at $4. To learn more about the Preparedness Club, or to join, click here.

 
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Congratulations to Rebecca, Janene and Patricia, the winners of the August Preparedness Club Giveaway!

For those of you who’re new, the Preparedness Club is a premium membership that offers discounts to several vendors. As a special bonus, I randomly select one member a month for a prize giveaway.

This month, my newest advertiser has donated a #10 can of Thrive Fuji Apples to be given away. Thrive is one of the leading brands of freeze dried foods, and these apples can be eaten as is for a snack, added to oatmeal or yogurt, or even baked in an apple pie!

If the container is sealed, they have a 25 year shelf life. Once opened, they’re good for one year.

You can visit Thrive to purchase these apples or to browse their other great products!

Before I get to the Preparedness Club winners for the month of July and the prize for August, I want to announce that Ready To Go Survival has agreed to offer the Preparedness Club members 5% off on all purchases!  They offer a range of BOB’s that are pre-packed with some impressive gear.  If you’re in the market for a stocked BOB, head on over!  They have a variety to take a look at!

 

Preparedness Club Monthly Winner Update

Congratulations to Rachel, Cheri, Donald, James and Phil for being selected as the winners of the Preparedness Club for the month of July.  They each won a copy of the Total Home Prep Now DVD!

 

 

 

This month I’m giving away two books from Paladin Press; Tappan On Survival  and Shoestring Survivalism. A side note before I go on; I own several Paladin Press books.  They carry several book on topics such as self-defense, combat shooting, survival and self-reliance that you just won’t find any other place.  Preparedness Club members receive a 15% discount on all purchases.

 

 

 

Tappan On Survival Price $25.00

by Mel Tappan, with a foreword by Bruce Clayton 

Description from Paladin Press

“One of the greatest books ever written on practical survival is back in print for the next generation of self-reliant citizens! Mel Tappan was the godfather of the modern preparedness movement, and this classic collection of his writings is an indispensable resource for information on how to develop a survival mind-set, identify the best survival locations, store food, maintain communications, select firearms and much more. A new foreword by Bruce Clayton, himself an important figure in the preparedness movement after the publication of his book Life After Doomsday in 1980, describes the unique appeal of Tappan’s writings and personality, puts Tappan’s role in the survivalist movement in historical perspective and explains why his work is still highly relevant today.”

 

Chris Says:

This book is loaded with information from a man who many refer to as a “founding father” of survivalism.  Some of the companies may be out-of-date but the information he gives is still excellent.  This book would be a good addition to any prepper library.

 

 

 

Shoestring Survivalism How to Prepare for Bad Times  Price $22.00

by Andy James

 

Description From Paladin Press

“Shoestring Survival is a complete budget-minded blueprint for preparing for tough times. Self-reliance veteran Andy James shows you dozens of shoestring survival methods that cost little or nothing yet will tremendously advance your preparedness for any sort of large-scale emergency, from natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, epidemics) to societal eruptions (acts of terrorism, economic depression, widespread crime). With Andy James’ handy tips and tricks for low-key, low-budget survival, Shoestring Survival will show you how to:

• Take 21 simple, low-cost steps right now that will drastically improve your chances of surviving any disaster
• Acquire free stuff that lots of survivalists never think of
• Locate the best sources for inexpensive, essential supplies – extra clothing, necessary tools, reliable guns and more
• Stock cheap, filling foods to feed you and your family for 30 days or longer
• Find hidden values at familiar stores and in surprising corners of the Internet
• Determine whether to stay at your home or bug out during an emergency, including how to maintain comfort and safety in a government shelter

You do not need a fully stocked cabin in the mountains or an arsenal of expensive firearms to make it through hard times. You just need the will to begin preparing today, a surprisingly small amount of money to get started and the handy information in Shoestring Survival.”

 

Chris says:

 As we all know, prepping can be expensive!  It doesn’t have to be!  This book has tips to save money on guns, sustenance, supplies, sanitation, as well as information on currency and barter.  There is a lot of information on general preparedness as well.

 
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Congratulations to Phyllis, the winner of the Preparedness Club monthly giveaway for June.

 
 
This month, the folks from Total Home Prep Now have donated five of their DVD’s to be given away! I did a review of Total Home Prep Now that you can see here,. A portion of the review is below
From the DVD jacket:
 
“In just over one hour our exclusive DVD course will teach you everything you want and need to know about getting prepared. No fluff here just practical, easy to follow, step by step video lessons that will get you prepared faster than any other product on the market.” 
 

 
 
My Take
 
There were a few things that I disagree with them on, but on every one of them, they erred on the side of caution. I also disagree that this DVD covers everything you’ll need to know, but it does cover some of the most important things.

This video would have saved me many hours of research in the beginning, and would be a great resource to anyone relatively new to prepping. If you have been at preparedness for a few years, there are probably still some things you will learn, but you’re probably familiar with most of the content.

I will be picking five random members of the Preparedness Club at the end of July. Thank you for joining the Preparedness Club and good luck!

I try to support local businesses whenever possible. I like that I can get to know them and their history in the area. I also like that they are a part of the community and often support it in various ways. As an extension of this kind of thinking, I like to find out about the sites on the Internet that I do business with as well. Because the Internet can make things feel more impersonal, I often research potential companies before I spend my money there.

I do the same for companies that would like me to advertise their site or give a discount to the Preparedness Club. I’m not saying I have to know them well, but I try to find out if they’re shady and how they treat their customers. Because of this, I have decided that I would give companies who advertise on the site or support the Preparedness Club the chance to let you get to know them a little better. To do this, I will make a post from time to time, giving them the chance to do a little question and answer session with me.

 

1.       How did your company get started and what was its main goal?

Lucky Gunner started as a plan to revolutionize the ammo industry. Tired of sites that would take customer’s money while products were backordered, Lucky Gunner was founded on transparency and customer service, featuring same-day shipping on orders placed before 3 p.m. (ET) and real-time inventory tracking. At LuckyGunner.com, you know exactly how many of a particular product is in stock and ready to ship to your door when you order.

 

2.       What major changes have you seen since then?

We are constantly listening to our customers and evolving to ensure we offer the very best ammunition purchasing experience around. That means added features to make shopping easier, like automatically calculating the price per round. We work tirelessly to provide the courteous and accessible customer service so any questions shooters have are answered quickly and accurately. With resources like Lucky Gunner Labs, we want shooters to not only get a great deal but we want to make sure they are confident they know exactly what they are getting and how it will impact their life at the range.

 

3.       What would you like people to know about your company?

We’re obsessed with ammunition to the point it’s a little wild. Whether it’s blowing up a birthday cake for our 4^th Birthday or carrying high-quality products at great prices, our passion is serving shooters because we know they’re passionate about shooting.

 

4.       How can your company help people to be better prepared?

Lucky Gunner is committed to making sure you have the ammunition and accessories you need to maintain peace of mind. Further, we understand that peace of mind is about more than just ammo and magazines, it’s also about knowledge. With exhaustive tests like our .223 ammunition brass vs. steel test, we try to give our Lucky Gunners the resources they need to make informed decisions that could someday impact their family’s survival. From a wide assortment of .223 rifle ammunition to personal defense rounds for your 9mm pistol we have the products you need to be prepared with service and resources you can trust.

 

Chris says:  Lucky Gunner offers a 3% discount on all purchases including ammo to Preparedness Club members.  They also have a lot of ammo in stock.

I try to support local businesses whenever possible. I like that I can get to know them and their history in the area. I also like that they are a part of the community and often support it in various ways. As an extension of this kind of thinking, I like to find out about the sites on the Internet that I do business with as well. Because the Internet can make things feel more impersonal, I often research potential companies before I spend my money there.
I do the same for companies that would like me to advertise their site or give a discount to the Preparedness Club. I’m not saying I have to know them well, but I try to find out if they’re shady and how they treat their customers. Because of this, I have decided that I would give companies who advertise on the site or support the Preparedness Club the chance to let you get to know them a little better. To do this, I will make a post from time to time, giving them the chance to do a little question and answer session with me.

1. How did your company get started and what was its main goal?
   We never intended to be in the greenhouse business. We were in the trailer sales and storage building business. Then one day a customer asked if we could get him a greenhouse. After much calling around, I discovered that it was going to cost him $8,000 for a small one. I figured I could build him one for 1/2 that. After that other people started wanting one too. 2 years later we were out of the trailer business and building Greenhouses full time.
2. What major changes have you seen since then?
   More people would like to be self-sufficient. This shaky economy has everyone worried and wanting to prepare for whatever the future may hold.
3. What would you like people to know about your company?
   We are Christian owned and operated.
4. How can your company help people to be better prepared?
   Building them a greenhouse that will feed their family and last a lifetime.

Chris Say’s: These are some very well built greenhouses, stronger than any I have seen. They offer a 10% on all purchases to members of the Preparedness Club; on larger greenhouses this could be hundreds of dollars.

I want to give an update on the Preparedness Club and I’ll be giving away a one year membership at the bottom of this post.

 

Sale on One Year Memberships

I have decided that I will run a sale on the yearly Preparedness Club membership twice a year; once in the spring and once in the fall.  At 25% off, the yearly membership drops to just $30 for this week only!   (Sale ending 12:00 AM Saturday CST.)  (The renewal price will be $40.)  If you want to cancel at any time, please send an email to support (at) preparedchristian (dot) net. 

the sale has now expired.

 
 

New Supporting Companies

I am very pleased to announce two new companies that have agreed to support the Preparedness Club!  All American Sun Ovens has two models of their Sun Ovens they are giving a discount on, $50 on one and $70 on the other.  Survival Gear Bags has agreed to give a 10% discount on all purchases.  I want to thank them both for supporting the Preparedness Club!

 

Preparedness Club Giveaway

Congratulations to Susan S. last month’s Preparedness Club giveaway winner, who won the Midland weather radio.

For this month’s giveaway, James Talmage Stevens, A.K.A.; “Dr. Prepper”, author of Making the Best of Basics, has donated a copy of this bestselling book!

I purchased this book years ago, and also wrote a review of it. For those who don’t want to follow the link, I had the following to say about the review:

“There are some books in our niche that cover a wide range of topics and skills that I look at as a type of prepper “handbook”.  While you could, they aren’t necessarily the type of book you would sit down and read cover to cover.  They are, however, the type of book you would want to have “just in case”.  This is one of those books.  I mean, it even has “Family Preparedness Handbook” in the title.  LOL

It has something for every level of prepper, whether you’re just starting out and looking for help on what to do next, or have been prepping for years and want to see where you may have holes.  This book has many preparedness check lists, charts on many different types of preparedness/survival gear as well as a lot of recipes using storage food.  There is information to help you get prepared, as well as useful information if you are in a survival situation.

I own a hard copy of this book but like the idea of the PDF version as well.  If I was only getting one copy, it would be a hard copy.  The time you might need it is when the power is out.  You could get the PDF version and print out the pages you want to have a hard copy of.

I think this is one book that should be in your prepper library and I give it 5 stars.  The only drawback to this book is the price, but it is so loaded with information that I think it is worth every penny.”

When there are copies available, they sell for $40, which is the same price as the Preparedness Club yearly membership!!  All Preparedness Club members are automatically entered in the contest.  I will contact the winner at the end of the month to get their shipping address.

 

Preparedness Club Yearly Membership Giveaway

I am also giving away a one year Preparedness Club membership!  To enter, simply send an email to contest (at) preparedchristian (dot) net and type “Preparedness Club” in the subject.  Only one entry per person, please.  I will do a random drawing on Friday and the winner will receive an email with their login information.  Your username will be your email address, so please send the entry email from the account you wish to login with.

 

I try to support local businesses whenever possible. I like that I can get to know them and their history in the area. I also like that they are a part of the community and often support it in various ways. As an extension of this kind of thinking, I like to find out about the sites on the Internet that I do business with as well. Because the Internet can make things feel more impersonal, I often research potential companies before I spend my money there.

I do the same for companies that would like me to advertise their site or give a discount to the Preparedness Club. I’m not saying I have to know them well, but I try to find out if they’re shady and how they treat their customers. Because of this, I have decided that I would give companies who advertise on the site or support the Preparedness Club the chance to let you get to know them a little better. To do this, I will make a post from time to time, giving them the chance to do a little question and answer session with me.

I get alerts from AlertsUSA and have frequently gotten alerts sooner than I could find them anywhere else. As a reminder, Preparedness Club members save 25% on an AlertsUSA subscription.
 

 

1. How did your company get started and what was its main goal?

We started after the 9/11 incident. Many lives were lost as a result of inaccurate or no information reaching those away from a television set. As an example, workers in the South Tower being told to stay put and there was no danger. In the months following the attack, we saw an opening for an alert service for mobile devices that would propagate accurate information on breaking events, as well as threats of national significance. The service was intended to be fast, based on text messages given the low bandwidth requirements and free from hype.

The principle goal of the service was, and remains to this day, to increase the user’s level of situational and threat awareness.

 

2. What major changes have you seen since then?

The major changes we have seen have principally been through mobile technology and the speed and types of information we can to subscribers.
What was once limited to pure SMS messages has expanded to include audio and video. Where users at one time had to dial into a number in order to head audio messages, the audio can now be streamed to the user by simply clicking a link.

 

3. What would you like people to know about your company?

We are a Christian owned and operated business that tries to honor the Lord in all aspects of the operation, from the quality and accuracy of the information delivered through to the manner in which we interact with customers.

Foremost, customers can rely on the knowledge that AlertsUSA is always watching for dangerous developments and if some bad happened of national significance, they will be made aware.

 

4. How can your company help people to be better prepared?

A. Trust: There are many types of threats and events the mainstream media will not report on or will intentionally withhold or slant critical information. One example is emergencies at nuclear power plants. AlertsUSA does not operate with sensitivities to advertisers, other business units or investors, as do the mainstream media outlets. If a threat develops that poses a danger to them and their family, we let them know.

B. Service Reach: We are able to communicate threat information to users regardless of location or time of day via their mobile devices. So whether someone is at work, out in the yard or on vacation, if important developments arrive we are able to make them aware 24/7/365.

C. Speed of Awareness: The best laid preparedness efforts can be rendered worthless if someone is caught off guard. Being made aware of threats and breaking events, preferably before the masses, can mean the difference between topping off a fuel tank or getting to a grocery store before general panic sets in, getting oneself and family out of an area before danger arrives or being able to take shelter in a timely fashion.

 

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