Episode 111- Cascading Disasters (Tabletop Exercise #2)

Hidden caches are more than buried gear—they’re a way to travel lighter, plan for emergency resupply, and build redundancy into a route. In this episode, Chris and AC explore cache planning for preparedness, outdoor recreation, and unexpected disruptions. They discuss the challenges of long-term storage, including moisture, condensation, soil pressure, and poor seals, along with the features to consider in purpose-built containers and DIY burial tubes. The conversation also covers possible cache and staging locations, route planning, and using topographic maps and physical landmarks to navigate without relying solely on GPS. You’ll hear ideas for what to include in a balanced cache—from water and filtration to food, medical supplies, weather gear, and navigation tools—and why careful planning, legal access, realistic recovery logistics, and operational security matter. Whether you’re refining an emergency plan, preparing for a long hike, or improving your land-navigation skills, this episode offers plenty to consider before you decide what to carry, store, or map out. https://stakeholderprepping.com/f/ep113-hidden-caches-or-cach%C3%A9-in-fancy-french-talk

Your bunker, your ammo, and your food stockpile won’t matter much if a tooth infection, UTI, or bad case of diarrhea knocks you out first. In this episode of Stakeholder Prepping, Chris and AC explore the overlooked side of prepping: the medical supplies and habits that help keep you healthy when pharmacies and clean water are hard to reach.From dental care and hydration to hygiene and common medications, this episode offers practical ways to prepare your body—not just your gear—for an emergency. https://stakeholderprepping.com/f/episode-112-preventative-care-in-shtf

In this episode of Stakeholder Prepping, Chris and AC run a fictional county through a cascading disaster scenario: severe winds, extreme rainfall, wildfire burn scars, debris flows, and infrastructure failures. As the Carter family’s preparations are put to the test, they explore evacuation timing, route redundancy, and why supplies matter less if you’ve lost the ability to act. A practical conversation about recognizing when “wait and see” leaves you with fewer choices. https://stakeholderprepping.com/f/episode-111-lets-game-out-disaster

Cheap gear is not automatically bad, and expensive gear is not automatically worth it. Rebel from Rebel Raiders breaks down the real difference between bargain kit, premium brands, and overpriced logo tax—and why the best gear often comes down to design, not hype.Chris and AC push Rebel on the questions every prepper asks before buying a plate carrier, sling, or chest rig: What actually fails first? Where should you spend money? Where can you save it? And how much does any of it matter if you never train with the equipment you bought?Rebel brings a rare mix of Marine Corps infantry experience, hands-on gear design, and lessons learned from working in the industry before launching his own brand. He explains why he cares more about failure points than materials alone, why modularity can be a strength or a trap, and how he builds around the complaints people post online instead of just copying what already exists.You'll discover:Why a $25 sling can be a better buy than a $700 setupThe design choices that make some gear fail and others surviveHow modular gear becomes more useful—not more complicated—when it solves real problemsWhy NIR matters in military settings but is wildly overstated for most civiliansWhat Rebel looks for when he reverse-engineers competitor gear and improves itRebel also explains how he tests for stitching, durability, and known weak points like elastic cummerbund failure and laser-cut sag, plus why he refuses to treat patents and brand prestige as substitutes for actual performance. If you've ever wondered whether you're buying capability or just collecting gear, this conversation gives you a sharper way to judge both.Perfect for preppers, shooters, and anyone building a loadout on a real budget. If you want gear that works in the garage, on the range, and when it counts, this is the episode that helps you spend smarter.Rebel Raiders: rebels-raiders.com https://stakeholderprepping.com/f/episode-110-rebels-raiders-interview

The lone wolf fantasy is dead. In this episode of Stakeholder Prepping, Chris and AC break down how to build a resilient preparedness team, covering eight essential roles, cross-training, redundancy, leadership, sanitation, logistics, and group cohesion. They also explore the psychology behind trust, shared hardship, and loyalty—and explain how to identify weaknesses before a crisis exposes them. Learn why the right people matter more than the right gear when survival becomes a team sport. https://stakeholderprepping.com/f/episode-109-assembling-your-stakeholder-network

Lost in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on your back? Chris and AC break down the priorities that can keep you alive: shelter, fire, water, navigation, food, and improvised tools. From building a debris hut and starting fire without gear to tracking distance with pebbles and filtering water, this listener-requested episode delivers practical, no-nonsense survival skills—with plenty of humor and hard-earned humility along the way. https://stakeholderprepping.com/f/bare-clothes-survival-episode-108

In this episode of Stakeholder Prepping, Chris and AC reveal 10 must-have survival foods that can last for decades, support you during a crisis, and even serve as trade goods when the grid goes down. From rice, wheat berries, beans, and honey to salt, powdered milk, coffee, vinegar, and pemmican, they explain what to store, how to preserve it, and the off-grid uses most people overlook.

In this episode of Stakeholder Prepping, Chris and AC take PACE modeling beyond primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency planning to reveal the hidden dependencies that can make every backup fail at once. They explain why you should protect capabilities—not just equipment—and explore redundancy across power, water, communications, medical supplies, transportation, finances, information, personnel, and supply chains. With practical examples and a simple exercise, this episode shows how to identify shared vulnerabilities, set decision triggers, and build a more resilient preparedness plan.

Pocket dumps are not preparedness! In this episode of Stakeholder Prepping, Jim Cobb explains the difference between carrying gear that looks cool and building an everyday carry system that actually solves real problems. If you want a smarter, lighter, more useful loadout for daily life, this conversation will change how you think about EDC. Chris and AC sit down with longtime preparedness writer, instructor, and editor Jim Cobb, whose book, The Common Sense Everyday Carry, lays out a practical model for what belongs on your body, in your bag, and in your vehicle.

Celebrate two full years of Stakeholder Prepping with this special edition podcastiversary episode! Learn who won our quote contest, check out the new shirt designs, and still walk away with actionable intel!