Over the last several years as a prepper I've built many foundations I've Personally gotten my food my water Reserves energy medical and security Really squared away and nothing really Brings me Greater Joy than teaching and Hearing back from the community that People are actually they're getting it They're understanding and most Importantly they're implementing what I'm trying to explain and they're having Success and to top it all off I'm very Fortunate that I get to do this for a Living now with everything I've Personally put in place as far as my Preps and the work that I've done on the Channel I could easily just sit back and Sit on my Laurels and say to myself hey I've arrived and some days I feel like Doing this and other days I feel like I'm only really beginning and I say all This up front to try to give you a Little context of what I want to discuss In this video with everything I've done With everything I've personally Accomplished in preparedness in my Preparedness Journey brother as of late I have really come to the conclusion That I've still got a way to go and That's been a very sobering reality I Don't know if you feel this way but I've Got to be honest it can be a little Disheartening at times and to really Make matters worse I feel like time is
Working against me there does it seem to Be a lot of it left there's so much more That I want to get done and it Increasingly appears that the challenges That I once thought were a ways off are Now moving closer and while I admit There are many parallels to what has Happened in the past that we can easily Glean from the news in a cursory glance At history let's be honest we are in Unchartered territory And there are new more significant Threats to our peace and security than Humanity is really ever facing years Past and honestly more than probably Ever before we're intricately more tied Together with our supply chains and our Technology than Generations before us There are nations with the capability to Destroy our planet at their fingertips And they're currently threatening to use Those weapons we're watching Once in a Generation once in a hundred years and Now once in a thousand year weather Events that are becoming more common and I could go on and on but you get the Point we're in this fragile moment as a Species with uncertainty being the Common denominator and to be honest with You though I don't want to just simply Prepare myself with preps that I just Stick on a shelf again I talk on a Regular basis on this channel about how We're entering into challenging times
And I guess it would be more appropriate To say that we've already entered those Challenging times and I believe that and This is a reason that I can't allow Myself to stop where I'm at today I've admittedly gotten a bit comfortable As of late and that's a dangerous thing To do I have enough prepped Essentials To get me through most dramatic Downturns but I'm not taking that as a Time to rest and to get comfortable I Believe this channel has been Consistently growing because so many People are seeing what is occurring in The world and recognizing the skills and Knowledge that our ancestors used to Have to get through these Hard Times They're not available to most of us in These modern times Though I have the the foundations of Preps in place and I've got hands-on Experience I feel I could really do a Better job on the Hands-On part of the Equation and that's definitely the Direction this channel is going to lean Toward in the future even though it's Not a tremendous Revenue generator uh Admittedly it's 10 times easier just Talking about the challenges we're all Experiencing versus spending a week Learning and then showing you how to do Something specific such as maybe Building a garden bed or choosing the Right soil or studying which seeds to
Plan and when how to install a whole Home solar system or how to expand a Rain harvesting system and so on in Other words it's easier to lament and to Talk about the challenges versus getting Down and getting dirty and actually Doing the job of showing you the Solutions and as the inevitable rise of AI is going to produce content that's Really soulless yet fun to watch Equipping you with the knowledge of how To do the work of prepping is what will Separate this channel from AI generated Dribble or media that you can just watch To excite and stress you out to drive The clicks and I hope you're catching Yourself as well it's easy to get into The rhythm of Doom scrolling but how Actively are you engaging in taking the Decisive action to be about the work of Preparing And this channel has it's grown recently Thanks to viewers like you we realize That we've had some successes on this Channel we've built a solid team and It's easy to assume things are good Enough and to stop there but again I Realize that's a dangerous place to be What we can't do is get complacent and Fail to focus on the solution so having Said that here's my commitment to you to My community let me start off with the Physical aspect physically I did a video last Saturday uh I
Released it and I just shared some of The things that I'm doing as far as Actively working out and in that video And even now I have to admit I've gotten A bit complacent over the last year I Thoroughly I don't know if you've ever Heard of the individual named David Goggins he's got some books he's got a You know pretty big social following Amazing guy he does an amazing job Calling out and pushing back physical Complacency I've personally racked up a Few injuries lately I've but you know Through it all I've determined to push Myself physically in ways that I can now It doesn't mean I'm you know on crutches Or in a wheelchair it just means things That I did in the past I've got to do it A little differently I can work around Some of the issues because I know that Whatever crisis I may face will require Me to both meet or other Rise of the Occasion of both my physical and mental Abilities Uh one thing I'm actively doing I just Started this week at the time of Recording this video is a Thursday I Think I'll release this video on a Saturday but this past Monday a few days Ago I began to train for a half marathon I'm uh gonna be doing a half marathon on June 4th in San Diego again if you want To join me or do another Marathon or do Some kind of physical challenge that's
The one I'll be doing it's called The Rock and Roll Marathon I'll be doing a Half marathon Um over the next several months on this Channel I'm going to be continuing to Add projects to share with the community Next week again today is a Thursday and The calendar next Tuesday or Wednesday I Believe I'm going to meet a meeting with A couple of members on my team here Locally to go into my backyard we're Going to be getting a map out uh part of My backyard to set up a self-sufficiency Kind of off-grid Homestead whatever you Want to call it environment to really Begin to show how to produce your own Food at levels that will allow you to at Least supplement whatever you have Stored and hopefully over time become More dependent on that if you read my Blog I have a section called Marty's Blog she's one of the individuals and One of the other individual Sean who's Been in some of my videos in the past They're really great at gardening it's My Italy my biggest weakness so I'll be Bringing them in to help me many of our Subscribers live in areas where you know Suburban environments where land is a Challenge where you don't have a lot of Space They also live in a wide range of Climate zones I know that many of you Share shared where you live and it's a
Lot different I'm in zone 9A but here Where I live in the Inland Empire area Of Southern California it gets pretty Hot and dry in the summer so the Challenges of gardening are that I face Are going to be different than other People's challenges and vice versa many Of us also have to contend with HOAs or Landlords who limit what we can put into Our backyards and then of course there's The issue of opsec a big unprotected Garden with bright vegetables or fruit It's going to be rapidly stripped bare After any major disaster with a food Supply is disrupted now knowing all this And slating laying out all these Variables that I just did I recognize At the coming years are going to really Require us to get creative and how we Grow a portion of our food and I'm Currently extremely interested me Personally in non-traditional methods of Growing that can be implemented in any Environment I've recently cleaned up Inside my yard which has been used in The past for my garden beds and other Projects and I went through just last Weekend went through cleaned it out Pulled a lot of weeds stripped it all Out and again I'm going to be meeting With some of my team members next week To start some of these ambitious Projects and for this I have needed to Bring on some sponsors I mentioned I
Mentioned this in a video last Tuesday That you're going to begin to see Sponsors over the next few months and I'm doing this because I want to bring In the revenue to begin to fund these Projects that I'm doing one of the big Projects I'm going to be starting on is A custom 100 square foot shed that I'll Be putting them back in my backyard in The coming weeks to begin to set up an Environmentally controlled growing area For things like vertical growing Aquaponics Hydroponics I'm very excited These are things that I've studied and I've seen the potential especially as we Look down the road and we realize as you Know in the issues that we're already Experiencing with changes in climate With issues that or traditional Gardening has been successful well That's now going to come under how Should I put it uh challenges from these Different factors such as weather you Know different growths different insects That are going to be changing so what I'm trying to do is learn how to build a Controlled environment where these Variables can be reduced and last year For example In our area last September we usually Have a really warm September but we have This free key wave where it was coming In over 110 degrees consistently for About 10 days and it destroyed a lot of
Our garden I realized that these type of Weather anomalies they're going to Increase with frequency and creating and Having the ability to create a growing Environment that's controllable I think It's going to be a real key skill to Develop and while we don't know what This indoor project is going to Ultimately look like it does go somewhat Against my more polished videos of the Past and I think it's essential to show You how I'm going to go through the Learning process to try to figure this Out and what I end up with and the Possibilities you have to become more Self-sufficient is really the goal here I want to be able to show you as I learn And take you on this journey the things You can do Beyond just setting food or Medicine or water side what can you Actively do and again I'm in a bit of Uncharted Territory myself this is kind Of moving out of my comfort zone Gardening is not my strength again the Individuals that I mentioned earlier uh They're going to be a big help but There's things that we're going to do That we're not even sure quite how to do So if you have any experience with that Type of you know aquaponics Hydroponics Vertical growing we definitely would Love to have your feedback I have a Subscriber uh John Lord he's been very Helpful sending me a lot of emails and
He's been sending some ideals here Lately and again I welcome any of your Feedback if you've had any of these Experiences growing this now I also want To briefly discuss Community I Constantly receive emails from people Asking how to find like-minded Preppers In their Community we inherently know That we're stronger together and you may Remember the old European folk story in Which uh some hungry strangers convince The people of the talent to each share a Small amount of their food whether it's A carrot a potato or a little meat and So on in order to make a meal that Everyone enjoys and the moral of the Story is that sharing is important Because like it or not we have to Function as a community and I want to Help you build that Community my goal is To have a community that can bring each Of individual can bring their knowledge And expertise to the table so that we Can all learn from one another and again I can't emphasize this enough I there's So many things that I just don't know That I'm learning and I realize that I'm Going to need individuals like you to Help me grow to that next level as a Prepper and we've been working on a Project that will hopefully be rolling Out soon I won't give away all the Details but I think next month we're Going to begin to introduce on the
Channel we'll begin to get a little more Specific as we roll it out and the goal Is to help build community Um just I met with one of the team Members this morning talking about the Project We're doing a lot right now behind the Scenes and I've been putting a lot of Time and energy into it I've We've got a lot of videos lined up this Month we got everything line uh prepared But I'm gonna have to focus on that a Lot more behind the scenes over the next Few weeks to get it up and running so That it's ready but suffice it to say That we've been putting a lot of time And resources Um a lot of man hours for several months Now we're finally close to getting that Launch so I would encourage you to Definitely stick around watch the Channels carefully or rather watch the Channel carefully over the next few Months as we're going to be making Announcements uh because I hope you know This is something that you're going to Want in helping you on your own path of The preparedness so here's my parting Word of encouragement to you don't get Overwhelmed by the bad news but I would Encourage you to find practical things That you can do you can scour this Channel internet other channels for Project that maybe suits your specific
Needs find a better way to store or use Your preps or you can go after a skill That you can learn or a fitness program That you can start following Spring it sprung and it's time for us to Really roll up our sleeves and to get to The work of preparing for the inevitable Winter in the future so look all that to Say to you that if I'm being honest I Could rest on my preps but I feel an Obligation to you my family and myself And I feel that it's important for me to Push through the discomfort the anxiety The fear of change or confidence that I've done all I can there's always more That I can do there's always more that You can do so I hope this at least gives You kind of an insight into what's going On behind the scenes here there's a lot That we're actively working on uh There's a lot that I've been diverting Attention to over the last few weeks and Over the next few weeks I will be as Well As I'm trying to prepare and roll out The next iteration of tools to help you So again I'd always welcome your Feedback your comments anything that you Can share with the community please feel Free to do that below as always stay Safe out there
