Have you asked yourself these questions lately?

1. Can I really provide security for my family if there is a major event?
2. Can I truly secure my home as a Bug-in-Location against potential intrusion?
3. Does my family have the skills to grow our own foods to replace what we have stored after we have consumed it?
4. Do we really have the other skills and knowledge to survive post-event?
5. Is my family really ready for this level of emergency?
6. Would it make more sense to affiliate with a group of similar-minded folks who are organized and prepared for such an event? Is there safety in numbers? Are there skills in numbers?

We are an 11-family prepper retreat located in central North Carolina near Virginia. Our membership comes from Northern Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.  We don’t live there–we just prepare it for the day we know we will have to occupy it.

The retreat has a deep well, a pond and a fast flowing creek surrounded by many acres of state protected hunting land. Deer, wild turkey and rabbit are abundant.

We all believe that there is safety in numbers and skills in those numbers as well. We feel it is more critical to store and prepare together than risk an isolated effort. We believe there is a strong likelihood that a major event will occur within the next calendar year or two and value our families’ safety enough to collaborate in preparing for that event. .

I am a Vietnam Vet who served with an infantry unit (173rd Airborne) 1969-70 as part of five years in the US Army. I have organized a retreat community made up of a retired Special Forces officer, several retired naval officers, several former Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine vets.

The retreat includes a medical clinic with a doctor, a physician’s assistant, two RNs, chiropractor, and a pharmacist. The members also include two electrical engineers, two mechanical engineers, a mechanic, a teacher, security systems company owner, a homesteader and trained beekeeper, a couple of tournament shooters and one tournament fisherman. Additional members include a seamstress, construction carpenter, a pilot and IT and systems expert. We have formed teams to address solar power, water/wind power, hunting, food preparation, water purification, recycling, gardening, orchard management, hygiene, armorer, weapons instructor, herbalist, etc. We have six major teams with team captains. We hold two-day Skills Development and Retreat Building Workshops one weekend a month. These workshops include working on developing the retreat as well as developing our skill sets. We have taken several of our members to other homesteading skill training programs in other parts of the state to improve homesteading skills. Some have taken the tactical combat arms workshops.

I have spoken and will speak several times this year on retreat management. We have a 360+ page operations to support our members. Part of the ops manual is a 60-page security section that has been reviewed and critiqued by several retired Special Forces officers and a current security systems expert.

Our own training topics have included basic handguns, rifle and shotgun use, foot patrolling techniques, gardening, food packaging, alternative energy devices, herbs and homeopathy, sanitation, solar energy, small unit patrol techniques, reloading, and survival skills, etc. We have 8 accommodation cabins, eight RV spaces, a medical clinic, laundry room, well house, a 4-room bath house, well house, community center, provisions storage area, kitchen and commo room. We have solar energy, solar backup generators for water pumps, propane supply and wood burning as well. We have prepared for EMP with multiple precautions to include nesting in Faraday Cages.

We also have our own communications equipment to “stay connected.” Five of our members have successfully completed the Ham Tech License test and two have completed their General license..  We have stored our electronics in Faraday Cages for EMP protection.

The governance bodies are:  an Ops Leader, Assistant Ops Leader, a 5-person Planning Council and a Community Council made up of members. We periodically meet via WebEx in a virtual online meeting. All families are required to meet once a month at the retreat for discussion, decision-making, team meetings and work details.

Our members rent space (RV space or cabins) and share in the development of the community through their work. The rent is nominal based on size of the cabin or RV. Our members can also use the property for R&R to enjoy hunting, fishing, relaxing as we are surrounded by a large area with plentiful game. We do have a one-time membership fee that is non-refundable. We now have two cabins available.

We are looking for the following skills: plumber, former military ideally with actual combat experience, Ham operator (experienced to help set up communications network), aquaponics, welder, electrician, farmer or serious food grower, or combat engineer-type. We also prefer families with older teens able to help with security. We are looking for able-bodied folks to help with physical requirements of post-event such as patrolling, gardening, wood gathering, etc.

Prospective members go through a vetting process that includes email interviews, telephone interviews, face-to-face interviews, and a background and criminal check. Each candidate family must have 9 months of food provisions at 2400 calories per day per person with at least a 25% fat content (67g per day). We also have ammo and weapon requirements that if you do not have now could be near impossible to fill in short order due to the availability issues of both.

We are principally Christian but will consider all religions. If you have been prepping for a while and want to affiliate with a like-minded group in North Carolina to join for safety and skill development, then ask for an application.

The retreat has a full-time grounds keeper and a full-time caretaker for maintenance and security.

Contact sgtprepper2 [at] gmail [dot] com if you want an application and list of further requirements. We are preppers–not food hoarders. We are serious—are you?  Think about the advantages of a well-organized group when it comes to the safety and welfare of your loved ones.

Here is a description of the group:

Have you asked yourself these questions?
1. Can I really provide security for my family if there is a major event?
2. Can I truly secure my home as a Bug-in-Location?
3. If I have a Bug-Out Location, do I have enough folks to provide 24/7 security for various entry points
4. Does my family have the skills to grow our own foods to replace what we have stored?
5. Do we really have the other skills and knowledge to survive post-event?
6. How will I know what is going on with other clusters or groups of survivors to know when things are ok or at a point that I can leave my Bug-in or Bug-Out Location?
7. How bad could things get when food runs out and societal order dissolves?
8. Is my family really ready?
9. Would it make more sense to affiliate with a group of similar-minded folks who are prepared for such an event? Is there safety in numbers? Are there skills in numbers?

We are an 11-family prepper retreat located in North Carolina near the VA state line. Our membership comes from Northern Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The retreat has a deep well, a pond and a fast flowing creek surrounded by many acres of state protected hunting land. Deer, wild turkey and rabbit are abundant. We all believe that there is safety in numbers and skills in those numbers as well. There are many “Hoard and Pray” preppers but we are the “Hoard and Act” types. We believe there is a strong likelihood that a major event will occur within the next calendar year or two.

I am a Vietnam Vet who served with an infantry unit (173rd Airborne) 1969-70 as part of five years in the US Army. I have organized a retreat community made up of retired Special Forces officers, several former Army, Navy and Marine vets. The retreat includes a clinic with a doctor, a physician’s assistant, two RNs, chiropractor, and a pharmacist. The members also include two electrical engineers, two mechanical engineers, a couple mechanics, a teacher, security systems company owner, a homesteader and beekeeper, a couple of tournament shooters and one tournament fisherman. Additional members include a seamstress, construction carpenter, and IT and systems expert. We have formed teams to address solar power, water/wind power, hunting, food preparation, water purification, recycling, gardening, orchard management, hygiene, armorer, weapons instructor, herbalist, etc. We have six major teams with team captains. Each team has job descriptions and goals with deadlines. We have held two-day Skills Development Workshops on a weekend once a month. We have taken several of our members to other homesteading skill training programs in other parts of the state.

I have spoken and will speak several times this year on retreat management. We have a 350-page operations manual and a website to support our members. Part of the ops manual is a 60-page security section that has been reviewed and critiqued by several retired Special Forces officers and a current security systems expert (former Army).

Our own training topics have included basic handguns, rifle and shotgun use, gardening, food packaging, alternative energy devices, herbs and homeopathy, sanitation, solar energy, small unit patrol techniques, reloading, and survival skills, etc. We have 8 accommodation cabins, a half dozen RV spaces, a medical clinic, laundry room, well house, a bath house, well house, community center, provisions storage area, ammo storage, kitchen and commo room. We have solar energy, solar backup generators for water pumps, propane supply and wood burning as well. We have prepared for EMP with multiple precautions.

We also have our own communications equipment to “stay connected.” Several of our members have taken the Ham Tech License test and several are scheduled.

The governance bodies are: an Ops Leader, Assistant Ops Leader, a 3-person Planning Council and a Community Council made up of members. We periodically meet via WebEx in a virtual meeting and meet each month as part of our “Sweat Equity Weekend” when we gather to work and plan. All families are required to meet once a month at the retreat for discussion, decision making, team meetings and work details.

Our members rent space (RV space or cabins) and share in the development of the community through their work. Our members can also use the property for R&R to enjoy hunting, fishing, relaxing. We do have a one-time membership fee that is non-refundable. We currently have two cabins available.

We are looking for the following skills: plumber, former military with actual combat experience versus rear echelon support MOS, Ham operator (experienced), aquaponics, electrician, farmer or serious food grower, or combat engineer-type.

Prospective members go through a vetting process that includes email interviews, telephone interviews, face-to-face interviews, and a background and criminal check. Each candidate family must possess 9 months of food provisions at 2400 calories per day per person with at least a 25% fat content. We also have ammo and weapon requirements that if you do not have now could be near impossible to fill in short order due to the availability issues of both.

If you are just getting into prepping, this is not your group as we are more advanced and further along. However, if you have been prepping for a while and want to locate a like-minded group in the Carolinas or near Virginia to join for safety and skill development, then request an application.

The retreat has a full-time grounds keeper and a full-time caretaker for maintenance and security.

Contact sgtprepper2 [at] gmail [dot] com if you want an application and list of further requirements. We are preppers–not food hoarders. We are serious—are you?

We have a retreat of 12 families and are looking for a caretaker or caretaker family. We are looking for specific and complimentary skills.

We are  located in North Carolina near the VA state line. The retreat has a deep well,a pond and a fast flowing creek surrounded by many acres of state protected hunting land. Deer, turkey and rabbit are abundant. We all believe that there is safety in numbers and skills in those numbers as well.

We have a pond and creek and are pretty well ready for any emergency to include EMP or financial meltdown. I am a Vietnam Vet who served with an infantry unit 1969-70 as part of five years in the US Army. I have organized a retreat made up of several retired Special Forces officers, a several former Army, Navy and Marine vets. The retreat has a full-time caretaker and a handyman. The retreat includes a clinic with a doctor, a physician’s assistant, chiropractor, and a pharmacist. The members also include two electrical engineers, two mechanical engineers, a couple mechanics, security systems expert, police officer, a homesteader and beekeeper, a couple tournament shooters and one tournament fisherman. Additional members include a seamstress, carpenter, IT and systems expert, homeopathy and herbalist, and animal husbandry expert. The adults and their teen kids form teams (solar power, water/wind power, hunting, water purification, recycling, gardening, orchard, hygiene, armorer, weapons instructor, herbalist, etc.). There are six Group Captains that manage the Teams Leads. Each team has job descriptions and goals with deadlines. There is an apprenticeship program for the teens. There is a two-day Skills Development Workshop held on a weekend once a month. We have taken several of our members to other homesteading skill training programs in other parts of the state. Our own training topics have included basic handguns, rifle and shotgun use, gardening, food packaging, alternative energy devices,herbs and homeopathy, sanitation, solar energy, small unit patrol techniques, reloading, and survival skills, etc. The compound has 8 accommodation cabins, a half dozen RV spaces, a medical clinic, laundry room, well house, a bath house, community center, provisions storage area, kitchen and commo room.

The retreat has completed over 320 pages of a seven chapter operations manual. The governance bodies are: an Ops Leader, Assistant Ops Leader, a 4-person Planning Council and a Community Council made up of the Group Captains as representatives. Our Planning Council meets online every other week.

We are searching for folks with skills to compliment ours who are healthy and have been prepping for a while and have their food provisions (six months) ready.

Are you looking to join a retreat? We have a vetting process that involves phone interviews, a face-to-face and a background check. Contact sgtprepper2 (at) gmail (dot) com.