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Texas Doesn’t Have One Disaster Season. It Has Four.
How to build a prepping plan that actually matches where you live
Jul 6
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
June 2026
Everyone Preps for the Disaster. Nobody Preps for the Week After.
The grid will fail again. Your family shouldn't.
Jun 24
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
Grey Man Isn’t a Costume. It’s a Discipline.
What 25 years in uniform and a lifetime in martial arts taught me about going unnoticed
Jun 19
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
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Decision-Making in High-Pressure Situations
Don't let paralysis by analysis get you killed!
Jun 10
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
Short and Long-Term Water Storage
“Do the work before you need it”
Jun 7
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
May 2026
The “90% of fights go to the ground” narrative is one of the most successful marketing myths in martial arts history.
"The myth that's getting people hurt"
May 25
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
The First-Aid Kit Most Families Own Won't Save a Life
What 25 years in uniform taught me about the gap between a Band-Aid box and a real trauma kit
May 18
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
In February 2021, Half of Texas Lost Water
What that Winter Storm taught me about keeping clean water in the house
May 12
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
Your Bug-Out Bag Probably Won’t Save You. Here’s the Fix.
After 25 years in the Army and three combat tours in Iraq, I’ve packed a lot of bags. Most bug-out bags have the same fatal mistakes — and tornado…
May 6
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
April 2026
The Rule of Three:
My Simple Philosophy on Staying Safe
Apr 28
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
Why I Built The Protector Project: A Lesson from Iraq
Or how did I get started with Preparedness?
Apr 23
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Prepared Pen Press - Jim Mahan
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