Several readers mentioned this article about a stranded couple out in the Owyhee country: Search continues for missing Canadian man. Reader R.B.S. had these comments: “Tonight’s local newscast (Boise) had some good news for this lady. Finally located after several weeks. She survived with some rationed granola and water from a nearby stream. Sadly, I fear the husband did not fare so well on his own, having set out to find a nearby road to get help. This part of the world is rugged and unforgiving especially to those unfamiliar with its rapidly changing weather conditions and geography. Hopefully someone will learn something from their survival experiences unfolding in this news story.” JWR Adds: For readers not familiar with the ION region: it is truly one of the most remote regions in the Lower 48 States. FWIW, the town of Jarbidge is on my list of potential retreat locales. For further insight on the region, read the book Outlaw, a biography of the notorious outlaw trapper Claude Dallas.
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Sunspots more active than for 8,000 years. Are you ready for a major coronal mass ejection (CME) event? That could drop the power grids for an extended period. Live self-sufficiently. Stock up. Shield your spare radios in Faraday cans. Buy a spare charge controller for your alternative energy system, and store is shielded , too!
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I just heard that after a long delay, Camping Survival received another small shipment of canned butter, from New Zealand. Stock up, before it sells out!
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