“Nothing is left, nothing, for future times To add to the full catalogue of crimes; The baffled sons must feel the same desires, And act the same mad follies as their sires. Vice has attained its zenith.” – Juvenal, Satires 1. (As quoted in The Treasury of David: Spurgeon’s Classic Work on the Psalms p. 14.)
Today we present a guest article by Todd X., the Editor of the new PrepperWebsite.com.
I still remember the conversation. I was a freshman in high school, but I had the idea of taking auto mechanics during summer school. Dad told me that he would always pay for me to take a class because in the end, knowledge can never be taken away from you. I didn’t take the class. I can’t remember why. But his statement and philosophy has stayed with me forever. Although it sounds cheesy, I consider myself a lifelong learner. So, when I entered the world of prepping, I combined my love of learning with what I know of technology and …
James Wesley: I agree wholeheartedly with your recommendation to seek affordable training through the Appleseed program. My wife and I were privileged to participate in the Appleseed event presented at the NRA Whittington Center a couple of years ago, and found it to be excellent marksmanship and safety training as well as a wonderful historical learning experience. At the end of the program, the range master told the story of a “dangerous old man” in the Revolution, and presented Rifleman patches to me and another “seasoned citizen”. One of the many Boy Scouts in attendance blurted out: “Wow, look, two …
Mr. Rawles, Thank you for your blog site. Sorry to add to the “snowball” burden but when building a library make sure the paper used is not acid-based or in a few years it will all turn to dust. Use alkaline paper or “Archival” paper only. This will make the information available for many generations. See the Wikipedia article discussing the matter. Numerous companies sell their alkaline and archival paper on-line and it is available in larger office stores. Also a chemical test pen is available that will test whether a given sheet of paper is acid or alkaline is …
More Friday FDIC Follies: Regulators close small banks in Iowa, Louisiana for total of 90 bank failures in 2011 Debt Crisis Contagion: The Euro Zone’s Deadly Domino Effect It’s All About Gold Now How Can The America People Ever Trust Congress Again After Learning Of The Rampant Insider Trading That Has Been Going On? Items from The Economatrix: Real Estate: Why Home Prices Won’t Bottom Out Paul Drockton: MF Global and Derivatives Disinformation Student Loan Default Rates Surging Largely Due to For-Profit College Expansion Foreclosure Crisis Only Halfway Over
My old friend Rob L. wrote to mention: “A reminder to pass on to your readers in the U.S. that they only have about six weeks left to purchase Primatene Mist Inhaler(s) over the counter. After December 31, 2011 they will no longer be sold [even with a prescription.] As most of you know, this is an Epinephrine inhaler and can be used for any type of anaphylaxis. Cost is around $21.” JWR Adds: Other inhalers still on the market will require a prescription. Am I now to feel safer on January 1st, knowing that there is an infinitesimally smaller …
“First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers.” – Romans 1:8-9 (KJV)
Today we present another entry for Round 37 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and B.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $300 value.) C.) A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $275 value), D.) A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo, and E.) …
My wife and I have just recently started prepping (about a year now) and were amazed to find out how little we knew, in regards to living a self sustaining lifestyle/homesteading. We had recently moved from our big house in the suburbs where farm animals weren’t allowed, to a secluded 5 acre parcel just outside of a small rural town. We, in this troubled time are in the midst of trying to build a cabin (cash as we go) while preparing for The End Of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI). We started storing food while learning to garden …
Hi, Jim, I had a very interesting conversation earlier this week in which I learned that Arizona emergency planners are no longer planning any type of evacuation for the city of Phoenix. It is simply an impossible task. Where on earth do you put some four million people (greater Phoenix area population) and how do you get them there? I wonder what other cities/municipalities have officials who have made the same decision? It would behoove all survival minded people to take a very hard and honest look at their own cities and towns and put themselves in the place of …
Jim: As a CPR/First Aid instructor, I’d like to comment on the recent article: First Aid: From Sprained Ankles to Gunshot Wounds, by Big Country. As an “EMT in training” Big County made a few mistakes in his article. He uses the old mnemonic ABCs for CPR and first aid care, this is an older guideline that was updated in October of 2010 by The International Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). In collaboration with the AHA, ILCOR produced the first International CPR Guidelines in 2000 and an International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations in 2005. Once again, …
G.G. flagged this: The next financial crisis will be hellish, and it’s on its way More from the GEAB think tank: Global Systemic Crisis: 30,000 billion US dollars in ghost assets will disappear by early 2013 U.S. Banks Face Serious Risk From Europe: Fitch. (Thanks to AmEx for the link.) Kyle Bass Un-Edited: “Buying Gold Is Just Buying A Put Against The Idiocy Of The Political Cycle. It’s That Simple!” (At 20:50 into this fascinating interview, Bass answers the question: “Why guns and gold?” Items from The Economatrix: Is Gold Headed to $2,200? European Debt Crisis: You Haven’t Seen Anything …
Thankfully, a swift retraction, after public outcry: Shooters Heard: Interior Will Not Ban Target Practice. (A hat tip to Lee M. for the link.) o o o Jan S. recommended some interesting commentary on Smart Meters. o o o And speaking of privacy risks, reader F.S. mentioned that all Android phones have a root kit called Carrier iQ that allows all functions to be logged without user knowledge. It can be used as a key logger, location log, app use log, etc… He sent links to a short summary analysis and a full article that describes this huge …
“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the …