If you are one of our “weekdays-only ” blog readers, then you might have missed the announcement of the 27 writing contest prize winners, that I posted on Sunday. — Today we present a book review that was guest-written by K.C., the proprietor of Kit Carson Enterprises, in Vermont.
Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios by Lisa Bedford. New York: Harper Collins, March, 2012. 310 pages. Frustrating hours of planning, organizing and packing epitomize the average harried mother’s week prior to departing on the annual frenzied “fun” family summer vacation!” If these simple family activities create the havoc we have all experienced, what challenges face the same average mom while sorting through mountains of available information on family preparedness? Our nation reels from news reports of hurricanes, earthquakes, skyrocketing unemployment and increasing violence in the Middle East. Where does this overwhelmed mother, …
I don’t recall when I first started carrying a pocket knife, but I’m pretty sure it was back in the 3rd or 4th grade. And, yes, back in those days, a kid could carry a pocket knife to school – and the police weren’t called, nor were you suspended. Almost everyone carried a pocket knife back then – my how the times have changed. These days, most schools have a zero tolerance for any sort of “weapon” on school grounds – heck, some kids have been suspended or expelled from school for simply drawing a picture of a knife or a gun. …
Mr. Rawles, Can you provide more detailed information on what you believe will happen East of the Mississippi River in and around major population centers in the event of a collapse. You briefly addressed this when you were interviewed by Michael Ruppert in his Collapsenet podcast program last year. Most of the population simply can’t relocate to the Western mountain states much less realistically get out of debt. As I believe it was stated on your web site some years ago it will be a “Come as you are collapse” and that is what we all will get. I’m perhaps …
James, There is much conversation about the desirability of moving to a rural retreat location. Much has been written on your site about moving to moving to the American Redoubt. But how many people really consider the drastic changes in their lifestyle when moving out of the city to a rural location? Consider one drastic change: fire protection. People living in cities with asphalt streets, fire hydrants, professionally staffed fire stations, and minimal response times may not understand the change to living in a rural area with fire protection offered by volunteer departments. I have lived in rural areas for …
Notutopia’s Creamy Mushroom Soup From Storage Foods 1-1/2 cups dried mushrooms 2 cups hot beef bouillon, make it from powdered or cubed bouillon 4 cups milk, made from powdered milk 6 tbsp. flour, all purpose 1/2 cup dried onions 1/4 cup margarine, or powdered butter 1 tsp. kosher salt Parsley flakes for garnish Directions: Sauté mushrooms and onions in margarine in a heavy saucepan for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine bouillon, milk, salt, and flour. Blend until smooth. Add to sautéed mushrooms and onions. Cook over low heat until the mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Garnish with parsley. …
Debasement and Debt Monetization are the last refuges of modern-day profligate spending governments: Geithner sees cash in coins’ metal. I’ve been warning about the composition change in nickels for three years. I hope that you have been methodically building your stack during this time. Once he composition changes, you will have to start sorting nickels. But for now, you can stack ammo cans or boxes full of rolls, painlessly. New in the Nerd World: Societal collapse as a marketing angle. (Thanks to PNG for the link.) Who Are the Nation’s Biggest Suckers? Lottery Players. (As the Late Memsahib was fond …
I’ve recently had two consulting clients in the southeastern U.S. who’ve each lost thousands of dollars worth of canned freeze-dried and dehydrated foods to rusted-through cans, after three years and five years of storage, respectively, of unattended storage. You can spare yourself the same heartbreak by using moisture-resistant can repacking kits from RepackBox.com. These cleverly-designed re-packing box kits are designed to tremendously extend the shelf life of storage food in sealed #10 steel cans. (The kits come complete with plastic bags, silica gel desiccant packets, cable ties, cardboard boxes, and even a marker and packing tape. And since each box …
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