Year: 2012

Announcing C.R.O.S.S.: A Unique Missionary Outreach to South Sudan, by Micah Wood

SurvivalBlog readers and brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, Greetings! My wife, Dania, has always desired in her heart to be a missionary. Until recently, I did not. Yet here I find myself publicly announcing to the readers of SurvivalBlog that God has sovereignly led us down a path, which clearly points to us becoming full time missionaries for our Lord Jesus Christ, in South Sudan. Growing up, Dania read many of the famous missionary stories and felt God would likely lead her to the mission field one day too. Me? I didn’t read many of the missionary …


A Legal Review of Secession, 150 Years Later, by Attorney Terry E. Hogwood

Introduction The Civil War [aka War Between The States] (or The War of Northern Aggression, depending on your personal view) ended in 1865. However, the legality of secession by the Southern States simply will not die 150 years after Texas formally seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. As late as May, 2011, secession by part of the State of Arizona from the rest of the State is being proposed. Secession is often bandied about by politicians on both sides of the spectrum but do any of its proponents really understand what secession, from a legal …


Letter Re: Natural Gas Explosion in Indianapolis

Just writing in for the first time to bring an interesting incident to the forefront of the readers minds. It’s been lost in the national news since it happened . Saturday night, November 10, 2012 at just past 11 p.m. an explosion rocked a south Indianapolis neighborhood. Officials immediately cordoned off the neighborhood and started doing sweeps of the debris looking for survivors. In all four houses were totally destroyed, two were wiped to the foundations. Several surrounding homes were damaged beyond repair and 80 homes were damaged. The scene looked like a war zone with the look of a …


Economics and Investing:

Jim T. spotted this over at Zero Hedge: Q2 Total Gross Notional Derivatives Outstanding: $639 Trillion. (Don’t miss reading the comments.) O.T. sent: Regulators Destroying Your Home Appliances Peter Schiff: Thanks To Federal Reserve Policies Like QE3; We’re All Scr%#ed Items from The Economatrix: Gold And Silver Prices Set To Explode Obama Win Means Big Inflation Is Coming, Investor Refuge In Gold And Silver US To Become Largest Oil Producer, Energy Independent


Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader Tony S. spotted this: 100 Free Survival Downloads    o o o F.J. liked this: Hinged Canvas Hides Your Alarm Panel [or other items]    o o o Regular content contributor F.G. sent: Drifting Fish Farm Yields First Harvest in US Waters    o o o Dulce et decorum est: Chicago’s gun buyback helps group pay for youth shooting camp. (Thanks to Janet U. for the link.)    o o o Huelga! Transport chaos across Europe as millions take to streets in austerity protest and police fire rubber bullets at rioters


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“We have reclaimed our permanent home given to us by God as our birthright. Never again shall South Sudanese be oppressed for their political beliefs. Never again shall our people be discriminated [against] on account of race or religion. Never again shall we roam the world as sojourners and refugees.” – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan


Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 43 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) A gift certificate worth $1,000, courtesy of Spec Ops Brand, B.) 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 C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 gift certificate from CJL Enterprize, for any …


More Tips on Prepping on a Budget, by S.T.

How do you manage the extra expense of prepping when you are already cash strapped? After all, it is like buying for two households. When you are cost conscious you are able to purchase more. I am going to share my experience with you. I am a single Mom of three and started prepping about a year ago. I would clip coupons and pick up extra cans of veggies a couple of times a month. When I started looking a sites on the internet that listed all the items to have on hand, I became concerned that my cans of …


Letter Re: Armageddon Medicine Seminar AAR

Hello Jim, I wanted to pass on an after action report (AAR) of our experience at Doc Cindy’s Armageddon Medicine “102” class, this past weekend. This class differed from classes we had taken from other Doctors/trainers in the past as it dealt with what to do with sick people rather than a class that focused on trauma treatment. I assume that Cindy’s 101 class dealt with those issues. The mix of the students contained a dentist, a doctor, 2 nurses, a civil engineer, a biochemist, several business people, a gal from Canada, a Federal Emergency Responder, a very bright, well-trained …


Economics and Investing:

Marc Faber: Market To Drop 20% Now, 50% Later, Complete Global Societal Collapse In Five Years “NO BID” Threat Looming: When The Computers Stop Trading…Any Tradable Funds May Drop To Zero! [JWR Adds: An old Austrian School of Economics saying is: “There are buyers and sellers in every market”–but in a market where nearly all the trading is program trading, this may no longer hold true.] Moody’s says would maintain US rating, outlook in event of fiscal cliff, await further cues Items from The Economatrix: What Is The Fiscal Cliff? CBO:  “Fiscal Cliff” Could Trigger Recession Ron Paul:  “We’re So …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Rockaway, Queens: “Like a Scene From an End of the World Movie”    o o o Over at the Silver Vigilante web site: Looper: A Small Portrait of Silver    o o o USA Today recently published an article that briefly quoted me: For ‘preppers,’ every day could be doomsday    o o o Wal-Mart has posted their Black Friday sale ads and they included a Savage 12 gauge pump-action riotgun at only $169. Needless to say, not all stores will carry these, and some Wal-Marts in the big cities don’t carry any guns. I expect an early sellout, despite …



Notes from JWR:

Now in hardback! The First Revised Edition of Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse will be released in hardback on December 4th, 2012. (Although that date may be moved up to the third week of November, depending on the printing schedule.) This will be the first time that the book has ever been printed with a cloth binding. I’ve updated the novel slightly to remove some lingering temporal incongruities that had built up in the course of previous editions. I’ve also added a new introduction. As with the later paperback editions, it will include a glossary and …


Never Let Your Guard Down: Adventures in the City, by B.D.

The rustling came again from the back of the shotgun-style apartment. Was it squirrels? We had a few of the little gray buggers living in the trees around us and they made quite a racket. I assured my wife via text that a squirrel wouldn’t come through our window screens. She got up and looked into our bedroom just to make sure and saw a head and back sticking through about half way onto our bed. Letting out a blood curdling yell, she screamed and ran towards the window as the perp backpedaled out and ran off down the alley. …


Letter Re: The Core Kit: First Aid and Beyond

Dear Mr. Rawles, As a pharmacist of more years than I like to admit, I would like to make a few comments and additions regarding Jason J.’s recent excellent post on “The Core Kit – First Aid and Beyond”. First, I must thank Jason for his time, knowledge, and insight, as well as for his service to our country. His sense of humor was well-received as well! My comments are minor, but may clarify/enhance an issue or two. First, as Jason suggests, it is wise to follow “Universal Precautions” whenever you are dealing with the blood or bodily fluids of …