Day: March 5, 2014

Notes From HJL:

The secession movement in the U.S. is still running strong, but just not how people thought it was going to run. There are several areas of the U.S. that feel they are not represented by their state legislators very well. It’s not so much a conservative versus liberal conflict as much as a rural versus urban battle. Gun control laws seem to be at the heart of the issue, but there is more. The New USA? Secession Movement Gains Steam – US – CBN News o o o Today we present another entry for Round 51 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction …


Prepping For The Kingdom: A Spiritual Perspective Of The Coming Collapse, by J.L.

Regardless of your eschatological views, you can be sure of one thing. When people unexpectedly fall on hard times, many an agnostic-in-practice suddenly become spiritual. It is known that the two places where prayers are most commonly offered are church pews and the back of a police cruiser. Humans return to their Creator in their time of need, as demonstrated time and time again in the Old Testament. Israel returned to obeying God after they encountered judgment for their disobedience and foolishness. Americans are no different. During the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, churches were flooded by individuals looking for …


Two Letters Re: Prepper Primer For Your Non-prepper Loved Ones, by T.S. – Part 4

I have to disagree with T.S.’ conclusion where Ham radios are concerned. The days of 40-pound or more base station radios is long gone. Even the backpack type radios from the Korean and Vietnam era that many preppers seem to be so fond of are large, bulky, and inefficient by today’s standards. There are many lightweight, portable solutions beyond that of the typical HT (handi-talkie). Take the Yaesu FT817ND, for example;it has multiple power options, is super lightweight, can easily fit into a cargo pocket and doubles as a general coverage/shorthand receiver. If someone is versed in Morse Code the …


Letter Re: Random Thoughts On Prepping

I really enjoyed the article “Random Thoughts on Prepping, by Stymie.” I want to thank him for writing that article for the blog. For a long time, I’ve also questioned the thinking that the golden horde would migrate to places like Idaho. I keep telling myself that better minds than mine have come to that conclusion, but I still can’t quite buy it. I’ve been thinking long and hard about the issue of establishing a truly remote homestead as a prepping strategy. We bought property in the Sierras, in Northern California, above the snow line. I kind of question how …


Letter Re: Econ 101 for Open Eyes

First I want to thank Little Fish for offering more explanation to readers on economics and finance. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the questions and concerns in this post in hopes of providing clarity on the IRA LLC concept and our company.   We at Perpetual Assets are staunch free market capitalists.  We do not like to be handcuffed and would never require anyone to purchase metals from our company. Most of our clients do because we have earned their trust, are competitively priced, executed their IRA LLC conversion perfectly, and provided excellent service along the way. In …


Economics and Investing:

As Bank Deaths Continue to Shock, Documents Reveal JPMorgan Has Been Patenting Death Derivatives– Diana Items from The Economatrix: Stocks Around The World Get Slammed: Here’s What You Need To Know Video: Eric Sprott on Ukraine Russia War: Capital Controls, Bank Runs, Gold and Silver Forecast Gold ends over 2% higher as Ukraine tensions spike Oil prices spike on Russia sanctions fears Ukraine crisis: 5 financial, economic effects


Odds ‘n Sods:

An anonymous reader sent in a list of ammunition makers that are based out of Ukraine and will probably see shortages or shipping delays due to the current crisis: Wolf/WPA/UCW ,Tulammo,Red Army/RASU,Brown Bear, Herters, MFS Ammunition, Russian 223 Note: SurvivalBlog has not confirmed that there are any interruptions in the supply of any of these brands. We are not even sure that all of these brands have origination points within Ukraine. o o o Krayton Kerns on Ukraine/USA: Sit o o o A roughly 25-minute audio interview with Dr. Paul Craig Roberts worth listening to on Ukraine: Ukraine rightest are …