Day: March 23, 2014

Notes from HJL:

We are ready to start looking for a new Product Review Editor. Applicants must have an extensive background of varied experience in working with survival-related products, as well as have writing and editing experience. The ability to provide interesting, personal anecdotal stories relating to use of guns, knives, paracord, water storage, food preservation, and other survival-related items make the reviews interesting and is a much-valued attribute. Products will be sent to the applicant with the expectation of written reviews. Most products must be returned to the manufacturer or sales person who sent them in for review. This editor position pays …


What the Locals Really Think, by Gonzo

A lot of us, in the prepper community, are eager to get out of town, establish ourselves in the redoubt, and hunker down for the coming storm. Too often we put little thought in how the locals will receive us upon our arrival. Everyone knows that being integrated with your new neighborhood is important, but how you go about this integration can be the make or break point of your preps. As an educational guide, I offer the following conversation that occurred between my cousin and I over chat recently. First, here’s a little background on my cousin. He is …


Letter Re: Dual Ring Village

Regarding the comments on the Dual Ring Village. Thank you for the comments and criticisms. Objections noted: Monolithic structures susceptible to urban fires. Fire breaks missing. Obsolete fixed fortification. Susceptible to bombardment, siege. These may be true. However, the outstanding features and functions of a dual ring village are not constrained to that of a defensive fortification against a military force. Engineering benefits The curved walls are self supporting, stronger than equivalent flat walls, and thus outperform rectilinear structures of the equivalent volume and surface area. The dividing walls further strengthen the inner and outer curved walls. The enclosed spaces …


Economics and Investing:

Best & Worst States to be a Taxpayer – SDS o o o Quantitative Easing has been the fuel for rising inequality and welfare for the modern Gilded Age: President Fisher from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas mentions QE’s gift to the rich. Items from The Economatrix: The Federal Reserve Seems Quite Serious About Tapering – So What Comes Next? Jim Sinclair: Russia Could Cause Gold To Hit $2000 In 2014 Fleckenstein – The Fantasy Is Alive & Well But The End Is Near Do Not Make Fun Of Those That Have Fallen Out Of The Middle Class – …


Odds ‘n Sods:

From the Police State: Man receives felony after speaking too long at town hall meeting – H.L. o o o If you are planning on travelling to Russia, you may want to bring cash: Credit Cards Frozen at Sanctioned Russian Banks – B.R. o o o A disease flare up in Africa has an almost 50% fatality rate: 29 dead from viral hemorrhagic fever. – G.P. o o o It seems to me we have been here before… Could the U.S. Face a Cruise Missile Threat from the Gulf of Mexico? o o o More proof that reading government websites …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter 1:13-16 (KJV)