Day: February 3, 2015

Notes for Tuesday – February 03, 2015

Ready Made Resources has a new shipment of LP powered, 19 Cubic Foot refrigerators that will run for about 13 weeks on just a 100lb propane cylinder. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 57 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), 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.) …


Bartering for a Living, by J.J.

Just as we will need people with blue-collar skills, like farmers, carpenters, mechanics, welders, and so forth, society will also need entrepreneurs who have the inventory and negotiating skills required to open stores and to restart local economies in the event of an economic collapse. In such times, it will be mutually beneficial for a farmer to let the local trading post sell his produce as a middle man while he is working the farm rather than spending precious hours each day trying to sell that produce himself. Most preparedness articles talk about the importance of having extra items on …


Two Letters Re: The Weakness in Your Defense Plans

HJL, I want to say thank you to T.S. Your article helped reinforce the attitude I had to re-condition myself and the way I see and think. I completely understand because that is precisely what I had to do when I finally purchased a gun. That was five years ago. Further back in time (I am in my 50’s now), I worked in a retail store that sold pellet handguns. Once, alone in the back stock room I took one out of the box. The feel of the gun, the weight, and that sense of power was kind of exciting. …



Economics and Investing:

‘Secret’ Gold Repatriation: The Banksters’ Newest Bullion Scam o o o Interview: The Quickening with Jim Willie o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Which Central Bank Will Shock Markets Next? Will Gold Ever Top $1,300 Again? – Just had to include this article.. The entire premise of this article is based around a recovery that is largely an illusion and that the U.S. can sustain interest rate hikes. How Americans Are Spending Their Windfall From Cheap Gas- Kind of sad.. Obama’s $4 Trillion Budget Sets Up Fight with Congress


Odds ‘n Sods:

For any readers located in or around Germany, you may want to look at Outdoor Army. Nice, easy to navigate website and a pretty comprehensive inventory. o o o Russian Bomber Over Channel Was Carrying Nukes. – RBS o o o Not Joking: 4th Grader Suspended for Making ‘Terroristic Threat’ with Magic Ring from ‘The Hobbit’ Movie. – H.L. o o o Squatters move in, stop home sale. – D.S. o o o An unbelievable violation of human rights: Mother-of-six with learning disabilities could be sterilised after authorities ask court for permission to force entry into her home . – …