Notes for Thursday – November 26, 2015

From the SurvivalBlog Family to yours, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Despite the crises in this world and the mounting pressures, we give thanks to our LORD that you are are still here, you are still prepping, and that He will never forsake us. November 26th is the birthday of both gun inventor Eugene Reising (born 1884, died February 21, 1967) and the late Barton Biggs (born 1932, died July 14, 2012). Biggs was a money manager known for his pro-preparedness stance. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 61 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. …




Eating after TEOTWAWKI, by Midwest Prepper

I just want to say upfront, this article is not all inclusive by any means. I am not a master gardener, and there is so much information out there that can be gathered and much of it is at your fingertips right now, so use the time we have left wisely. I realize that everybody’s definition of how much you are going to eat is different. I am just using examples here. When you were in school and found out about a test coming up, did you start studying as soon as you could or did you just cram the …




Letter Re: A Solid Solution On Securing Home Defense During A TEOTWAWKI Situation, by B.M.

HJL, Home safety is an assumption that you need to fully analyze, being just 40 miles out from a city. I’m two hours away from NYC and about a 40 minute drive from the NY border, yet I see NY plates all of the time. (They often come here, day in day out, to escape their city lives for whatever reason.) Cars/mobility make it possible; a tank of gas will get you around 350 miles in a small car. Some of the people here have roots in NYC, meaning when things get bad the relatives will appear. Being only 40 …




Economics and Investing:

Video: SPROTT MONEY & SRSROCCO INTERVIEW: Where Does Silver Go From Here? o o o Podcast: Negative interest rates to hit the US o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: We’re Now Just One Big Shock Away from a Global Downturn (Zero Hedge) What Does It Cost to Produce a Barrel of Oil? (CNN Money) Expedia Lays Off 40% of Orbitz Staff in Chicago (Seattle Times) VA Spends Millions Promoting Obamacare (Washington Examiner) Figures on Government Spending and Debt (AP via CNS News) United Health’s Obamacare Reckoning (Wall Street Journal) Insurer’s Warning Signals Troubles with Obamacare (USA Today) The Secret …




Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader B.B. sent in this article discussing the failure of the U.S. government to perform its most basic function: Armed militias and concealed carry: It is Lexington and Concord time. o o o JWR was just a repeat guest on the God & Guns podcast. His hour-long interview begins at the 34:00 mark. o o o Preparing your kids for total surveillance: Kid’s toys are recording and transmitting every conversation. Sent in by B.R. o o o Not for the squeamish: Deadly kissing bugs reported in more than half of U.S., spreading Chagas disease – Because it isn’t bad …