April in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. What Did Gold Do in April? Gold started the month under $1,220 an ounce and went on a roller coaster ride. Luckily, there were more ups than downs. Gold prices spent the last week of the month bumping up into the $1,290 range, a thirteen month high. Silver woke from its slumber and got down …




My Defenses- Part 2, by Sarah Latimer

Be secure and uninviting. Keep your gates, doors, and windows locked and secure as much as possible. Limit access to your property and home to one or two main entrances and keep those well guarded, monitored, and locked. Be sure to keep shrubs and trees trimmed so you can exit and see what is in the yard around your home. You don’t want to walk up to the front door with keys in hand and have someone jump out from behind your tall shrubs and push you inside and lock the door behind you to isolate you and do whatever …




Two Letters Re: Velcro On Tactical Gear

HJL, You asked about the use of velcro. This is more in the way of everyday carry, but my cover vest has a large velcro panel that the holster for my BUG hangs from. The pocket that this panel is inside of has a velcro closure. I don’t care for the noise of the velcro for tactical reasons, so I have placed a strip of loop on about half of the velcro (hook & loop) to reduce the sound and yet maintain the closure. The gun is a Kahr PM9 so it is light weight. A number of velcro covered …




Economics and Investing:

SILVER & SILVER STOCKS: Top Performing Assets In 2016 o o o Lies, Lies And Omg, More Lies. The government continues to report absurdly low rates of inflation, making their economic polices look good. The truth is considerably different. o o o The latest from Brandon Smith: One More Casualty Of The 9/11 Farce – The Petrodollar o o o 1% savings, 2% 5 year cd,low but better than others…GS Bank – Sent in by P.M. o o o IRS Can Track Your Cell Phone, but Leaves Billions in Taxes Uncollected – Submitted by B.B. o o o SurvivalBlog and …




Odds ‘n Sods:

How Islam Erases Christianity from History o o o Super Survival Kit: 15 Lifesaving Essentials in One Tiny Box – Sent in by G.G. o o o Obama vows to ‘speed up’ efforts to admit Syrian refugees – The last push for absurdity is upon us. – B.B. o o o All Belgian residents issued with iodine tablets to protect against radiation – This is a preventative measure. The pills are actually being distributed to the local pharmacies with priority for distribution given to pregnant and nursing mothers in the event of a nuclear catastrophe or dirty bomb. – B.L. …