Year: 2016

Odds ‘n Sods:

Another Cold Steel Rawles Voyager knife review, this time from Germany (auf Deutsch): Cold Steel Rawles Voyager XL Tanto o o o U.S. CDC Giving Itself Unconstitutional POWERS To Round Up And Detain Citizens En Masse Anytime, Anywhere And Throw Away The Key – DSV o o o ‘Prepper’ Obama: Says nation is on its own, preparing is your ‘duty’ – G.G. o o o Leaked Catalogue Reveals a Vast Array of Military Spy Gear Offered to U.S. Police – B.B. o o o Huma for Acting President in 2017? – D.S.




The First Steps of IRA Confiscation Have Arrived, by Will Lehr

There is approximately $17 trillion sitting in retirement accounts, 401ks, and pensions.  Sources of liquidity of such magnitude are certainly at risk in the face of the upcoming financial crisis.  The U.S. government, its central bank, and its entire financial and banking system are about to face a massive shortfall for cash.   In 2008 the bailout required via TARP was $700 billion, and estimates of backdoor easing and bailouts are in the tens of trillions, or more, not to mention the confirmed and admitted trillions in Federal Reserve off balance sheet transactions. This time the bubble is many multiples …


Letter Re: Banking Questions

Hugh, August proved to be an eye opening experience regarding “Big Brother” and the banking system. We recently sold our home in a large metro area to move to our own redoubt in an adjacent county. During the underwriting process for a mortgage, the banker asked which bank has the money we identified as savings? Our savings was in physical cash, however, the bank underwriters won’t accept this when applying for a mortgage. The mortgage originator instructed us to get the money in our checking account. We proceeded to deposit cash every few days for a month. A couple of …



Odds ‘n Sods:

Video: Family of Seven Living Completely Off-Grid in Northern Canada o o o Cold Steel Rawles Voyager knife review video: (By fellow blogger Nutnfancy). o o o Crowds surge into the streets to demand recall of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro – R.C. o o o Homestead Moma has an article on making a family oriented BOB: How to build the best bug out bag for large families – stop spending money on junk! o o o Could be time to stock up, depending on your needs : FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed From Consumer Soaps



Notes for Friday – September 02, 2016

September 2, 1969 is the day that the first automatic teller machine (ATM) made its first public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York. While being as indispensable to most people as cell phones and e-mail, they have introduced a whole new set of issues. Consumers are faced with scams, skimmers, and robbers, and even fake ATMs have been discovered. o o o JRH Enterprises is having a big Labor Day weekend sale on new PVS14 night vision devices with a 10 year warranty and DKX M3 Level III lightweight armor plates. You might …


August in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, by Steven Cochran of Gainseville 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 August? Every August, most of Europe is off on summer vacation, as are a good number of Wall St traders. With far fewer trades per day, liquidity suffers. Orders that normally would not be big enough to move gold prices have a larger effect when fewer traders are participating. And …


Letter: Banking Questions

Sir: We only use our bank for a checking account to funnel our paychecks through and to pay bills. If banks go to negative interest rates or start confiscating accounts to cover their liabilities, what are we to do? Are we to switch to check cashing services and to money orders to pay bills? I am not seeing this addressed anywhere. HJL Comments: Right now, the negative interest rates mostly affect interbank deposits. However, many have already seen the effects of fees, which make your bank account essentially a negative interest bearing account. If your monthly fee for having an …


Economics and Investing:

16 Tests to Spot Fake Silver Coins – DSV o o o Deutsche Bank refuses clients’ demand for physical gold – E.S. o o o This may be another canary of a forthcoming, major economic slowdown. Ford Announces “Sales Plateau” After 8% Decline, Missing Estimates; Diving Further Into the ISM “Anomaly” – P.S. o o o How Millennials Could Bring The Oil Industry To Its Knees o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

The Day The Lights Go Out And The Trucks Stop Running – P.S. o o o How to spot if society is DOOMED: Researchers reveal the signs that show civilization is set to collapse – G.G. o o o ‘Like it’s been nuked’: Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes – DSV o o o Trump Calls for an Oath to America. You mean like the Pledge of Allegiance? – D.S. o o o Video: Hijra – Islamic Migration – B.B.



Notes for Thursday – September 01, 2016

September is Kilted to Kick Cancer Month. It was a wise move, not picking January. (Brrrr!) September is also National Preparedness Month. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 66 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a …