Day: March 14, 2018

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday – March 14, 2018

This is the birthday of fighter ace Major Raoul Lufbery (born 1885). He was shot down and killed in 1918.) This is the birthday of Marlin Perkins, Carthage Missouri, television host (Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom). He was born in 1905. o o o SurvivalBlog Writing Contest This has been another entry for Round 75 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $11,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened Solar Generator System available to the public. A …


Perspectives on Patrolling- Part 2, by J.M.

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We are looking at patrolling in a post-SHTF scenario. In part 1, I reviewed the definition of “patrol” and objectives of patrolling as well as planning, though we only concluded the portion about general operational planning. Let’s continue to discussing planning and move forward. Planning (continued) Mission planning is the planning performed for a specific patrol. This should include goals and objectives, route, timing/duration, rally points, communications, intelligence, weather, organization, rules of engagement, and load-out. Goals and Objectives What are the goals and objectives? Basically, what should the patrol accomplish? Both primary and secondary goals and objectives should be defined …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

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Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on .50 BMG Raufoss explosive ammunition. Precious Metals: Gold Price Slips As Dollar Holds Steady o  o  o Jim Wyckoff asks: Where are the Stops?   Forex: EUR/USD Price Forecast March 12, 2018, Technical Analysis   Commodities: Oil prices settle lower as EIA data point to …


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week

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Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on SIG pistols. Books: Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer, Edited by Massad Ayoob o  o  o SIG P226 Combat Pistol Armorer’s Manual (Loose Leaf Edition.)   Movies: SIG Auto Pistols Armorer’s Course (from AGI, on DVD) o o o The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin. I highly recommend this documentary that was made back in 2014–still the early days of Bitcoin. In some ways it is a bit dated. (It is humorous seeing people getting so excited about …