Preparedness Notes for Sunday – July 01, 2018

July 1st, 1863 is the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. o o o James Wesley, Rawles just announced that he has some personally signed hardback copies of the last novel in the Patriots series, titled “Liberators”. For this round of the SurvivalBlog writing contest, the writer of any entry who wins Honorable Mention will also receive one of these autographed novels. (In addition to a $30 Amazon gift card.) Now is a great time to get your project written up and submitted to us! o o o SurvivalBlog Writing Contest This has been another …




Traveling to Your Safe Haven During a WROL Event Addendum, by E.P.

I wanted to respond to a number of comments and a few misconceptions regarding my article, “Traveling to Your Safe Haven During a WROL Event.” There are several things that I want to address. Meaning of “Without Rule of Law” First, let me address the meaning of “Without Rule of Law” (WROL). I thought the common usage of these words alone provided a straightforward definition. To me it means a situation where a legitimate government no longer exists such that the rule of law (statutes, rules, and regulations) cannot be enforced and disputes cannot be fairly adjudicated. In short, there …




The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “HJL”. The TSA is at it again. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, this utterly useless agency has found yet another way to annoy travelers. Plastic Knife My favorite crazy knife maker, kiwami japan has released yet another knife manufacturing video. This one is made from a plastic coke bottle. This one was quite a bit easier to make than some of his previous knives, but still rates right about …