Day: September 7, 2018

Preparedness Notes for Friday – September 07, 2018

Today is the birthday of Dr. Ludwig Vorgrimler (born 1912 in Freiburg, Germany; died 1983). Vorgrimler was the designer of the Spanish CETME rifle, from which sprang a plethora of roller-lock descendants from HK, including the G3, HK21, and MP5. His bolt design was also copied by the Swiss for their excellent PE57 and SIG 510 rifles. (Although the Swiss felt obliged to mount a “beer keg” charging handle on the right side of the receiver, for the sake of familiarity to Schmidt-Rubin shooters.) o o o SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today features another entry for Round 78 of the SurvivalBlog …


Survival Fitness and Health- Part 3, by JBH

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This article is about physical fitness, because I believe it is most important for those who want to survive some of the potentially devastating and even not so devastating situations that one can encounter today. I’m not an athlete but have been involved in fitness training for decades and done quite a bit of research as well. As an introduction to the concept of fitness, I identified its components– muscular strength, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and body composition. This essay series is for informational purposes only. Fitness concepts are discussed that the reader may find informative, however the reader is advised …


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 Morgan and Peace Dollars. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Gold Building A Bottom o o o Arkadiusz Sieron: Gold Price Should Prepare For Further Fed Hikes   Cryptos: Bull Trap? Bitcoin Price Slides Below $7K Despite Strong Indicators o o o Cryptocurrency Market …