Day: October 9, 2018

Preparedness Notes for Tuesday – October 09, 2018

On this day in 1992, 18-year-old Michelle Knapp was watching television in her parents’ living room in Peekskill, New York when she heard a crash in the driveway. Alarmed, Knapp ran outside to investigate. A sizable hole in the rear end of her car and a matching hole in the gravel driveway underneath the car. In the hole was what looked like an ordinary, bowling-ball–sized rock. It was extremely heavy for its size (it weighed about 28 pounds), shaped like a football and warm to the touch; also, it smelled vaguely of rotten eggs. The next day, a curator from …


An Open Letter To President Trump: Knock a Zero Off The Dollar!

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Dear Mr. President: I am writing to propose that congress make a formal currency revaluation of the U.S. Dollar at the end of this year that will have several positive effects: It will create an unprecedented economic boom. It will reduce the economic clout of foreign drug lords. It will wrest considerable power from the Federal Reserve banking cartel, and return it to the U.S. Treasury. It will correct the effects of seven decades of gradual inflation. It will mean that our currently laughable Penny and Nickel will again have value and meaning. The U.S. Treasury will again make a …


SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt

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Here is SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt. This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. We also mention companies of interest to preppers that are located in the region. The emphasis this week is on 2A Arms, in Boise, Idaho. (See the Idaho section.)   Region-Wide Radio Free Redoubt: Episode 18-34A INW Prep Expo 2018 JJS – Intro To Prepper Comms o o o American Redoubt Radio: David A. Vine “All Hazards Communications Preparedness” Idaho History at Meridian Speedway: Hailie Deegan, 17, becomes 1st female winner in NASCAR K&N o o o I …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods:

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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”. You might want to look at sorghum as a sweetener on your homestead. Freeze Drying Valley Food Storage, a SurvivalBlog advertiser, has posted an article on freeze drying food without the aid of a large expensive machine, using equipment that you probably already have. I will note that this is entirely possible and I have actually performed such an operation myself, though not intentionally. I will attest to the fact that it …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

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“Ironically, by transferring the risk of a widespread mortgage default, the government increases the likelihood of a painful crash in the housing market. This is because the special privileges granted to Fannie and Freddie have distorted the housing market by allowing them to attract capital they could not attract under pure market conditions. As a result, capital is diverted from its most productive use into housing. This reduces the efficacy of the entire market and thus reduces the standard of living of all Americans. Despite the long-term damage to the economy inflicted by the government’s interference in the housing market, …