Month: January 2019

Economics & Investing For Preppers

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  Here are the latest news 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.) The 116th Congress will be seated tomorrow. Hang on to your wallets, and your guns!  Today’s focus is on the recent stock market volatility.  (See the Stocks section.)   Precious Metals: Gold: Beating the Stock Market for the Month, Quarter, Year…and Century o o o Clive Maund: …


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on raising and hunting turkeys. Yes, some folks are already planning their spring season wild turkey hunts! (See the Books, Instructional Videos, and Gear sections.) Books (Turkeys): Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys, 3rd Edition: Breeds, Care, Marketing o  o  o How to Raise Heritage Turkeys on Pasture o  o  o Successful Turkey Hunting o  o  o Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys  



Preparedness Notes for Tuesday – January 01, 2019

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John Cantius Garand (January 1, 1888 – February 16, 1974) was born in St. Rémi, Quebec. John Garand designed one of America’s best known battle rifles, the M1 Garand. General Patton praised Garand’s design, writing to Chief of Ordnance Lt. Gen. Levin H. Campbell, Jr., (January 26, 1945): “The M1 rifle is the most deadly rifle in the world.”


The Coming Second Civil War

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A new paradigm has become evident in both the demographics and the political landscape of 21st Century America. Our nation’s major political camps are becoming increasingly polarized. The differences between the more populous and liberal coastal regions versus the lightly-populated and conservative inland regions are growing more sharp with every passing year. In the long term, a clash of wills between the Red and the Blue is almost inevitable. Whether this will result in conflict or in eventual partition and accommodation remains to be seen. Trouble might occur as early as the year 2020. Or it might be a full …


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 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. (See the Eastern Washington section.) Idaho Lewiston: Moms Demand Action Instructor Teaches ‘Gun Safety’ by Holding Handgun by the Muzzle o o o Disaster preparation is a growing market for Idaho businesses Montana Men killed in semi pileup near Superior identified o o o Man accused of plotting to kidnap Letterman’s son is …


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”. JWR is filling in today, as Hugh is busy building the new annual blog archive. Today we are focusing on the possible End of the Trump Slump for the firearms and prepping industries. The Prepper Moms Here is a fairly-well balanced piece over at Medium.com: The Prepper Moms. The article begins: “Not all doomsday survivalists are macho men with bunkers and chainsaws. Meet the women preparing for the worst.” End of the …