Preparedness Notes for Friday — March 1, 2019

Today is the birthday of the late singer, songwriter, and cowboy poet Allen Wayne Damron. Damron was quite the Texan, through and through. (Born 1939, died August 13, 2005, in Terlingua, Texas.) — The gun legislation news wasn’t all bad this week… First, the bad news: The U.S. House passed both H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112. Please try you best to stop their Senate equivalents. The good news: Oklahoma legislature passed a permitless carry bill, the Oklahoma Governor immediately signed it. The new law recognized the right of people over 21 years old to carry a concealed firearm without any …




How NOT to Build a Retreat, by The Jewish Prepper, Pt. 2

(Continued from Part 1) A Word On Showers & Toilets I can tell you that no matter how much you like hiking and camping, you will quickly get tired of working construction all day and not being able to take a nice shower. You also get tired of relieving yourself in the woods. Early in the process, I built a small out-house, which I used for years. For a couple of years, I maintained a membership at a local gym for $10/month, just so that I could have a place to go shower each night I was up there working. …




Economics & Investing For Preppers

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 SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today’s focus is on Chinese debt. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Supply Problems Worsen in Minted Silver o o o Sentiment Speaks: Be Careful – Something Is Wrong With The Gold Market o o o Stewart Thomson: The Trade Deal: Great News For The Gold …




The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day, I never said an ugly word, but smiled and stuck to play. And now at last the sun is going down behind the wood, And I am very happy, for I know that I’ve been good. My bed is waiting cool and fresh, with linen smooth and fair, And I must be off to sleepsin-by, and not forget my prayer. I know that, till to-morrow I shall see the sun arise, No ugly dream shall fright my mind, no ugly sight my eyes. But slumber hold me tightly till …