Day: June 28, 2019

Preparedness Notes for Friday — June 28, 2019

June 28th, 1703 was the birthday of John Wesley, who died 2 March 1791. — I just heard that Natchez Shooters Supplies (one of our affiliates) is having a 10% Off Clearance Items Sale, today only.  (June 28, 2019.)  They usually have a nice selection of reloading components, optics, and ammunition on their clearance list.  And just until the 4th of July, you can also get free shipping on some bulk ammo, if you use the promo code FS190626. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 83  of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The more than …


Post-TEOTWAWKI: Groups and Retreats, Pt. 2, by E.M.

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(Continued from Part 1) For a group of neighbors who first come together after a disaster has already occurred, many of whom will barely know each other, if at all, the level of cohesiveness and trust will likely be stretched thin. So expect the question, “Why defend your house, and not mine?” It would be better if decisions about which properties/neighborhoods would be defended were made in advance of a disaster. While apartment dwellers may be very flexible about the issue because they have little skin in the game, for homeowners in the group, the decision could obviously be a …


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 SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at investing in vintage Airstream trailers. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: The recent breakout in the spot gold and silver prices show that they have not lost their “safe haven” status in the investing world.   When times get tough and when war drums …