Preparedness Notes for Friday — November 13, 2020

Continental Army Brigadier General Richard Montgomery took Montreal, Canada without opposition on this day in 1775. — Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was born in Scotland on November 13th, 1850. — The Kindle edition of the book Survival Retreats and Relocation (that I co-authored with my #1 Son) is now available for pre-ordering at the discounted price of just $9.99.  Delivery (via download) will begin tomorrow — November 14th, 2020. Take note that the Kindle version is the same large format layout as the hard copy book, so it will display …




Ready Yourself for a Turbulent 2021 and Beyond

The year 2020 will be remembered as an exceptionally turbulent year, marked by multiple worldwide crises and massive urban protests and riots. It has been a year of significant drama and trauma. I do not expect that 2021 will mark a “return to normality.”  If anything, 2021 will be just as jarring to our collective psyche. Parenthetically, I should mention that I created a meme for that. In this essay, I’m posting my recommendations for SurvivalBlog readers on how to ready yourself and your family for any of the following in 2021: Economic Turmoil Sociopolitical Upheaval Global Military and Terrorism …




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. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at rising gun and ammo prices. (See the Economy & Finance section and the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Silver price falls 7% on vaccine news, but here’s key difference between gold and silver o  o  o Gold Price Forecast: Gold Plummets Towards New Target. The article begins: “I saw …