Day: February 19, 2021

Preparedness Notes for Friday — February 19, 2021

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Today is the birthday of Lee Marvin (1924–1987), who you may remember from The Professionals and The Big Red One. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 93 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), A course certificate from …


Experience with Tesla Solar and Powerwall 2, by Davey

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I’d like to relate my experience with installing and operating the Tesla Solar and Powerwall 2 system. Being able to be off-grid is a goal that most folks prepping aspire to achieve. There are many ways to accomplish this depending on your individual budget, location and needs. Take a moment and think about modern life. Modern life runs on electricity. All the things like your household appliances, lights, HVAC plus your fridge, water heater, and the chest freezer in the garage. The outdoor security lights plus your infrared camera systems and your security alarm system. What about your driveway notifier …


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. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at the rising value of Bitcoin. (See the Cryptos section.) Precious Metals: We’ll start out with this from Kelsey Williams: Gold To Monetary Base Ratio Says No Hyperinflation o  o  o #SilverSqueeze hits London as SLV warns of Limited Available Silver Supply Economy & Finance: Budget Deficit Totals Record $735.7 …