Month: July 2022

Canning Potatoes, by Patrice Lewis

If you remember, early in May I put up a blog post asking for reader input on canning potatoes. You all came through beautifully in sharing your wisdom.           Well, I just tried canning them myself, and what do you know … they came out very well. Ironically, the day I canned potatoes was a day I had absolutely no interest in canning. Our weather has done a great big celestial 180 degrees this week, and we went from cool and rainy to hot and dry. Who wants to can anything in hot weather? But I …



SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

This weekly column is a collection of short snippets: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — I found this linked over at the Whatfinger news aggregation site: Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Young Moderna Jab Recipients Have a Jaw-Dropping 44X Higher Risk of Developing Myocarditis Than the Unvaccinated. o  o  o Reader D.S.V. sent this item: The Dutch Farmers’ Protest and the War on Food. Don’t miss this video from Holland, …


Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — July 5, 2022

On July 5, 1810, P. T. Barnum, the great American showman, was born. He died on April 7, 1891. He is often credited with the phrase “There is a sucker born every minute.” While the actual attribution of the quote is suspect with many versions of the story abounding, the concept remains valid, especially when one considers the economic state of the entire world. Only in a world of fools could the economy of entire nations, indeed the vast majority of the world, be driven solely off of debt. — Today we present a guest post by Brandon Smith, of …


The Gas Inflation Crisis Is Far From Over, by Brandon Smith

After a single Federal Reserve rate hike of 75 basis points (0.75%) I am noticing a trend among mainstream economists whipping out their crystal balls and predicting an almost immediate reversion to deflationary conditions. In their view, a recession will “balance everything out.” For most of these people, I would suggest that they keep their crystal balls in their pants; they have been consistently wrong and it’s time for them to shut up. If you were predicting that inflation would be “transitory” last year, then you have no right to act like you are an economist today. It’s going to …


SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt

This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on a ranch retreat property for sale in Idaho. Idaho On a recent vacation trip with Avalanche Lily, I happened across a 93-acre cattle/horse ranch for sale. (Pictured, above.) It is a few miles out of Riggins, Idaho. We drove by this mountainous …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — July 4, 2022

Happy Independence Day!  As we celebrate our liberty, please use this opportunity to remind your friends and neighbors about the liberties that we’ve lost and encourage them to take action, to regain them. I’ve said it many times before: Stock up, Team up. Train up.  Oh, and vote the incumbent rascals out! The Democrats must go. Ditto for those Republicans in Name Only (RINOs). — I spotted this 20-acre listing with National Forest land on three sides, at SurvivalRealty.com: NW Montana Off Grid. — Today we present a review written by our Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio.


Springfield Armory SA-35 Pistol, by Pat Cascio

Springfield Armory says we shouldn’t call their new SA-35 a “Classic” but I disagree with them. If ever a handgun was a classic, it is their SA-35. This is an updated version of the famous Browning Hi-Power 9mm handgun. As many may be aware, Browning discontinued their Hi-Power pistols – all versions – a few years ago. I don’t know the thinking behind their decision, but it was a mistake. John Browning, passed before he completed the design on the Hi-Power, and his French assistant actually completed the design. It was the first double-stack 9mm handgun in the world, and …


Recipe of the Week: Wyoming Trail Biscuits

The following recipe for Wyoming Trail Biscuits is from Paul V., who lives near Gillette, Wyoming. Ingredients 3 c plain white flour 2 1/2 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 Tbsp salt 3 Tbsp white sugar (crystalline or powdered) 1 c lard (You can substitute margarine or butter-flavor Crisco.) 1 c buttermilk Directions Put all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and mix them well. Cut in the lard (or substitute) with a pastry cutter until the mixture looks like meal. Stir in buttermilk, to form dough. If the dough is not pliable, then add …


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 the recent drop in the price of silver. (See the Precious Metals section.) Precious Metals: You may have read that spot gold and silver both dropped on Friday. The silver price suffered much more than that of gold. Silver was down 3.6%, to just $19.98 per Troy ounce. Yikes. …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“No other theory is adequate to explain or comprehend the Declaration of Independence. It is the product of the spiritual insight of the people. We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren sceptre in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who …



Flex Seal Products, by Pat Cascio

Like many folks reading this, I’ve fallen victim to a lot of the “As Seen On TV” products – that look good and work great, but only in the commercials. Many of these products, are indeed a great idea. However, when they are actually manufactured, they fall far short of performing as they are shown on television. It is usually just poor execution of the manufacturing process. A huge number of these products are produced in China – and they are junk – plain and simple. Shop at any of the “Dollar” stores, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR:                                 To share this, you can find it here: https://www.kapwing.com/videos/62bf162c1de5ce008a45aa64 Meme Text: Just Wait Until David Hogg Realizes That “…the Nation’s Historical tradition of firearm regulation…” Mentioned in the Bruen Supreme Court Decision Only Includes Laws That Were In Effect in 1791 Read The Decision: NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN, SUPERINTENDENT OF NEWYORK STATE POLICE, ET AL.