Day: September 5, 2022

Preparedness Notes for Monday — September 5, 2022

On September 5, 1774, fed up with the meddling of the crown and being mostly independent-minded, our nation’s founding fathers met together in the First Continental Congress, in Philadelphia, laying the foundation of what would become the world’s greatest nation. — There are several new listings over at our SurvivalRealty.com spinoff site. These include: Majestic Meadows — 185 acres between Troy, Montana and Moyie Springs, Idaho, surrounded by National Forest. Being sold by owner, not through a brokerage. Price reduced to $1.99M – originally listed at $2.5M. McDevitt Creek Retreat – 39.5 Acre Self-Sufficient Refuge Self-sufficiency! Earth-sheltered/Green Roof Home Privacy …


CZ-75D Compact, by Pat Cascio

Back in 1976, a new handgun was introduced to the marketplace – all over the world, with the exception of the United States. It wasn’t allowed to be imported directly for some reason – I’m sure it was all about politics. The CZ-75 was really something to brag about, and I really wanted one, for many years. Some folks found that they could secondarily import the CZ-75 from Canada. Unfortunately, they were paying upwards of $1,000 for those guns, and back then that was a huge sum of money. The original 9mm CZ-75 was a full-sized combat/duty gun. The original …


Recipe of the Week: Food Storage Potato Flake Dinner Rolls

The following recipe for Food Storage Potato Flake Rolls is from reader K.M.W..  She says: “These are a great use for the canned potato flakes and the powdered milk that you probably already have in your long-term storage food supply closet.” Ingredients 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup milk (warm) — fresh milk is best, but powdered milk works 1/2 Tbsp. active dry yeast 2 tsp. granulated sugar 3 Tbsp. butter (softened) 3 Tbsp. shortening (Okay to use butter-flavored shortening) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. table salt 1 large egg 3/4 cup instant potato flakes 1/2 cup (or more) …


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 Electric Utility All-Terrain Vehicles (UATVs) for retreats. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Gold is Poised to Move as the Euro is Now Cheaper than the USD. o  o  o The Best Historical Comparison for Gold & Silver. Economy & Finance: This move is indicative: Walmart cancels billions …