Day: September 26, 2022

Preparedness Notes for Monday — September 26, 2022

On September 26, 1908 an ad for the Edison Phonograph first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. — Today’s feature article was written by our Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio. — Some quick updates on my side business: I’ve added a couple of newly-acquired pre-1899 long guns to the inventory at Elk Creek Company: A 7.62mm NATO-converted Ludwig Loewe Chilean Mauser and a scarce Argentine Mauser Cavalry Carbine — also produced by Loewe.  I’ve put all of my remaining inventory of black powder replica guns on sale, until November 9th. And take note that there are now 27 listings …


CRKT Attaboy, by Pat Cascio

I don’t usually start out an article by reporting on the designer of a knife. However, this time around, I will. This handy-dandy little folder, known as the “Attaboy” from Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) was designed by Flavio Ikoma, who resides in Brazil. I previously reported on one of his other designs that really impressed me, and I heard back from Flavio about my article. Like many young children, we had dreams of what we were going to do or become when we grew up. I honestly don’t remember much of what I planned to do, other than …


Recipe of the Week: Pat’s New England Dutch Oven Pot Roast

The following recipe for New England Dutch Oven Pot Roastis from SurvivalBlog reader “Pat Pending.” In this recipe, beef is browned in bacon fat! and then baked for several hours at low heat. Typically, chuck roast is used, but any beef roast will suffice. Other vegetable can be substituted for the listed vegetables, depending on what you have available. Ingredients 1/2 pound of thick-sliced bacon, chopped into coarse chunks 1 4-to-5 pound beef chuck roast Salt, to taste Ground pepper, to taste 1 minced yellow onion 3 sprigs of rosemary or thyme 1/2 cup dry red wine 2 cups of …


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 collapsing stock share prices. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Why selloff in gold is not over: $1,600 danger zone for gold price. o  o  o Even a Weaponized Dollar Won’t Stop Gold’s Historical Turning Point. Economy & Finance: CNBC: Dow drops nearly 500 points to close …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that ‘violence begets violence.’ I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure—and in some cases I have—that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.” – Col. Jeff Cooper