Month: September 2022

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — September 1, 2022

September is Kilted to Kick Cancer Month. September is also National Preparedness Month. And speaking of preparedness, the Paratus Holiday celebration is always the third Friday in September. (That will be September 16th, this year.) — Some Sad News: I belatedly heard about the passing of my old friend, Kurt Wilson, the owner of Survival Enterprises. I was just informed that he died of a heart attack, in December of 2021. His widow and son are carrying on with his family business. The archived podcasts of Kurt’s “The Armchair Survivalist” are still available. Kurt was a great guy, and he …


Homemade Yogurt as Survival Food – Part 1, by N.C.

Yogurt isn’t something most of us think about. I love my classic “Back to Basics” book, it’s chock full of things that I say “oh yeah I should try that”, from carpentry to basket weaving to tinsmithing to blacksmithing. I love that book. But the section on making your own yogurt I looked at and said “yeah…no. Why would I ever do that?” Fast forward 5 years and I’ve lost count of how many batches of yogurt I’ve made. Some advantages of yogurt: Yogurt can get around lactose intolerance for some people, It is a form of milk preservation, It …


August 2022 in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance, and the factors that affected gold prices. What Did Gold Do in August? This was a rough month for gold, as central bank rate hikes sent the dollar to 20-year highs and US markets began to think that inflation has already peaked. The Bank of England raised interest rates by 50 bp as expected on August 4th, but its forecast of a 15-month recession starting by the end of the year AND 13% …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at the increasing risk of a second civil war in the United States. September 17th: Great Lakes Prepping Expo The announcement: “After being unable to hold the show for two years …