Day: May 18, 2023

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — May 18, 2023

May 18th, 1825 was the birthday of Daniel Baird Wesson (of Smith and Wesson fame). On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people. Ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as Minnesota. — A couple of new listings at SurvivalRealty.com  — one in Washington, and one in Oregon: Trout Lake, Washington — Rural Living. 17 acres 5-6 acre pasture 10 acres woods 16.09 actual. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 106 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: …


Proper Load Securement: An Essential Safety Skill, by Swampfox

Our preparedness lifestyle often requires us to haul things. Bulk supplies, fuel, farm equipment, and heavy vehicles are just a few examples. I have a background in construction, industry, and transportation. I have been trained in load securement techniques that conform to OSHA and DOT standards, and I apply them in my personal life. Load securement is not only for the workplace. Why? I want to avoid the consequences of doing a job improperly. In my previous career in the poultry industry, employees had to follow a lot of rules. We had a saying: “Rules exist because somebody did something …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is 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. In today’s column, we look at the imminent rockslide threat to Brienz, Switzerland. Steinschlag: Swiss Village Under Threat of Huge Rockslide ‘It is a question of a few days or a …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“All warfare is based on deception. A skilled general must be master of the complementary arts of simulation and dissimulation; while creating shapes to confuse and delude the enemy he conceals his true dispositions and ultimate intent. When capable he feigns incapacity; when near he makes it appear that he is far away; when far away; that he is near. Moving as intangibly as a ghost in the starlight, he is obscure, inaudible. His primary target is the mind of the opposing commander; the victorious situation, a product of his creative imagination. Attacking the mind of the enemy is an …