Month: January 2025


Preparedness Notes for Monday — January 27, 2025

On January 27, 1649: The English High Court of Justice found King Charles I  “…guilty of the crimes of which he had been accused, did judge him tyrant, traitor, murderer, and public enemy to the good people of the nation, to be put to death by the severing of his head from his body.” — January 27th 1880: Patent No. 223,898 was granted to Thomas A. Edison for “an electric lamp for giving light by incandescence.” — In honor of the birthday of John Moses Browning (January 23rd, 1855), we are running a 10-day sale at Elk Creek Company.  This …


AGI Survival Gunsmithing Course, by Thomas Christianson

American Gunsmithing Institute’s (AGI’s) Survival Gunsmithing course consists of more than 10 hours of instruction on three DVDs. The course covers a total of 36 topics that are useful in a survival context such as “Repairing a Crown in the Field”, “Repairing a Broken Stock”, “Caching Firearms and Supplies”, and “Using a Lee Loader”. The instruction is engaging, relevant, well-illustrated, and reflects a wealth of real-life experience. It begins at a basic level, and provides helpful, practical advice. This course costs $397. If you would like a thorough introduction to the gunsmithing skills that might enhance your ability to survive …


Recipe of the Week:

The following recipe for Einkorn pancake and waffle batter is from reader Sherry A.  She writes: “My husband wanted me to send in this recipe for Einkorn pancakes. He is my bread-maker, firewood-chopping, God-fearing loving husband. He is retired and I still work, and I always joke I’m never going to retire else he will work me to death.  These pancakes actually taste like a dessert and my sweet tooth loves them. May you be filled with God’s precious love and peace. – Sherry A., — Welder and Gammy Girl” Ingredients 3 cups flour (Einkorn flour or wheat flour) 2 …



The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“The supply of gold is governed by nature; it is not, like the supply of paper money, subject merely to the schemes of demagogues or the whims of politicians. Nobody ever thinks he has quite enough money. Once the idea is accepted that money is something whose supply is determined simply by the printing press, it becomes impossible for the politicians in power to resist the constant demands for further inflation.” – Henry Hazlitt


Preparedness Notes for Sunday — January 26, 2025

On January  26,1907, the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) Mk III rifle was officially introduced into British Military Service. It is the world’s second-oldest military rifle with still-issued variants. — Today is the anniversary of the 2016 shooting death of LaVoy Finicum, during the Malheur Wildlife Refuge standoff. — And on January 26, 2019, the Chew Valley Hoard of 2,528 silver coins from the Norman conquest was found near Bath. It was the highest-value treasure find ever in England, valued at £4.3 mliion (USD $5.6 million). — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 116 of the SurvivalBlog …


Prepper Envy, by 3AD Scout

What is Prepper Envy? Prepper envy is when one Prepper looks at the preps of another Prepper and becomes jealous. Just looking at the comment sections of a Prepper YouTube channel or in Prepper blogs with comment sections will establish this phenomenon. Prepper Envy can become a psychological roadblock that prevents people from being better prepared. Do you have Prepper Envy? What can be done to overcome this self-imposed artificial hurdle to becoming better prepared? We all start with one step Regardless of the motivation to prepare, all Preppers, regardless of our demographics, started by taking some type of initial …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: America Is Now Fully Unburdened By What Has Been News Link: Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff spotted grocery shopping amid marriage trouble rumours. But her plastic bag grabs attention. Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.  


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast …


Preparedness Notes for Saturday — January 25, 2025

On January 25, 1840, the American naval expedition led by Charles Wilkes was the first to identify Antarctica as a new continent. — On January 25, 1915: In New York, Alexander Graham Bell spoke to his assistant in San Francisco, making the first transcontinental telephone call. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Just a few days left! Today we present another entry for Round 116 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be …


Preparing For The Post-Apocalyptic Economy – Part 3, by 3AD Scout

(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.) Location, location, location So you assemble enough barter goods to open a small general store, where, when and how do you trade these goods? Living in a rural area with lots of Mennonite, Amish, and Hutterite families, many of whom own and operate their own small businesses now each one of these small businesses is a potential location for commerce or barter. There is value in forming business relationships now and maintaining those relationships in a post-SHTF world. Being a familiar and trusted neighbor before the SHTF will put you in a …


Editors’ Prepping Progress

To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year.  We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord …


Preparedness Notes for Friday — January 24, 2025

On January 14, 1984, Apple Computer Inc. unveiled the Macintosh personal computer in a Super Bowl television ad directed by Ridley Scott. — January 24th is the birthday of René Barjavel (born 1911, died November 24, 1985). This prescient French science fiction author wrote several books with survivalist themes, including Ravage, which was titled Ashes, Ashes in its English translation. — Today is also the birthday of Tamara K., the editor of the long-running View From The Porch blog. — Sales of the new 2005-2024 SurvivalBlog waterproof archive sticks have been very brisk. There are now less than 60 left …