Preparedness Notes for Friday — June 20, 2025

On June 20th, 1627, Ottoman pirates (“corsairs”) began raids on Icelandic villages. They eventually captured more than 400 people to sell into slavery. — Today marks the Summer solstice. We will have less than four hours of total darkness, at the latitude of the Rawles Ranch. — June 20th is the birthday of Audie L. Murphy. He was born in 1925. He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971. — A fan of SurvivalBlog is one of the organizers of a real estate raffle for a 32-acre parcel of waterfront land in northwest Montana that looks quite retreat-worthy.  …




A Primer on Backup Power – Part 3, by R.H.

(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.) 6th Backup Option: A Permanent Mid-Size Solar System This system is advertised as an auto-transfer battery/inverter system that is designed for modular build, which provides the ability to add additional batteries and inverters as your system needs grow. It is a way to start with a solar backup and grow to a full power system in the future. [JWR Adds:  If you plan to eventually expand your system then choose modular, expandable components.  For example, select modular stacking inverters.] As with most systems, these systems are basically composed of a power generation …




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. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at weakening demand and softening prices for new guns. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: At Currency Thoughts: Singapore Gold Takes Direct Aim at Comex, LBMA. o  o  o Jesse Columbo, at Gold-Eagle.com: A Report on the Bullish Case for Platinum. o  o  o Video: Andrew Maguire – “You’re About to Miss Silver’s …




The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half for each state. What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.” – Thomas Jefferson, Letter to William Smith, Paris, November 13, 1787