Day: October 4, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Saturday — October 4, 2025

On October 4, 1777: The Battle of Germantown: General George Washington‘s troops attacked but were defeated by the British troops at Germantown, Pennsylvania. — October 4, 1923 was the birthday of the late Charlton Heston, who was born John Charles Carter. He died April 5, 2008. He is often remembered for movies like Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, Soylent Green, The Planet of the Apes, and the survivalist classic The Omega Man. — October 4th is also the anniversary of the Tongo Tongo, Niger Ambush, in 2017. American KIAs: Staff Sgt. Bryan C Black, Sgt. First Class Jeremiah W Johnson, …


How To Buy and Store Gold and Silver – Part 2, by Rocket J. Squirrel

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Security First off, never tell anyone that you have gold and silver stored at your home. Second, you must break rule #1 and tell someone you trust about the location, emphasis on trust. You will want to tell your wife/husband. Additionally, you will want to tell one of your heirs. You do not want to have your gold and silver lost to the person who buys your home when your heirs sell it if your heirs are unaware that you have gold/silver hidden on the property. Whomever you tell, emphasize to them …


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 …