Preparedness Notes for Saturday — March 14, 2026

James Wesley Rawles March 14, 2026 March 12, 2026

On March 14, 1899, German Ferdinand von Zeppelin received a US patent for a “Navigable Balloon”.

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Today’s feature article is the first part of a two-part guest piece from our friend Mrs. Alaska.

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James Wesley, Rawles (JWR) is Founder and Senior Editor of SurvivalBlog, the original prepping /survival blog for when the Schumer Hits The Fan (SHTF). He began SurvivalBlog in 2005. It now reaches more than 320,000 unique visitors weekly.
JWR is a journalist, technical writer, and novelist. His survivalist novel Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse, is a modern classic that reached #3 on the New York Times bestsellers list. Two of his other novels have also been best New York Times bestsellers.
Jim is the originator of the American Redoubt movement and a frequent talk show and podcast guest. He is also a retreat consultant specializing in off-grid living, rural relocation, and survival preparedness.

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