Three Letters Re: Canning Jars

HJL, I just wanted to let the readers know that Uline has a wide selection of jars, from 1/2 pint up through 1/2 gallon, with lids and rings. – C.S. o o o Hugh, Here is an interesting way to store mason jars in your pantry: Bug-Out Pantry – R.T. o o o Hi Hugh, Thanks for the info on food preservation. In this latest round, you mentioned pressure canning only lean meats. Why is that? Fat is an essential nutrient. – J.J. HJL comments: The fat complicates the canning process and can cause less than desirable results. Because the …


Economics and Investing:

The Disastrous Dollar Standard o o o Big Banks Can Restrict Public Access to Gold. But It’s a Card They Could Only Play Once – and a major Swedish bank might have just tried to play that card. – G.G. o o o Oil products fill storage tanks and cast doubt over crude demand o o o What Happens When The DOW Index Drops And The DOW/Gold Ratio Climbs o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Send in the Terminator: Are Police Allowed to Robot-Bomb Suspects? JWR’s Comment: This event in Dallas deserves some serious consideration and both public and legislative debate. Ditto for the use of a U.S. military drone (possibly an armed drone) in the recent lethal roadblock event in rural Oregon, where Lavoy Finicum was killed. It should also be remembered that it a was two police bombs that were used to end the leftist MOVE organization’s squatting and standoff in Philadelphia, back in 1985. There, police officers in a helicopter dropped two bombs on the roof of the row house in the …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: 24 only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.” 1 Samuel 12:23-25 (KJV)


Buying and Selling Rural Land: Considering The Basics

Much of my work as a consultant revolves around selecting retreat properties. For more than 15 years I have assisted my clients in their quest for the most suitable and practical properties available, to assure their families the best possible chance of surviving anything from a short-term localized disaster to a long-term societal collapse. Over the past 10 years of editing SurvivalBlog, I have included many insights about the retreat property selection process, interspersed in articles and replies to letters on related topics. But in this article, I’d like to distill a lot of that experience into just one concise …


Letter: Food Storage Question on Mason Jars

Hello, Hugh, I’ve been following Sarah’s articles on food storage with interest,and learning a great deal from them. My question is this: Has your family performed any food storage involving vacuum-sealing “wet” food in mason jars and freezing them? I’m wondering if putting hamburger and chicken in mason jars, vacuum-packing them, and freezing them is a reasonable long-term storage solution (assuming electricity exists to maintain storage temperatures at 0F or below). If such a procedure is feasible, are there any cautions I should be aware of? I would guess that, since water expands as it freezes, the jars should not …


Economics and Investing:

Video: British Pound Collapse Vs Silver & Gold Post Brexit – Mike Maloney JWR Adds: A similar overnight revaluation could happen to any currency that is not redeemable “on demand” for specie! o o o Massive One-Day Record Surge Of Mainstream Gold Investment Demand o o o Gold Bull Market Confirmed; $1450 The Ultimate Test o o o Morgan Stanley Warns That Rising Rig Count Could Undo The Rally o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Four officers killed during ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest in Dallas – Something wicked this way comes. The big cities are ready to explode! Heads up people – A.S. o o o Anti-Gun Professor Calls for Shooting Up NRA Headquarters and Washington Lobbyists “And make sure there are no survivors.” The NAZIs had a similar program, which I suppose should make this one less surprising. After all, a National Socialist is a National Socialist is a National Socialist – GJM o o o If Benghazi doesn’t matter, what does? – Sent in by B.B. o o o FBI Resignations: Where Are …


Notes for Thursday – July 07, 2016

July 7th, 1907 was the birthday of novelist Robert A. Heinlein. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 65 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize …


Economics and Investing:

What Is Causing The Surge In The Price Of Silver? o o o Those not in the labor force grew by 25,000,000 people from 2000 to 2016: During this same period those employed grew by 15 million and those unemployed grew by 6 million. o o o Life after Brexit: What’s Next for the UK? o o o Will Iran Scare Away Big Oil Once Again? – Big oil faces a serious setback as one of Iran’s most influential oil executives has called for a comeback of the old buyback contract o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Nearly One Million Illegal Aliens at Large – B.B. o o o SurvivalBlog reader T.J. wrote in: “Given the events of July 5th, 2016, regarding HRC and the FBI investigation, although the decision not to prosecute was a shock, given the history going all the way back to 1993, the Waco Siege, it shouldn’t have been. Sometimes, memories fade, but we need to remember the close association between the FBI, HRC, and her associates, Janet Reno and Jamie Gorelick, in particular, going back over two decades. As with other tyrants, there were plenty of times to stop them before greater, …


Notes for Wednesday – July 06, 2016

July 6th is the anniversary of the 1994 Storm King Mountain wildfire that took the lives of 14 firefighters. Weather changes, resulting in 45 mph wind gusts, caused a modest wildfire to erupt into a blazing inferno, which threatened homes in and around the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Firefighters from around the country were called to assist in fighting this


Economics and Investing:

Pound Tumbles to 31-Year Low as Brexit Starts to Inflict Damage o o o Silver Price: Independence Day Breakout o o o It’S Not The Brexit Stupid o o o Bad Debt Piled in Italian Banks Looms as Next Crisis o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

America Died At 11:00 ET 7/5/2016 – Excerpt: “The Rule of Law was officially burned and buried today on live television by the Director of the FBI. You therefore no longer have any moral requirement to adhere to same; your entire analysis must now rest on whether you are sufficiently afraid of being shot – and nothing more. America, as envisioned and fought for by the founders, died today at 11:00 AM ET, 7/5/2016. 240 years and one day from birth to death.” o o o FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook – Excerpt: “The added …


Notes for Tuesday – July 05, 2016

On July 5, 1810, P. T. Barnum, the great American showman, was born. He died on April 7, 1891. He is often credited with the phrase “There is a sucker born every minute.” While the actual attribution of the quote is suspect with many versions of the story abounding, the concept remains valid, especially when one considers the economic state of the entire world. Only in a world of fools could the economy of entire nations, indeed the vast majority of the world, be driven solely off of debt.