Odds ‘n Sods:

How do you tell a satellite from a nuclear device? Expert: North Korea prepping EMP attack on U.S. – W.C. o o o Another example of why gun control is already irrelevant… Home-made 3D printed 9mm gun – P.S. o o o “They Rape, Kill, Destroy”: Montanans Stage “Security Rally” To “Head Off” Refugee “Invasion” o o o If you need a reason to help you understand why the cities are not an ideal place to be in the coming crash, look no further: THE MAP: ‘Sanctuary Cities’ cross the 300 mark with Dallas, Philly – Submitted by B.B. o …



Notes for Wednesday – February 03, 2016

Mayflower Trading Company (one of SurvivalBlog’s contest sponsors) is having a food sale going on through the end of the month. If you’ve delayed prepping, now is the time. They have 2,000 calorie/day 1-year food packages starting at $499.99 as well “just add water” meals and “no prep required” food bars when you’re on the go. If it’s edible, it’s on sale. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 63 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 …


A Forecast For 2016 and Beyond: Will America’s Cascading Collapse Finally Unfold?

Through their Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) and Quantitative Easing (QE), the Federal Reserve (“The Fed’) private banking cartel and the U.S. Treasury have conspired to rig the system. They have artificially suspended the boom-bust business cycle for the past seven years, but now, with interest rates finally rising, they’ve run out of their “smoke and mirrors” tricks. We’ve just had the appearance of an economic recovery, when no genuine structural recovery has actually occurred. Just a tiny 25 Basis Points (0.25% ) rise in the Fed Funds Rate in December 2015 caused a near full-scale collapse of the stock …


Letter Re: Bug Out Boats

Hugh, I lived aboard my 37′ sailboat for 10 1/2 years. The quick answer is bugging out by boat is only a good option if you are just using it to get to a safe, land-based location. The two biggest problems are the limited amount of supplies that you can carry and you have to come back to land at some point in time. To the unknowledgeable lander, catamarans seem like a great idea. To be able to be offshore for any length of time, you need a boat that can safely carry lots of stuff. Stuff is heavy. Catamarans …


Economics and Investing:

The Fed Wants to Test How Banks Would Handle Negative Rates o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Oilpocalypse Wow! Stocks, Bond Yields Plunge As Bank Risk Soars Negative Interest Rates Already In Fed’s Official Scenario – This is a little wordy…. BP to Cut 7,000 Jobs after Posting Huge Loss Items from Professor Preponomics: US News National Debt Hits $19T (Washington Examiner) Excerpt: “Under current law, the debt ceiling is suspended until March, 2017, meaning the government can borrow without limit until then. Obama is expected to leave office with a total national debt of nearly $20 trillion by …


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:

Books The Prepper’s Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster, by Tess Pennington 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation, by Clint Emerson How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere, by Bradford Angier Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival, by Dave Canterbury The Stout-Hearted Seven: Orphaned on the Oregon Trail, by Neta Lohnes Frazier Light Infantry Tactics: For Small Teams, by Christopher E. Larsen


Odds ‘n Sods:

Here is some sage advice, over at Commander Zero’s blog: Magazine Speculating. o o o Yet one more reason to get your kids out of public schools! School Bans Marine Father Protesting Islamic Indoctrination o o o SurvivalBlog reader H.L. sent in this article on 23 Must-Have Kitchen Items For Any Survivalist Or Prepper. Advice well worth heeding. o o o Ol’ Remus is at it again over at the Woodpile Report. An excellent list of reading material. – B.B. o o o Do you use a fitness tracker? You might want to read this: Some fitness trackers vulnerable to …



Notes for Tuesday – February 02, 2016

February 2nd is the birthday of Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum in 1905, died March 6, 1982). She is of course remembered for her novel Atlas Shrugged, which is considered a Libertarian classic. While I sharply disagree with her views on religion (since she was an atheist), I admire both her skill as a writer and her ability to articulate some core precepts of human liberty. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 63 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 …


Letter Re: China In Perspective

HJL, I heard the investment officer of a life insurance company speak this weekend. He characterized China as having accomplished what they set out to accomplish, creating infrastructure on a scale that took us 75 years, in only fifteen. We are placing our value system on their decisions and wonder how they are going to get things to pay off or out in three years. They don’t care. We of the west assumed there was a trend that was more of a trajectory. Their activity level will now travel back to the mean as will all the commodity prices of …


News From The American Redoubt:

Will Montana Soon Fall Victim to Refugee Islamafication? o o o Earrings, trophies and packaged meals: How Casper oilmen are surviving the bust o o o Hunter rescued after falling in Columbia River o o o Montana and Wyoming News: Plan to infuse small towns with Muslim migrants meets resistance o o o My #1 son, who operates our SurvivalRealty.com spinoff web site, recently put up two new For Sale By Owner listings in eastern Washington that were particularly interesting. One of them is a custom-built home in the hamlet of Stehekin, at the far end of Lake Chelan. What …


Economics and Investing:

Video: 2016 Market Crash Explained In One Chart – Mike Maloney o o o Retail Apocalypse: 2016 Brings Empty Shelves And Store Closings All Across America o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News So It Begins: Bloomberg Op-Ed Calls for an End of Cash (Zero Hedge) Excerpt: “For those who were amused by our warning that a cashless world may be coming, here is precisely why the warning was issued, in Bloomberg’s digital ink…” Read on. Warning: Article commentary may contain bad language or inappropriate avatar images. Barclays, Credit Suisse to Strike Record Deals with SEC, NY Over …


Odds ‘n Sods:

I am now researching and writing the second and third installments of my Counter-Caliphate Chronicles novel series. If any SurvivalBlog readers have friendships with a head of state or a high level diplomats from any of the following nations, then I would greatly appreciate getting an introduction: South Sudan Kenya Vanuatu Niue Tonga Cook Islands Nauru The Philippines Mozambique Comoros Mauritius Maldives Nicaragua Honduras Belize Panama St. Kitts & Nevis Dominica Grenada Cape Verde Mozambique Madagascar Namibia Bermuda Cayman Islands Monaco Isle of Man Andorra Finland Switzerland This would probably just involve a brief interview by phone or Skype. But …