SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — A new video from John Lovell (of Warrior Poet Society fame): 11th Hour Checklist. JWR’s Comment:  John is a solid Christian who sounds more and more prepper-oriented, every time I hear him speak. o  o  o Counting the costs: We can now read the lawsuit against the Biden regime’s unfunded mandate on …



Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — August 27, 2024

On August 27, 1883, Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia erupted with a force of 200 megatons of TNT and killed approximately 40,000 people. — August 27, 1715:  The Earl of Mar raised the Jacobite standard at Braemar, Aberdeenshire starting the Jacobite uprising in Scotland. — August 27, 1917 was the birthday of American gun designer Robert Hillberg, best known as the designer of the C.O.P. four-barrel derringer, Winchester’s Liberator shotguns, the graceful Whitney Wolverine, and the Wildey .44 Magnum gas-operated pistol. He died in 2012. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction …


A Farm Field of Dreams: Looking For a Wife For a Consulting Client

I’ve had a consulting client for a couple of years, who I’ve learned to trust who lives on a family farm. The following could be an excellent opportunity to be able to retreat to a family farm in a safe area. In the SurvivalBlog archives, there are many articles on ways to protect your family, through preparedness and skill-building. Perhaps the ultimate is living on a self-sufficient working farm in a safe, lightly-populated region. Instead of having to build and stock a retreat, here is a way for a fortunate family to become friends with a farm family by helping …


SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt

This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, some news of some criminal trials — both pending and adjudicated — in the American Redoubt region.  But first, some mainstream news coverage on the American Redoubt movement.  (See the Region-Wide secion.) Region-Wide The left-wing Vice News visits a prepper expo in Sandpoint, Idaho, and …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — August 26, 2024

On August 26, 1346, at the Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III‘s English longbows defeated Philip VI’s army. Period accounts mention that cannons were used for the first time in battle. — August 26, 526, is the officially recorded anniversary of the invention of toilet paper by the Chinese. — August 26, 1946 was the official release date of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum …


Recipe of the Week: Storage Rice and Spicy Red Beans

The following recipe for Storage Rice and Spicy Red Beans is from SurvivalBlog reader Tony D.  He says: “This is a way you can use your storage food supply. Rice plus beans makes a complete protein.” BEans Ingredients 4 cups Dry Red Beans 3 Tablespoons Dried Onions 1 Tablespoon dried minced garlic 1 Tablespoon dried crushed red peppers Water RiCE InGredients 8 Cups of water 4 cups of rice (I prefer Basmati-type) 1/4 teaspoon of salt BEANS Directions Rinse and then soak the beans overnight. Change the water, to “de-gas” the swelled beans. Add the onions, garlic, and pepppers and …


SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week

Today’s graphic from X/Twitter is a timely meme that has gone viral.  I didn’t create it. (My own meme creations are usually posted on Sundays.) This meme came to me by way of Terry in Idaho.  I’d like to give credit to this meme’s creator, if someone can let me know. The thumbnail image below is click-expandable.         Meme Text: “They’re only Weapons Of War if you try to come and take them…” — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“As you know, I left that [Democratic] party in October because it had departed so dramatically from the core values that I grew up with. It had become the party of war, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech, big Ag, and big money. When it abandoned democracy by canceling the primary to conceal the cognitive decline of the sitting president, I left the party to run as an independent. The mainstream of American politics and journalism derided my decision. Conventional wisdom said that it would be impossible even to get on the ballot as an independent, because each state imposes …


Preparedness Notes for Sunday — August 25, 2024

On August 25, 1986 Warner Bros. Records released Paul Simon‘s seventh solo album “Graceland”, a blend of pop, African, zydeco, and rock music. It went on to win a Grammy for album of the year, 1987 and sold over 16 million copies. August 25th is also a birthday shared by humorist Bret Harte (born 1836), novelist Frederick Forsyth (born 1938), and the late American humorist Patrick F. McManus (1933-2018). Forsyth was the author of The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, and many others. McManus was born and raised …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Did You Know That “WOKE” Is Actually An Acronym? W.O.K.E. Stands For: “We’re Obviously Kamala’s Entourage” News Links: What is woke culture? Is Kamala Harris woke? Harris campaign job seekers have 9 different pronoun options: ‘More pronouns than policy’ Harris says ‘everybody needs to be woke’ in unearthed clip spreading like wildfire on social media Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not …


Preparedness Notes for Saturday — August 24, 2024

On August 24th, 1847, Charlotte Brontë finished her manuscript of “Jane Eyre”. — August 24, 1682,  Duke of York, James II awarded the “Three Lower Counties” that form modern-day Delaware to William Penn, ensuring ocean access for his colony of Pennsylvania. — And on August 24th, 410, Rome was overrun by the Visigoths under Alaric I, in an event that symbolized the fall of the Western Roman Empire. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath …