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, coverage of the state-level pushback against the ATF’s new “Engaged In The Business” FFL Rulemaking. Idaho Idaho joins 21-state lawsuit opposing new ATF firearm sale regulations. o  o  o La Grande Hotshot firefighters safe after tree hit fire truck at Little Yamsay Fire. o  o  …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — May 6, 2024

This is the birthday of Maximilien Robespierre, born May 6, 1758. After rising to prominence in the radical Jacobin Club, he dominated the French Republic during the Reign of Terror, overseeing the executions of counter-revolutionary suspects. He was overthrown and executed on July 28, 1794. — On May 6, 1954, English athlete Roger Bannister became the first man to run a sub-4 minute mile, recording 3:59:4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford. — Today’s feature article is a review written by  SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson. — I had been holding a reserve of 15 of the waterproof 2005-2023 SurvivalBlog …


Recipe of the Week: Butter Pecan Pound Cake

The following recipe for Butter Pecan Pound Cake is from SurvivalBlog reader V.F..  To make this properly, you will need a Bundt cake pan. Ingredients For The Cake 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream Ingredients For The Butter Pecan Filling  1 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1/2 cup brown sugar  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Ingredients For The Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla …



The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Liberty means to exercise human rights in any manner a person chooses so long as it does not interfere with the exercise of the rights of others. This means, above all else, keeping government out of our lives. Only this path leads to the unleashing of human energies that build civilization, provide security, generate wealth, and protect the people from systematic rights violations. In this sense, only liberty can truly ward off tyranny, the great and eternal foe of mankind.” – Dr. Ron Paul


Preparedness Notes for Sunday — May 5, 2024

On May 5, 1893, The Panic of 1893 caused a large crash on the New York Stock Exchange. May 5th is the birthday of Adrian Carton de Wiart, known as Britain’s “Unstoppable Soldier.” This eccentric Belgian-born soldier served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; survived two plane crashes; tunneled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. This is also the birthday of Pat Frank (1908-1964). This was the pen name of newspaper …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: When I Was Young, I Had Recurring Nightmares That I’d Find Myself at School Wearing Pajamas But… Now It is an Established Fashion News Links: Pajama Pants Take Over American High Schools. PJs in public all the rage, despite school bans. Reddit: When did kids start wearing pajamas to school? 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 created is granted, provided that credit …



Preparedness Notes for Saturday — May 4, 2024

May 4th is now informally known as “Star Wars Day”, because of a silly play on words: “May The Fourth Be With You.” May 4th 1943 – A patent for helicopter controls was obtained by Igor Sikorsky. Sikorsky invented fixed-winged and multi-engined aircraft, transoceanic flying boats, and most famously, helicopters. On May 4, 1415, Christian reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus were condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. The death of Hus inspired the later Hussite revolution in Bohemia. — Today we present a guest article on the silver markets by Hubert Moolman, selected by JWR. — We …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. There …


Preparedness Notes for Friday — May 3, 2024

On May 3, 2016, a wildfire forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta—the capital of Canada’s tar sand industry—and the surrounding area; ultimately, more than 80,000 people fled the blaze, which caused billions of dollars in losses. — May 3rd, 1952 was the birthday of Pastor Chuck Baldwin. He has done yeoman service in promoting the American Redoubt movement. — With gardening and home canning season approaching, I’d like to remind readers about Harvest Guard. They make reusable regular and wide-mouth canning lids. Every serious preparedness-minded family that does home canning should buy several sets of their lids! Take note …


Societal Change: The Wide-Open Throttle

I’ll try to keep this essay quite short, so that it won’t turn into a lengthy rant. American society has been decadent for many years.  This trend began gradually but it accelerated in the late 1960s. The pace of change increased again in the year 2000, with the 9/11 terror attacks and then the immediate launch of the so-called War On Terror (WOT).  Just how a nation can declare war on a noun still baffles me. Societal decadence accelerated again with the supposed election of Joe Biden.  The Bidenistas have pushed America’s rate of societal change to a Wide Open …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the crash in lab-grown diamond prices. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: The NYSE stock market is slumping, and the crypto markets seem uncertain.  But gold and silver are still looking quite bullish. These were the opening numbers for the spot markets on Wednesday: Gold $2,318.10 Silver $26.74 Platinum $974.50 I must …