Preparedness Notes for Monday — July 4, 2022

Happy Independence Day!  As we celebrate our liberty, please use this opportunity to remind your friends and neighbors about the liberties that we’ve lost and encourage them to take action, to regain them. I’ve said it many times before: Stock up, Team up. Train up.  Oh, and vote the incumbent rascals out! The Democrats must go. Ditto for those Republicans in Name Only (RINOs). — I spotted this 20-acre listing with National Forest land on three sides, at SurvivalRealty.com: NW Montana Off Grid. — Today we present a review written by our Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio.


Recipe of the Week: Wyoming Trail Biscuits

The following recipe for Wyoming Trail Biscuits is from Paul V., who lives near Gillette, Wyoming. Ingredients 3 c plain white flour 2 1/2 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 Tbsp salt 3 Tbsp white sugar (crystalline or powdered) 1 c lard (You can substitute margarine or butter-flavor Crisco.) 1 c buttermilk Directions Put all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and mix them well. Cut in the lard (or substitute) with a pastry cutter until the mixture looks like meal. Stir in buttermilk, to form dough. If the dough is not pliable, then add …


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. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at the recent drop in the price of silver. (See the Precious Metals section.) Precious Metals: You may have read that spot gold and silver both dropped on Friday. The silver price suffered much more than that of gold. Silver was down 3.6%, to just $19.98 per Troy ounce. Yikes. …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“No other theory is adequate to explain or comprehend the Declaration of Independence. It is the product of the spiritual insight of the people. We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren sceptre in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who …



JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR:                                 To share this, you can find it here: https://www.kapwing.com/videos/62bf162c1de5ce008a45aa64 Meme Text: Just Wait Until David Hogg Realizes That “…the Nation’s Historical tradition of firearm regulation…” Mentioned in the Bruen Supreme Court Decision Only Includes Laws That Were In Effect in 1791 Read The Decision: NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN, SUPERINTENDENT OF NEWYORK STATE POLICE, ET AL.  


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.” – Jeremiah 34:15-16 (KJV)


Preparedness Notes for Saturday — July 2, 2022

On July 2nd, 1937 aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 101 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course …


Editors’ Prepping Progress

To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year.  We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those –or excerpts thereof — in this column, in …



Preparedness Notes for Friday — July 1, 2022

July 1st is the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863. — We’ve completed our camping trip, so I’ve reactivated the shopping cart system, at Elk Creek Company. Thanks for your patience. — Today’s feature is some advice that I have for folks without an FFL who might sell or trade guns from time to time, to improve their collections. — Our nonfiction writing contest is in progress. Round 101 ends on July 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on …


A Sign For Our Times: “Not Engaged In The Business”

Bottom Line, Up Front (BLUF): It is time to print a “Not Engaged In The Business” notice to post at your gun show table. Joe Biden has signed a House and Senate-reconciled version of S. 2938, the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act”. This is the 80-page, ultra-fast-tracked, RINO “compromise” anti-gun rights legislation package. It passed with a 65 to 33 majority in the Senate, and the next day it sailed through the Democrat-dominated House of Representatives with a 234 to 193 majority, in just a few hours. The date of effectivity has not yet been announced. One of the lesser-known provisions …



Preparedness Notes for Thursday — June 30, 2022

June 30th is the anniversary of the tragic death of 19 hotshots in the Yarnell Hill Fire, in 2013. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 101 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), A course certificate from onPoint …