The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at some pending Federal firearms legislation.  Please contact your congressman and senators, to voice your opposition! Federal Anti-Gun Bills Pending There are several gun bills before the U.S. Senate and House. …



Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — September 7, 2022

Today is the birthday of novelist Taylor Caldwell (born 1900 – August 30, 1985). Today is also the birthday of Dr. Ludwig Vorgrimler (born 1912 in Freiburg, Germany; died 1983). Vorgrimler was the designer of the Spanish CETME rifle, from which sprang a plethora of roller-lock descendants from HK, including the G3, HK21, and MP5. His bolt design was also copied by the Swiss for their excellent PE57 and SIG 510 rifles. (Although the Swiss felt obliged to mount a “beer keg” charging handle on the right side of the receiver, for the sake of familiarity to Schmidt-Rubin shooters.) And …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

This weekly column is a collection of short snippets: 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. — To begin, there is this video, that breaks down the UK government’s tyrannical pandemic masking and lockdown over-reaction: Paul Joseph Watson – We were right. o  o  o Please take the time to watch a very thought-provoking video essay from Patriot Nurse: The United States is Going to Break Up: Why It May …



Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — September 6, 2022

September 6th, 1757 was the birthday of Marquis de Lafayette (often known simply as Lafayette), a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He came to America at age 19 and served meritoriously in the American Revolution at his own expense. He was also instrumental in convincing the French king and his ministers to support George Washington and his embattled Continental Army with loans, troops, and the powerful presence of the French fleet. The alliance with France was crucial for the American victory in our War of Independence. Lafayette was a close friend of George …


Trump’s “Secret” Documents? A Very Brief Briefing For You

Take a few minutes to read this news story: The Media is Baffled After FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago Recovers Dozens of ‘Classified’ Folders That are Empty. Let me brief you, briefly. I’d like to explain what is going on. This entire brouhaha is absurd, on its face. The U.S. President is the only individual in the U.S. government that can declassify any document at will, and with no “Mother may I?” declassification panel — or a pre-determined declassification date. That includes collateral Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Nuclear Q documents, and in fact any document at all!  President Trump has publicly …


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 of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, a look at the Lou Taubert outfitter stores. (See the Region-Wide section.) Region-Wide A television news segment, about a great family-run old-school outfitter store in Casper, Wyoming: A Western store like no other – Lou Taubert. They also have a store in Billings, Montana. o  …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — September 5, 2022

On September 5, 1774, fed up with the meddling of the crown and being mostly independent-minded, our nation’s founding fathers met together in the First Continental Congress, in Philadelphia, laying the foundation of what would become the world’s greatest nation. — There are several new listings over at our SurvivalRealty.com spinoff site. These include: Majestic Meadows — 185 acres between Troy, Montana and Moyie Springs, Idaho, surrounded by National Forest. Being sold by owner, not through a brokerage. Price reduced to $1.99M – originally listed at $2.5M. McDevitt Creek Retreat – 39.5 Acre Self-Sufficient Refuge Self-sufficiency! Earth-sheltered/Green Roof Home Privacy …


Recipe of the Week: Food Storage Potato Flake Dinner Rolls

The following recipe for Food Storage Potato Flake Rolls is from reader K.M.W..  She says: “These are a great use for the canned potato flakes and the powdered milk that you probably already have in your long-term storage food supply closet.” Ingredients 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup milk (warm) — fresh milk is best, but powdered milk works 1/2 Tbsp. active dry yeast 2 tsp. granulated sugar 3 Tbsp. butter (softened) 3 Tbsp. shortening (Okay to use butter-flavored shortening) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. table salt 1 large egg 3/4 cup instant potato flakes 1/2 cup (or more) …


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 Electric Utility All-Terrain Vehicles (UATVs) for retreats. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Gold is Poised to Move as the Euro is Now Cheaper than the USD. o  o  o The Best Historical Comparison for Gold & Silver. Economy & Finance: This move is indicative: Walmart cancels billions …



Preparedness Notes for Sunday — September 4, 2022

September 4, 1862 is the fateful day that General Lee invaded the North with 50,000 troops.   SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 102 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), Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees …


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/6313916893b152004ae25117 Meme Text: Leni Riefenstahl’s Propaganda Films Would Have Been So Much More Effective… If She Was Able To Make Them In Color Links: Leni Riefenstahl on InfoGalactic Wiki Joe Biden speech compared to V for Vendetta scene as ‘satanic Biden’ trends on Twitter.