Preparedness Notes for Thursday — February 24, 2022

On February 24, 1970 an avalanche took the lives of 29 Swiss Army officers in Reckingen, Switzerland. — Note: I was down with a head cold for a few days, and now I’m traveling out of state on an inventory buying trip.  Therefore, I’ve put Elk Creek Company on hiatus for a week, and I’m omitting The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods column that is normally posted each Thursday. Thanks for your patience. – JWR SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 99 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The …



Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — February 23, 2022

February 23rd is the birthday of Captain Isaac Davis (February 23, 1745 – April 19, 1775), a militia officer and gunsmith who commanded a Minute Company in Acton, Massachusetts during the Battle of Concord.  He should have the same historical stature (and statues) as John Parker. (Pictured.) February 23 is also the day that six Marines from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima. Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836). — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today …


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. We may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. o  o  o The latest from commentator  “Mr. Reagan”: FBI Accidentally Admits to Jan 6 FBI Operation.  JWR’s Comment:  I suspect that if Ray Epps is ever subpoenaed before congress or a Federal Grand Jury that he will conveniently not wake up some morning, a la Jeffrey Epstein or John McAfee. o  o  o Reader W.S. …



Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — February 22, 2022

February 22, 1857 was the birthday of Heinrich Hertz, a German physicist who was the first to broadcast and receive radio waves and helped to invent radar technology. On this day in 1943, Sophie Scholl was executed by beheading for organizing the White Rose group–a student resistance to the Hitler regime. She had been convicted of high treason, after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich (LMU) with her brother, Hans. At her death, she was 21 years old. On this day in 1732, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the second son from …


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, we focus on Idaho’s demographic shifts. (See the Idaho section.) Idaho Bucking the national demographic trends, Idaho has a booming population, and that is attributable to a high birth rate and internal migration (many of them Redoubters) rather than foreign immigration. o  o  o Reader …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — February 21, 2022

February 21st is the birthday of Group Captain Douglas Bader (born 1910, died 5 September 1982). He was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace during the Second World War. He lost his legs in a pre-war flying accident, but that didn’t stop him from re-entering the RAF when war broke out. He was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable, and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Bader was eventually shot down and became a POW in Germany. Since the Luftwaffe ran its own POW camps, he became a celebrity with his captors. The Germans …


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 obsevrve rising precious metals prices as the threat of war looms over Ukraine. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Gold prices near all-time high amid tensions in Eastern Europe. o  o  o New High Grade Discovery Near Ontario’s 1st Gold Mine. Economy & Finance: Junk-bond issuance pauses as Russia threatens …



Preparedness Notes for Sunday — February 20, 2022

This is the birthday of novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson (1926–2013). He wrote many sci-fi television scripts. His novella I Am Legend later was adapted into three different movies over the course of five decades, and his story Bid Time Return became the charming movie Somewhere In Time. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 99 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 …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: To share this, you can find it here: https://kapwi.ng/c/RRQDswbCbJ Meme Text: Justin Trudeau May Not Get an Immediate Vote of No Confidence in Parliament But The Canadian Citizenry Is Giving Him Their Own, With Their Bank Runs   Related news link: Did Justin Trudeau’s Financial Crackdown Really Spark a Bank Run in Canada?


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. And when he had called the people unto him with his …