Economics & Investing For Preppers

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Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on Remington Firearms. (See the Tangibles Investing section, near the end of this column.) Precious Metals: How to Buy Gold or Silver With Bitcoin & Other Cryptos Cryptos: After dipping to as low as $7,421 USD last week, the value of Bitcoin seems to have bounced …


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week

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Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on Tactical Walls — a firearms concealment furniture company. Books: The Call Of The Wild, by Jack London o  o  o NOLS Winter Camping (NOLS Library)   Movies: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. On DVD, but also now available fro free download for anyone with an Amazon Prime membership. o o o Bitcoin Gospel — a 2018 documentary on DVD. It is also now available for free download for Amazon Prime members.  


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that ‘violence begets violence.’ I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure—and in some cases I have—that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.” – Col. Jeff Cooper


SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt

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Here is SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt. This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. We also mention companies of interest to preppers that are located in the region. The emphasis this week is on the American Redoubt’s equestrian culture and colorful rodeos. Idaho Idaho’s Rodeo Culture o o o Southwest Idaho Endurance Riding o o o Homeschooled kids here in the American Redoubt often amaze me. For example, I’ve witnessed their great ability to memorize lengthy passages of scripture and the Declaration of Independence. But Akiane Kramarik, from Sandpoint, Idaho is …



Economics & Investing For Preppers

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Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on investing in classic bolt action rifles. (See the Tangibles Investing section, near the end of this column.) Precious Metals: To start us off, here is a good piece at Silver Doctors: The Gold Standard 101: Measuring Gold And The Dollar Now Versus Then o  o  …



Editors’ Prepping Progress

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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make long-term and short-term plans. Steadily, we work on meeting our prepping goals. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities. They also often share their planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, property improvements, 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 the Comments. Let’s keep busy and be ready! …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

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Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on investing in rare and antique motorcycles. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Silver keeps getting kicked into the gutter by short sellers. But the silver stackers will get their reward in the next few years. Higher interest rates will soon collapse the U.S. stock …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“My mind,” he said, “rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.” – Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“You cannot judge a man’s life by the success of a moment, by the victory of an hour, or even by the results of a year. You must view his life as a whole. You must stand where you can see the man as he treads the entire path that leads from the cradle to the grave — now crossing the plain, now climbing the steeps, now passing through pleasant fields, now wending his way with difficulty between rugged rocks — tempted, tried, tested, triumphant.” – William Jennings Bryan, “The Law and the Gospel” (1896)


Economics & Investing For Preppers

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Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on .50 BMG Raufoss explosive ammunition. Precious Metals: Gold Price Slips As Dollar Holds Steady o  o  o Jim Wyckoff asks: Where are the Stops?   Forex: EUR/USD Price Forecast March 12, 2018, Technical Analysis   Commodities: Oil prices settle lower as EIA data point to …


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week

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Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on SIG pistols. Books: Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer, Edited by Massad Ayoob o  o  o SIG P226 Combat Pistol Armorer’s Manual (Loose Leaf Edition.)   Movies: SIG Auto Pistols Armorer’s Course (from AGI, on DVD) o o o The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin. I highly recommend this documentary that was made back in 2014–still the early days of Bitcoin. In some ways it is a bit dated. (It is humorous seeing people getting so excited about …



SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt

Here is SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt. This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. We also mention companies of interest to preppers that are located in the region. The emphasis this week is on CeraTac LLC in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (See the Wyoming  section.) Region-Wide: Perhaps I’m just behind the power curve, but I finally noticed that Redoubt News now has a YouTube channel. o o o Radio Free Redoubt: Episode 18-08 Trained Strong Men and The Emerging Insurgent Political Arm I should mention that in this episode, host J.J. Schmidt announced …