Preparedness Notes for Thursday — June 19, 2025

On June 19, 1306, the Earl of Pembroke’s army defeated Robert the Bruce‘s Scottish army at the Battle of Methven. — On June 19, 1991, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrendered to police. — June 19, 1778: Continental Army troops finally left their winter encampment at Valley Forge. — June 19, 1834 was the birthday of Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon, who died on 31 January, 1892. He was a British Particular Baptist preacher. — On June 19, 1914, the Hillcrest Mine Disaster: An explosion at Hillcrest mine, Alberta, killed 189 men in Canada’s worst mining disaster. — On June 19, …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is 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. In today’s column, we look at the increasing risks of a full-scale conflict: World War 3. Russian General Declares: ‘WW3 Has Already Started’ Over at the UK Express: Putin’s general calls …



Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — June 18, 2025

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815. The army of Napoleon Bonaparte and France was defeated by British forces under the Duke of Wellington and Prussian troops under Field Marshall von Blücher. — June 18, 1178: Five monks at Canterbury reported seeing something exploding on the moon shortly after sunset/ This was the only known observation. — June 18, 1812: The War of 1812 began as the United States declared war against Britain. — June 18th is birthday of Pastor Douglas Wilson. Born in 1953, he is the pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and a …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: 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. — Reported on June 9th: Whole Foods’ shelves could get bare as supplier shuts down deliveries after cyberattack. Here is an excerpt: “A major supplier to Whole Foods said it has shut down deliveries after it was hacked – leading to fears of empty store shelves. United Natural Foods, a $31 billion distributor …



Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — June 17, 2025

June 17, 1877: Battle of White Bird Canyon: Using terrain to their advantage, the Nez Perce defeated the US Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.  Pictured is their leader, Chief Joseph. — June 17th is the birthday of the late Dean Ing. (June 17, 1931 – July 21, 2020) — On June 17, 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill began. — June 17th is the birthday of Libertarian economist Harry Browne. (June 17, 1933 – March 1, 2006.) — Some great news:  Both Section 3 of the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the SHORT Act were just …


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, news about upcoming summer events in the American Redoubt region. Idaho The Snake River Stampede starts today and runs until June 21st. o  o  o The Modern Homesteading Conference is scheduled for June 27-28 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds (4056 N Government Way, Coeur d’Alene, …



Preparedness Notes for Monday — June 16, 2025

On June 16, 1487: Battle of Stoke Field, Nottinghamshire. English Tudor King Henry VII defeated the remaining Yorkists led by John de la Pole and Lord Lovell in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. (Pictured is a print titled: “The Last Stand of Schwarz and His Germans, Stoke Field.”) — Today is the birthday of pioneering economist Adam Smith, in 1723. He was born in Kirkaldy, County Fife, Scotland. He died July 17, 1790. — The big Mauser sale ends tonight! We have been running a two-week-long sale on all of the pre-1899 Mauser rifles in our …


Recipe of the Week: Storage Peanut Butter Bread

The following recipe for Storage Peanut Butter Bread is from SurvivalBlog reader D.G., who says:  “This is a great way to use some of your storage food staple ingredients. This recipe makes one loaf.” Ingredients 2 Cups Flour 4 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 Teaspoon Salt ½ Cup Sugar 1 Cup Milk (fresh or reconstituted powdered milk.) ⅔ Cup Peanut Butter (fresh or reconstituted peanut butter powder.) Directions Pre-heat your oven to 425 F. Grease a loaf pan, set aside Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl. Stir in the sugar. Add peanut butter, working it into the dry …




Preparedness Notes for Sunday — June 15, 2025

June 15, 1219: According to legend, Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark (and the oldest national flag in the world) fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn) in Estonia and turned the Danes’ luck. — On June 15, 1762, Austria used the first paper currency.  The world has seen currency inflation, ever since. — Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or “Great Charter” on June 15, 1215. This document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteed that the king would …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR:   Meme Text: Why Does Pride Get Its Own Month… ..When The Six Other Deadly Sins Don’t Even Get a Day of Recognition? 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 to SurvivalBlog.com is included.