Church After TEOTWAWKI, by Ear to the Ground, Eye to the Sky in Virginia

SurvivalBlog has always suggested if not promoted having a Christ-centered spiritual focus, and my wife and I had that focus even before the writing on the wall became clear and we started prepping. We’re in our 50s now and have attended church for the most part since we were kids, and have a personal relationship with our savior Jesus. I like reading the thoughts of other posters as they prep, and their spiritual questions. Is it trusting to prepare? Will not God take care of us whatever may come? What role does God play in the events that are unfolding? …


Networking as a Survival Skill by K.C. in New York

The ground smolders with the charred remains scattered across once-green fields now turned black from cinders and dried blood.  An electric pole lies on its side across an abandoned road, menacing with the occasional buzz and spark.  Your home is gutted, shredded like a soft chunk of cheese.  A stack of crisped tortillas lie uneaten on the hearth, abandoned in the chaos. The air is fowl and acrid though silence has now settled after the screams and destruction of the night before.  You were lucky, though.  Living on higher ground, you heard the mobs coming and you had time to …


Economics and Investing:

Why Changes In Tax Law Will Devastate Our Economy Enslave a Nation with Debt: Marc ‘Dr. Doom’ Faber’s 50 Economic Charts. (Thanks to B.B. for the link.) Steven M. sent: Food Stamp Recipients Outnumber Populations of 24 States Combined Items from The Economatrix: Billionaire Investors George Soros And John Paulson Load Up On Gold More Americans Will Use Food Stamps For Thanksgiving This Year Than Ever Before 2012-The Tipping Point-The Results Are In-The Bankers Lost Euro Strengthens To Three-Week High As Oil Advances


Odds ‘n Sods:

Eric B. sent: Photos: The safety cavern under Apollo launch pads    o o o Loyal contributor K.A.F. sent: The drive for grass-fed beef    o o o Reader R.B.S. mentioned this clever American-made invention: The Spiral-Eye Needle    o o o $300,000 In Gold Dust Found In Sacramento Home During HVAC Installation    o o o U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“For [in] those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect. But take …


Notes from JWR:

They’ve moved up the schedule to Cyber Monday! The First Revised Edition of Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse will be released in hardback on Monday, November 26, 2012. This will be the first time that the book has ever been printed with a cloth binding. I’ve updated the book slightly to remove some temporal incongruities that had built up in the course of previous editions. I’ve also added a new introduction. As with the later paperback editions, it will include a glossary and index. — November 24th marks the day that John Knox died, in 1572. …


Your Better Half: A Force Multiplier, by J.L.H.

It’s no secret the majority of survivalists are males.  If your better half is just as prepared for emergencies as you, or you are a female survivalist who is reading this article, then congratulations!  But what about others who have a wife or significant other who goes about their daily life in ignorant bliss; unaware of the dangers surrounding us in today’s world, and how to prepare for and handle them?  I am sure you all love your spouses, and when disaster strikes, you’re going to look after them.  However, wouldn’t they (and you) be better off if they were …


Letter Re: Economic Collapse and Power Grid Collapse

Mr Rawles, I’ve read and enjoyed each of your books, and I am an avid prepper — it’s only a matter of time before we have an economic collapse.  However, I am having trouble connecting the dots between a collapse and the loss of the power grid. Can you help me here, please?  How does an economic collapse translate into the loss of the power grid?  If I can fully understand this, I will prepare for the event by purchasing a biomass gasifier for my generator. Thanks, – Richard M. JWR Replies: The main triggers would be a disruption of …


Economics and Investing:

Hyperinflation and Complete Collapse – Nick Barisheff AmEx (American Expat) sent: Morgan Stanley’s Doom Scenario: Major Recession in 2013 Items from The Economatrix: Standby for “Currency Induced Cost Pushed Inflation” to Take Gold to $3,500, Predicts Jim Sinclair Another US Credit Downgrade Is Coming–And It Doesn’t Matter Jobless Claims In US Decreased Last Week To 410,000


Odds ‘n Sods:

At least a dozen readers have recommended Dana Richardson’s documentary film Back To Eden. This film runs one hour and 43 minutes and is available free, online. It is important to note that the wood mulching method advocated in the film requires caution. It is fine for use as top much cover, but do not mix in any wood-based mulch with your soil until it has aged for at least three years. (Wood mulches bind nitrogen, until the cellulose breaks down.)    o o o J. McC. sent a tale of a Deer Delinquent in East Texas. (Assault, vandalism, stealing …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for [your] liberal distribution unto them, and unto all [men]; And by their prayer for you, …


Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 43 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) A gift certificate worth $1,000, courtesy of Spec Ops Brand, B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 gift certificate from CJL Enterprize, for any …


Quiet Rimfire Shooting Without a Suppressor, by M.B.

Many people have learned much of what they “know” about firearms from the movies. This includes the devices commonly known as “silencers.” Even the name is misleading. A sound suppressor does not silence a firearm completely in most cases. What it does do is reduce the noise level while greatly reducing the muzzle blast and flash. Sound suppressors have been in use for over 100 years. Until the National Firearms Act of 1934, people in the United States could buy sound suppressors in gun stores or even hardware stores. Sound suppressors are now heavily regulated in the U.S. and in …


Two Letters Re: Secession in These United States

Jim:: I think some writer on this topic miss an extremely important point about secession.  That point is immigration and emigration.   Taking your original argument that the Federals would not allow Redoubters to go in peace – then most likely the Feds would immediately cut off all “benefits” paid to those who reside within the American Redoubt.   It is unlikely Social Security would be cut off because there is no problem presently paying SS to ex-pats who have chosen to retire in foreign countries, Honduras, The Bahamas, Spain, etc etc.  By what logic would it be different here? …


Economics and Investing:

Legendary Investor Jeremy Grantham: We’re Headed For A Disaster Of Biblical Proportions. Most of Us Are Going To Starve To Death. Reader M.E.W. sent: House Prices Are Nowhere Near A Bottom Says Analyst Smoke and mirrors economy – 47 percent of the members in Congress are millionaires. 67 percent of Senators. Fed and Treasury money close to $7 trillion. Items from The Economatrix: Eric Sprott:  Centrals Banks’ Gold Likely Gone Sales Of Existing US Homes Unexpectedly Rises Waiting For The Dow Industrials To Be Cut In Half Economy Turns US, Japan Into Ugly Step Sisters