Category: Retreat Locales

News From The American Redoubt:

Will Montana Soon Fall Victim to Refugee Islamafication? o o o Earrings, trophies and packaged meals: How Casper oilmen are surviving the bust o o o Hunter rescued after falling in Columbia River o o o Montana and Wyoming News: Plan to infuse small towns with Muslim migrants meets resistance o o o My #1 son, who operates our SurvivalRealty.com spinoff web site, recently put up two new For Sale By Owner listings in eastern Washington that were particularly interesting. One of them is a custom-built home in the hamlet of Stehekin, at the far end of Lake Chelan. What …


News From The American Redoubt:

Wyoming: Proposed bill allows lion trapping o o o Santa Claus sighting leads to Post Falls arrest o o o What is wrong with Spokane… never mind. – T.Z. o o o It is perhaps a little early to announce, but the viewpoints of the Republican candidate for governor up in Montana seem like a good fit for the American Redoubt: Greg Gianforte. – JWR o o o Western Rifle Shooters Association – Malheur Link Dump – B.B. o o o Grant County sheriff urges release of Hammonds – RBS


News From The American Redoubt:

Saeed Abedini’s church in Boise celebrates his release o o o Homeward bound? Lion that trekked 450 miles to Montana killed by hunter o o o Warning to U.S. Military and Federal LEOs: Do Not Follow Orders to “Waco” Ammon Bundy Occupation, or Risk Civil War – Sent in by T.P. o o o The Oregon Standoff in a Nutshell — From My Perspective — by Todd Macfarlane – RBS o o o Sent in by Reader RBS: Constitutional Carry in Idaho is for politicians not for the people o o o Rejecting ‘Refugee’ Invitations to North Idaho – B.B.


Becoming An Us, by K.L.

This may sound like an odd title to a story, but for anyone who has ever tried to move to a rural setting it takes on a complete meaning of its own. Learning how to get along with and even go so far as to ingratiate yourself with the locals in a rural community is a survival skill all its own. As a matter of fact, getting to know your neighbors in a rural setting cannot only save your life when the balloon goes up, but it can save your hearth and home and be of great benefit today, tomorrow, …


News From The American Redoubt:

Here is some food for thought, when considering retreat locales: Five Maps Showing the Extreme Variance in U.S. Population Distribution. Note that The American Redoubt has some of the least populous counties. o o o U.S. Government to Cull Hundreds of Yellowstone Bison This Winter – Sent in by T.J. o o o RBS sent in this article containing some odd photographs of a rare defect: Idaho Fish and Game mystified by rare, deformed mountain lion o o o The Californication of Washington continues. Here is yet ANOTHER reason for the Citizens of eastern Washington to seek partition! – JWR …


News From The American Redoubt:

Here is just one more reason why it is inevitable that Eastern Washington will ask for partition from the Left Coast. o o o Once again, the American Redoubt States rank well. o o o The falfiles.com has a post with a decent background on what’s going on in Oregon right now. o o o More background on the conflict in Oregon: Where there’s smoke – B.B. Militia takes over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters – B.B. TalkNetwork.com’s Pete Santilli streaming LIVE from the Hammond family constitutional crisis event in Oregon – RBS And, of course, the liberal/progressive point of …


News From The American Redoubt:

Intoxicated man falls off cliff after driving off Idaho road o o o Southeast Idaho post office forced to remove Nativity scene – Once again, an outside PC group is attempting to force their beliefs on a local population. If only more locals had more backbone: Belen responds to a demand to remove Nativity scene o o o Police release body cam footage from October officer-involved shooting o o o Pocatello school lunch lady fired for being kind There is also a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the lunch lady. While I object to the concept of public schools, …



Letter Re: How to Title Retreat Property

Hello: The article on the importance of maintaining privacy with regard to ownership of property, and particularly retreat property, was very good. One other option, which was not addressed, is to use a trust under state law. Trusts are not generally registered with the state, but they will require use of an attorney in order to be sure it is properly formed, can receive and hold title, is enduring, and can eventually sell property if that becomes appropriate. A trustee may need to be named for the trust, as may beneficiaries, but again none of that is registered with any …


Letter Re: How To Title Retreat Property, An Overlooked Item in Your Planning, by John in the Ozarks

HJL John in the O is right on. It is important to make it hard to track you down. He talks about insurance in a figurative sense. My day job is independent insurance agent. In the literal sense it is important in insurance for names to match. Not named? Then there’s no coverage. Find an agent that preps, confide in that agent, and get the coverage right. No one ever comes to me looking for one of my clients, particularly lawyers. Even if the insurance company is not paying attention to details, handling a check with the wrong name on …



News From The American Redoubt:

Police ID person of interest in murders of mom, son who found 25-pound gold bar – RBS o o o Billings Montana: Avalanche course offered on Thursday – Covers topics like companion recover, travel protocols and trip planning. Requires preregistration at BillingsParks.org. o o o Idaho: More than 20 cars crash on Highway 44 o o o 12 states from Wyoming to Michigan are under a winter weather alert this evening. Check your preps and if you have to travel, make sure your preps include your vehicles. Stay safe!


News From The American Redoubt:

Feds extend comment period on plan to close areas to mining. – Sent in by RBS o o o You will struggle reading this poorly written article, but it contains important information about Montana Ranchers acting as frontline guards, watching the Canadian border for illegal crossings. o o o Car insurance study settles it: Montana has worst drivers And this article from 2001 provides some background: Montana: No Speed Limit Safety Paradox o o o Spokane: Some continue to feel affects of windstorm damage o o o Idaho: Ex-elk ranch employee charged with stealing elk semen o o o 1st …


It’s TEOTWAWKI and the Living’s Easy, by N.M.

I’m talking about the upside of long-term, remote, Rocky Mountain survival. The very fact that you are reading this essay means that you are concerned about the state of the world around you and that you have serious concerns about what you are seeing. Whether your concerns center on the threat of attack from outside forces, economic collapse, fears that elected officials in the American government are taking us irreparably away from the government envisioned by our founding fathers (my concern), or the Zombie Apocalypse (my wife’s favorite), you’ve decided that the time has come to prepare for the possibility …