Dealing with hyperinflation
One of the big concerns when the Federal Reserve began “Quantitative Easing”, otherwise known as “monetizing the debt”, was hyperinflation taking hold in the US.…
Category: Prepping
Indicators! We got indicators!
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I think it’s a good idea to have a list of economic indicators that you keep up with. It…
Indicators for the Real World
Often, there are indicators or warning signs before “something” happens. Sometimes they are unrecognized and sometimes they are misinterpreted. Sometimes they are ignored. The US…
There will be no civil war – until there is
(Via the Woodpile Report) Matt Bracken is all sunshine and puppies in this piece for American Partisan. I had a hard time pulling a money…
Food storage in one easy lesson
(Via the Woodpile Report) If you’re new to prepping, allow me to tell you something: Food is the single most important thing you can store.…
Are you OK? Are you alright? HELP, MEDIC!
Aesop at the Raconteur Report has put up what I believe will be the most important thing I’ve read this month-medical kit advice from someone…
A new improved tourniquet
(Via SurvivalBlog) It looks like there is another tourniquet out there that hopes to dethrone the CAT. I can’t say if it’s a superior product…
Water, water, not here, not there, not anywhere
On SurvivalBlog there is an excellent article about the world nearly ending for Cape Town, South Africa. Drought, coupled with the general African inability to…
You got your knife on you?
(Via Kim DuToit) As the son of West “By God” Virginia hillbillies, this sounds so familiar I could be sitting there on the stool beside…
Facing down Hell
(Via the Drudge Report) “I’m not a survivalist, I’m a survivor.” Even in the People’s Republic of California there are hearty individuals-and those who support…
If you’re going to bug out, bug out early
Some California residents are learning a lesson that we in the preparedness community have know for a long time–If you’re going to evacuate, you have…
Variety is the spice of life
(Via the Woodpile Report) Variety is the spice of life, be it in relationships or food. Cue R. Ann Parris on The Prepper Journal. I can’t…
Taking it up a notch
A bunch of Democrat elected types an one Hollywood star have received, or had intercepted by law enforcement, pipe bombs. One side claims that it’s…
A tiny step into renewable energy
No, I’m not going to go all “green” on you, even though I was turning off lights and changing out bulbs before it was cool.…
Hurricane Florence AAR
Hurricane Florence has came and went. Here at Ft. Freehold, Florence wasn’t as serious a problem as it was for the residents of coastal NC.…
Keepin’ on and keepin’ up with Florence
Another day of being sure we’re ready for Florence. As far as major items go, we were in pretty good shape beforehand and now we’re…
Hurricane party? I don’t think so.
So the morning weather report from one of the TV local stations is just full of good news. Florence’s track is still aimed at Wilmington,…
Hurricane’s a’ comin’
Ah, it’s the time of year in the South when the weather is cooling a bit, college football is underway and hurricanes come barging in,…
So…I went to a gun show
Sunday my buddy Hort Guy and I went to the Greensboro Gun Show. I went for three reasons: I wanted some .300 Blackout subsonic ammo…
Log cabin built by a single man
If you think you can’t do something without help, watch this video.
Prepping for a civil war
Yes, we’re going to talk about getting ready for a civil war. Not how to fight it, but how to survive it. Let me make…
Internet Censorship–Brother, can you spare a mimeo machine?
(Via SurvivalBlog) As you may guess, I”m catching up on reading some of my blogroll. Rawles, it seems, has been on something of a roll…
Wise words
The Woodpile Report #536 is out; has been sine July 3. As usual, Ol’ Remus says it far better than I can. Please go read…
Unwanted guests
If you’ve ever made the mistake of trying to explain to people why they should be ready for emergencies, especially long duration emergencies, you’ve gotten…
The top X items that will disappear from the shelves when something horrible happens
So how many lists have you seen along the lines of that title? Five, 6, a dozen? 50 items, 100 items–crap, if something bad enough…
“Their safety equipment took the search out of search and rescue.”
We preppers sometimes let ourselves go down the garden path thinking that prepping is about big emergencies like hurricanes or economic collapse. But stories like…
Low budget wind turbines
(Via Gab) So the world has gone all Mad Max on you and you need to make some energy. You didn’t stock up on solar…
Yes, Virginia, you do need a gun
(Via The Woodpile Report) Not that most of the people who stop by here need to be convinced of that fact. As we all know,…
The End of the World as We Know It will not be what we think it will be
(Via The Woodpile Report) From a guy who has been there and collected most if not all of the “been there, done that” t-shirts, the…