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Saturday Videos

Nov 5, 2011 | General

This week, I looked for more thought provoking videos than the standard stuff from week to week… As preppers in the burbs of a city, I think we all forget where stuff really comes from, and some of these videos address this. If you are thinking about a bug out…

Wound Repair, by Shanethenurse

Nov 4, 2011 | first aid, Preparedness

NOTE: Shanethenurse is a gentleman I consider a friend, is a prepper, and someone I met on Facebook of all places well over a year ago. We continue to be in touch, chat from time to time, and he offered a few posts around first aid, medicine, etc. since this is an…

A Prepper Ammunition Discussion

Nov 3, 2011 | Guns & Weapons

The other night at dinner we got talking about ammunition caches… We discussed at a high leve what we thought everyone should have (personally speaking, of course). One of the guys brought up JWR’s guide to ammo storage. As you may or may not know, I think JWR, is…

It’s All About the Jobs

Nov 2, 2011 | Civil Unrest, Crime, Economy, Gold and Silver, Money, Personal, Prepping

I read this article and became really concerned, frightened even. The figures from payroll taxes reported to the Social Security Administration on jobs and pay are, in a word, awful. Even more alarming is this graph with the title “Fewer Jobs, Less Pay”:…

Endless Fall – Part 3: A New Year, A New World

Nov 1, 2011 | Economy, Entertainment, Guest Posts

Note: The following is the third installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. January 9 – 81 days after Black Swan Day My…

And Then There Was a Dinner Meeting

Oct 31, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Cooking, Guns & Weapons, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Last week, I had dinner with three other preppers. One was new, and the two others I have been in touch with for some time. We all live in Northern NJ, and are concerned with the economy, job growth, Bugging In, Bugging Out, etc. The conversation twisted and turned…

Saturday Videos

Oct 29, 2011 | General

Imran Khan — Why Muslims Hate The United States 1 of 2 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-PdQX0zPo Imran Khan — Why Muslims Hate The United States 2 of 2 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OMp0UNkPeI Oakland Police Officer Flash Grenades Crowd Helping Injuered Protester…

Euro Fails, Europe Fails

Oct 28, 2011 | Economy, Gold and Silver, Government

I read this news story and don’t know what to think. Here is the money quote. “Nobody should take for granted another 50 years of peace and prosperity in Europe. They are not for granted. That’s why I say: If the euro fails, Europe fails,” Merkel said, followed by a…

Budget Faraday Cage for Small Electronics

Oct 27, 2011 | Electro Magnetic Pulse

I took on a small project this evening, and it was dead simple… I have been thinking about building a faraday cage for my small electronics, or the small electronics I am going to want in the event of an EMP. I was at the Army Surplus store in Hackansack, NJ the…