The Survival Spot Blog: The Basic Rules of Survival During Hard Times | The Survival Spot Blog

Whenever a significant number of people are devastated by hard times then the basic rules that govern that society always change. If you are not aware of these changing rules then you may quickly become a victim instead of a survivor. The purpose of this short article is to briefly discuss how a person can [...]

The Survivalist Blog: Advice on Bugging Out With Children

M.D. – I have been asked this question and I wonder if we could get your feed back?
A family with children, say 6 to 10 years old, male and female parent. If they have to leave for 2 days or a little more before they can come back, what should they have in each bag [...]

Accept The Challenge: Shotguns – Shooting Slugs

I’m off in a bit to teach a student how to shoot a shotgun using slugs.
The techniques used for shooting slugs are slightly different that when shooting birdshot. The biggest difference is that when shooting slugs, if you don’t employ a very steady stance, you pay dearly. Well, your shoulder pays dearly.
With birdshot, [...]

Stealth Survival: Common Sense Gardening

It makes common sense to get the most from your garden and the space you have available. When proper planning is used, even a small garden can produce large amounts of produce for you and your family. When adding compost or fertilizer, don’t forget to use a little common sense at the same time.
Common Sense [...]

Lew Rockwell: The 2010 Census: Beware the State’s Assault on Privacy!

I do not allow any census taker on my property nor will I in the future. It is easier for me than most because I live in the country and access is one way. This is imposing to those trespassing on my property. But if others who don’t have the options I have are willing [...]

Telegraph: Davos 2010: George Soros warns gold is now the ‘ultimate bubble’

Mr Soros, arguably the most famous hedge fund manager in history, warned that with interest rates low around the world, policymakers were risking generating new bubbles which could cause crashes in the future. In comments delivered on the fringe of the World Economic Forum, Mr Soros said: “When interest rates are low we have conditions [...]

BlackListed News: Better Off Deadbeat: People Get Into Debt, Learn the Law, Become “Credit Terrorists”

Katz doesn’t believe that people are morally obligated to pay back their debts. That notion was invented by debt collectors as a way to beat people into submission, he says. “Bill collectors would love for you to send them a check and then explain to your kids because you have the moral obligation to pay [...]

S&P Gives Japan’s Credit Rating a Negative Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s says it may downgrade Japan’s current AA sovereign debt rating by one “notch,” which would bring it to AA-. That’s particularly noteworthy because Japan is either the world’s No. 2 or No. 3 economy by GDP, virtually tied with China. S&P has officially changed its outlook on Japan’ debt [...]

SurvivalBlog.com: Beekeeping and Fur Trapping at Your Retreat

While reading James Wesley Rawles book I was not surprised to find out that Honey maintains stability for years in storage. This did not surprise me as I am a hobby bee keeper myself. This in and of itself makes long term storage of honey a wonderful glucose reserve. Few people realize that [...]

AugustForecast: The State of the Nation: I am afraid

Omi­nous devel­op­ments in America have been a long time coming, in part pre­cip­i­tated by “we the people” – a cit­i­zenry that has been asleep at the wheel for too long. And while there have been wake-up calls, we have failed to heed the warnings.
Just con­sider the state of our nation:
We’re encased in what some are calling an [...]

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