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  • newPreparedness Notes for Wednesday — February 1, 2023
    On February 1st, we recognize the birthday of the late Dr. Gary North, in 1942. North was a prolific writer on economics and Christian Reconstruction. He passed away just less than a year ago, on February 24, 2022.  His more than 50 published books…
    - 18 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 7:06am -
  • newWriting Contest Prize Winners Announced — Round 104
    We’ve completed the judging for Round 104 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prize-winning writers are: First Prize First Prize goes to A Grateful Mechanic, for Career Change to a Durable Trade. (Posted on January 24, 2023.) He wi…
    - 18 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 7:05am -
  • newPreparedness: Now What? – Part 1, by O.C.
    Upfront, I should say I am a few months away from 70 years old. I was raised in New Jersey. Even though I spent 26 years in the US Air Force and the Montana Air National Guard, I was not prepared for anything out of the ordinary. My journey to preppi…
    - 18 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 7:04am -
  • newJanuary 2023 in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran
    Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance, and the factors that affected gold prices. What Did Gold Do in January? Gold…
    - 18 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 7:03am -
  • newSurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets
    This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that w…
    - 18 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 7:02am -
  • newThe Editors’ Quote of the Day:
    “Civil Wars happen when the victimized are armed. Genocide happens when they are not.” – A.E. SamaanThe post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.
    - 18 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 7:01am -
  • Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — January 31, 2023
    On this day in 1872, American author Pearl Zane Grey was born. He was best known for his popular adventure western novels, including Riders of the Purple Sage, which was his best-selling book. On January 31, 1606, Guy Fawkes was scheduled for executi…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jan 23, 7:04am -
  • Society’s Sudden Death: 2023-2026, by Jakobus A. Rechnen
    Editor’s Introductory  Note:  The following translated article could be considered a conjectural rant. It was written by a European SurvivalBlog reader, under a pen name. If you don’t like reading rants, then skip reading this. – JWR — This…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jan 23, 7:03am -
  • SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt
    This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We al…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jan 23, 7:02am -
  • The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
    “…it is manifest, in the spirit of our history, in our annals, and by the general voice of the fathers of the  republic, that, in a very great degree, to the Pulpit, the Puritan Pulpit, we owe the moral force which won our independence.” – J…
    - 2 days ago 31 Jan 23, 7:01am -
  • Preparedness Notes for Monday — January 30, 2023
    Retired actor Eugene “Gene” Allen Hackman was born January 30, 1930. He retired from acting, because of stress issues. January 30th is also the birthday of historian Barbara Tuchman (born 1912, died February 6, 1989). She wrote some very engaging…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jan 23, 7:05am -
  • Pietta M1858 .44 Remington Replica, by Thomas Christianson
    Last summer, I tested a Pietta Blackpowder M1858 .44 Remington replica that I acquired from the Elk Creek Company. It was fun to shoot, interesting from a historical perspective, and is not classed as a “firearm” under Federal law. If there were…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jan 23, 7:04am -
  • Recipe of the Week: Non-GMO Biscuit Mix
    The following recipe comes to us from SurvivalBlog reader SaraSue.  It is for a homemade non-GMO biscuit mix powder. It is intended to replace commercially-made mixes such as Bisquick, that could include some genetically modified organism (GMO) grai…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jan 23, 7:03am -
  • Economics & Investing For Preppers
    Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items ar…
    - 3 days ago 30 Jan 23, 7:02am -
  • The Editors’ Quote of the Day: 
    “The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom.” – Theodore RooseveltThe post The Editors’ Quote of the Day:  appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.
    - 3 days ago 30 Jan 23, 7:01am -

SHTF Plan

More Than Just Surviving

  • Invasion of Ukraine – Please Grow a Pair
    Evening folks. Long time no chat as usual, but much like the pandemic, sometimes fuckery of untold proportion unfolds which forces me away from the repetitive rigours of normal life to hammer away at my keyboard. So here we are. Unless you have…
    - 24 Feb 22, 9:41pm -
  • COVID Lessons & Lockdown Life in a Vacuum
    As of last Friday, my little slice of the hemisphere ended the COVID lockdown. I am not sure what sort of reaction I expected. Perhaps a level of jubilance that we managed to get 85% of country vaccinated, or an economic sigh of relief, but fra…
    - 3 Oct 21, 2:15pm -
  • Are Dalstrong Knives Overhyped? Dalstrong Shogun Series X Knife Review
    For my first review of 2021, I figured it would be fun to court controversy by taking a look at Dalstrong knives, Specifically the Shogun Series X 10.25″. Now to some of you sitting at home who haven’t heard of Dalstrong knives and remain b…
    - 13 Jun 21, 11:03am -
  • Lockdown Lucidity: A Prepper Perspective
    As this pandemic stretches to an unforeseeable conclusion, this felt like a good time to drop back in and give you lot an update on my own perspective as a jaded prepper. The current situation here in Portugal is, to put it bluntly, dire. We ha…
    - 24 Jan 21, 4:01pm -
  • Emergency Experience: Forest Fire on My Doorstep
    The interesting thing about forest fires is the powerlessness one feels when placed kissing distance from an inferno. I never really understood the underlying threat of forest fires until 3 days ago, but folks, I learnt that lesson pronto. Firs…
    - 19 Jul 20, 2:29pm -
  • Coronavirus: A (Realist) Prepper’s Perspective on the World Opening Up
    As the world unwinds our collective enforced isolation protocols, it’s good to take stock of the situation at hand and see where this will lead us. The reality is that the economy shutting down until a vaccine is discovered & mass inoculation…
    - 25 May 20, 2:51pm -
  • The Coronavirus Crisis Is Going to Upend Our World in a Way We Can’t Really Fathom
    Figured I was long overdue for an update. With lockdown still in effect, I have no longer have much of an excuse. Isolation is an odd word in our new reality. As a society we have never been so connected. The world is just a click away and it s…
    - 15 Apr 20, 7:15pm -
  • Will the Coronavirus Make Regular People More Prepper Minded?
    If there’s one thing that’s bothering me the absolute most about this pandemic, it’s the uncertainty. The fact that we don’t and can’t know when this will all blow over leaves me a little on edge. And yes, I know that Thomas & I will…
    - 8 Apr 20, 9:29am -
  • Come on Governments, of Course FOMO = Panic Buying; Can’t Stop Human Nature
    As this crisis continues unabated throughout our little blue planet, I find myself growing more and more irritated with the powers that be. Since I have been on lock down for what feels forever (you will understand soon enough America!), I want…
    - 23 Mar 20, 11:43am -
  • Coronavirus Stockpile Tips for Beginners & Why It’s Sensible to Worry
    As this shit show shows no respite, I figured this was a good time to discuss what the girl and I are doing in terms of preparing and what my thoughts are on this developing situation. Stockpiling 101 for Beginners Seems to me that as of a few…
    - 13 Mar 20, 8:24pm -
  • Debunking Coronavirus Myths – Yes, Some Are Completely Idiotic
    On the heels of my no-bullshit Coronavirus explanation article which I recommend you take a quick look at, I feel the need to clarify and debunk some of the nonsense I have seen over the past few weeks. Drinking X Will Kill the Coronavirus Drin…
    - 8 Mar 20, 12:52pm -
  • Coronavirus: A No-Bullshit Explanation of Where We Are Now
    This could get dicey folks. As of 26 minutes ago, we hit over 80,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus including a disturbing rise in a country adjacent to my own. The spread of this virus has shone a light on the darker impulses of our species fr…
    - 26 Feb 20, 11:19am -
  • Conversation time
    After so many years of blogging (admittedly, not so much recently), its interesting to sit back and muse about what MTJS represents and how the girl and I have evolved along the way, both as people and as content creators. MTJS was created as a…
    - 2 Feb 20, 1:22am -
  • Security Information Overload: From Panic to Apathy & the Remedy
    Security overload leads to apathy. How often do you hear a car alarm go off and roll your eyes hoping the owner would disable the blasted thing before the incoming headache comes a knocking? The primary objection I have to such systems is they…
    - 24 May 19, 12:30pm -
  • On Biased Blogger Reviews & Scribbling Opinions as If They’re Gospel
    Re-reading my past scribbles is always interesting to me, not because I am obsessed with my own written word, but rather because bloggers, by virtue of being given a platform to be highly opinionated, tend to ignore uncomfortable realities when…
    - 15 Apr 19, 5:35pm -
  • Real Talk, What Happened to MTJS
    Blogger burnout is a real thing. I have been scribbling reviews and sharing my thoughts with you all for quite a few years now. It seems it all started off as a way for me to talk about my love for Spydercos and evolved into a great community o…
    - 29 Dec 18, 2:58pm -
  • How Much Is Your Life Worth? SafeGuard Armor Ghost Bullet Proof Vest Review
    Before I get into the meat of this review, I want to structure this away from regurgitating specifications like every other review of this sort and instead spend it musing about what this product represents to so many people the world over. Bul…
    - 11 Oct 18, 11:08am -
  • It’s Strangely Satisfying That What I’ve Stockpiled Has Never Gone to Waste
    This is not exactly relevant to the epitome of prepping at all – I think it’s important to prep even if you end up with waste (though I think it’s good to minimize waste) because I think it’s important to be prepared in case worst-case…
    - 23 Sep 18, 2:34pm -
  • Hazard 4 Grayman Series Patrol Tactical Backpack Review
    Tactical backpacks are always a tricky proposition. Either they make you look like you just got off the set of Rambo or they are jam packed with performance compromises in an effort to pass as a normal pack. The Hazard 4 Grayman Patrol is one…
    - 19 Sep 18, 7:43pm -
  • Yes, We’ve Been AWOL; Here’s Why
    Long time no scribbles my friends. I have been AWOL as of late, but rest assured – we had a good reason! As some of you may have guessed, the girl and I have once again uprooted and made our home in a new country. Some of you may remember tha…
    - 17 Sep 18, 3:02pm -

Blue Collar Prepping

  • newHow Many North Poles?
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.You may be surprised to learn that the planet Earth has more than one North Pole.There is the Geographic North Pole, also called the True North Pole, which is the point on the Earth…
    - 22 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 2:45am -
  • Car Prepping
    The dust has settled and the First 72 Hours have passed. Follow along as I build a long term plan via Prudent Prepping.It seems that I occasionally make wise choices that pay off! I don't get to say this very often, but this was one of those times…
    - 5 days ago 27 Jan 23, 7:56pm -
  • Prepper’s Pantry: Oil
    Most dishes require a liquid element during cooking. In some cases this can be water or broth, but for many types of cooking, something to reduce sticking, induce browning, or aid flavor blending is also needed. This is where cooking oil comes into t…
    - 7 days ago 25 Jan 23, 9:31pm -
  • What is Fatwood?
    For as long as I've been in prepper circles on the internet, I've heard of something called fatwood. Folks talking about it make it seem like it absolutely litters the forest floor, and that if you merely let it look at a fire lay and say Shirak*, y…
    - 12 days ago 20 Jan 23, 6:37pm -
  • Prepper's Pantry: Cheese
    Let me preface this post by unequivocally stating that I love cheese. Perhaps not every single type of cheese, but the vast majority of them. (Due to a mold allergy I pay a price for enjoying some varieties, but sometimes it's worth it.)One of the e…
    - 14 days ago 18 Jan 23, 8:02pm -
  • Leave a Message
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.Theseus used a ball of yarn to find his way through the Minotaur's Labyrinth. Hansel and Gretel used white pebbles to find their way out of the forest in which they'd been abandoned…
    - 18 days ago 14 Jan 23, 9:39pm -
  • After Christmas Report
    The dust has settled and the First 72 Hours have passed. Follow along as I build a long term plan via Prudent Prepping.The holidays were very uneventful this year, since my sister moved to the mountains and there wasn't a big local gathering. I d…
    - 19 days ago 13 Jan 23, 8:51pm -
  • Prepper's Infirmary: Tourniquets
    There have been many posts here, as well as discussions on social media pages, about  tourniquets and Stop the Bleed classes. This made me wonder how many people were interested in getting a tourniquet and training, but didn't know where to start.Ba…
    - 21 days ago 12 Jan 23, 4:41am -
  • Prepper's Armory: Scope Zeroing
    Now that the scope has been properly mounted to the firearm, it's time to adjust the optic so that Point of Aim (POA) matches Point of Impact (POI) for a specific distance. This is called zeroing the scope, and while this can be approximated on the w…
    - 28 days ago 5 Jan 23, 2:53am -
  • Why I Have a Motorcycle Lift Table
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.Traditionally, this blog goes on vacation between Christmas and New Year's Day. For that reason I let David off the hook this week, but I wanted to write something because I've made…
    - 33 days ago 31 Dec 22, 4:12am -
  • Prepper's Armory: Scope Mounting
    As with iron sights, there's a proper way to mount, adjust, and sight in a scope. Actually, I should say proper ways, because there are a number of variables as well as preferences involved with the process.Early scopes were externally adjusted, mean…
    - 40 days ago 24 Dec 22, 3:41am -
  • Rucksack Night Walking
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.Now that it's become pleasantly cool here in Florida, I've been taking nighttime walks around the neighborhood loop with my camping rucksack. As I mentioned back in April, my Bug O…
    - 42 days ago 22 Dec 22, 4:47am -
  • Guest Post: Waterproofing a Bivy Cover
     by George GrootGeorge is a member of our Facebook Group and has written for us before. In the late 1990s I turned in my old olive drab canvas sleeping bag and received a new issue of the Army Modular Sleep System (MSS), which consists of a lig…
    - 45 days ago 19 Dec 22, 4:45am -
  • Prepper's Armory: Scopes, Part 1
    When it comes to optics, especially magnified optics, there's a lot of confusion and misinformation out there. One aspect of this type of optic that's not very well understood is the First and Second Focal Plane Reticle.In variable magnification sc…
    - 49 days ago 15 Dec 22, 1:04am -
  • Prepper's Armory: Using Iron Sights
    Continuing from my previous post, the quality of any sighting system is of little benefit if it isn't applied correctly. The two elements of using iron sights properly are referred to as Sight Alignment and Sight Picture.Sight AlignmentWhen your fron…
    - 56 days ago 8 Dec 22, 2:07am -
  • Follow-Up Reports
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.Herein is an assortment of further information on topics I've discussed earlier. Rockpals Freeman 600I am pleased to report that using this as an uninterruptible power supply for m…
    - 60 days ago 3 Dec 22, 11:31pm -
  • Prepper's Armory: Iron Sight Types
    The earliest firearms were simply pointed rather than aimed, but as technology matured and new concepts were developed, sights started to appear. At first they were similar to what we would think of as shotgun sights today: more of a guide to make su…
    - 63 days ago 30 Nov 22, 9:28pm -
  • Finding the Angle
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.Special thanks to George Groot for double-checking my math and helping with clarity. I realized that my previous post referenced using azimuths to find an angle without explicitly…
    - 68 days ago 26 Nov 22, 2:50am -
  • Shooting Azimuths
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.Two years ago, David Blackard wrote a post about how to determine the distance to an object in the field without using a rangefinder. This involved knowing the distance and angle to…
    - 69 days ago 25 Nov 22, 4:49am -
  • Prepper's Pantry: Preserving Herbs and Spices
    Now that harvests are pretty much complete in most of the country, it's time to start preserving our harvests. In previous posts I've talked about the equipment and process of canning, pickling, and a brief overview on spices. Dealing with herbs and…
    - 70 days ago 23 Nov 22, 8:48pm -
  • Cold Frames
    Now that our gardens are at rest for the winter, we have time for additional garden-related projects, such as building some cold frames. These are transparent-topped, low enclosures that are used to protect plants from cold and wet conditions, like m…
    - 78 days ago 15 Nov 22, 6:00pm -
  • CPAP Battery Solutions 2
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.In my previous post on this topic I stated that I was looking for a battery bank that could run my CPAP for as many nights as possible and the ability to recharge via solar panel. I…
    - 80 days ago 14 Nov 22, 4:59am -
  • Prepper's Pantry: Tea
    I recently talked about chocolates, and in my post on nuts I shared a recipe for scones. A regular companion to both of these treats is tea. HistoryComing in second place to clean water, tea is the most commonly drunk beverage in the world. Served…
    - 84 days ago 10 Nov 22, 3:25am -
  • Tool Substitutions
    Not actually Erin.Picture by KJ Photography& is used with permission.One of the "joys" of middle age is a loss of flexibility, strength and resilience, and a corresponding increase in aches, pains, and susceptibility to injury. One of the many ways t…
    - 89 days ago 5 Nov 22, 12:27am -
  • Prepper's Pantry: Chocolate
    Everyone knows about chocolate, one of the most popular edibles in the world. Most people like it, many love it, some can't eat it for health reasons, and a few simply don't enjoy the flavor. As a bonus, by the time this post is published Halloween…
    - 91 days ago 2 Nov 22, 8:46pm -

Survival Medicine

  • newWHO’s Nuclear Update
    This article by Dr. Joe Alton was first published in American Thinker… On January 27th, 2023, The World Health Organization (WHO), which keeps a list of what it consider essential medicines for times of trouble, updated its recommendations for what…
    - 10 hours ago 1 Feb 23, 2:53pm -
  • Principles Of The Off-Grid History And Physical
    The group medic must learn the skills to place a tourniquet or splint a sprain, Let’s face it, you have to deal rapidly with emergencies, but in a long-term off-grid setting, you have to know more than that. Learning the basic skills of how to obta…
    - 3 days ago 29 Jan 23, 3:54pm -
  • Video: The “Medium-Sized” Survival Medical Kit
    In this video, Nurse Amy demonstrates what a medium-sized medical kit for the family medic might look like. Taken from our line of quality kits at store.doomandbloom.net. To watch, click below: Wishing you the best of health in good times or bad, Amy…
    - 9 days ago 23 Jan 23, 11:04pm -
  • Survival Medicine Podcast: Altitude Sickness, Survival Communities, More
    It’s winter, and some folks are heading for ski resorts, and that means a big change in altitude for most. The National Academy of Sciences reports that 33.5% of the population lives below an elevation of 100 meters above sea level. That means that…
    - 11 days ago 21 Jan 23, 10:49pm -
  • How Community Affects Your Survival Chances
      We’ve all seen programs that follow the adventures and misadventures of individuals in survival settings. Sometimes, one or two rugged survivalists will successfully survive an off-grid challenge (sometimes naked) for a period of time. Despite t…
    - 15 days ago 18 Jan 23, 2:08am -
  • The Kraken Variant
    COVID-19 continues to develop new forms of the Omicron strain, which is the predominant form of the virus circulating today. Much more contagious than the original novel coronavirus found in Wuhan, China in late 2019, the omicron strain has continued…
    - 22 days ago 11 Jan 23, 12:22am -
  • Survival Medicine Podcast: Dog Flu, Winter Car Survival, Dental Extraction, Chestnuts
    Winter storms like “bomb cyclones” can be life-threatening, so it’s important to know how to winterize, not only your car, but yourself. In this episode, Dr. Joe Alton discusses different ways to make sure you survive that car trip out in the b…
    - 26 days ago 6 Jan 23, 7:07pm -
  • Chestnuts: Health Benefits And Are They Coming Back?
    “Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands.” This verse from a Longfellow poem underscores…
    - 34 days ago 29 Dec 22, 4:45pm -
  • Christmas Video: The Tale Of The First Snowman
    A very Merry Christmas to all! Instead of a medical video, I’d like to celebrate with a telling of a Christmas tale I wrote meant for children, but adults may like it too. It’s the story of the First Snowman. Hope you like it. To watch, click bel…
    - 38 days ago 25 Dec 22, 2:27pm -
  • Christmas Video: The Tale Of The Emerald Lizard
    On Christmas Eve, we take a short break from medical preparedness videos to bring you this ancient tale of charity, as told by Joe Alton, MD. We bring you…the Emerald Lizard. To watch, click below: Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and…
    - 39 days ago 24 Dec 22, 5:41pm -