Prepare for a large-scale nuclear EMP attack over North-America

by Guest Blogger — June 19, 2013 — 10 comments

This is a guest post by “Seamus Finn” and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Hello fellow survivalists / preppers, this is Seamus Finn, writing to you from the beautiful, French-speaking province of Québec, Canada. Some of you might already have considered the risks of a large-scale EMP attack over North-America. To the few of you who

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Survival through a home business or cottage industry

by M.D. Creekmore — June 19, 2013 — 6 comments

We survivalist / preppers spend a lot of time worrying about a national or worldwide collapse scenario, giving little thought to collapse on an individual level. The fact is many things can happen to YOU personally, sending your life into turmoil creating a personal collapse. You can be laid off from your job or fired. Your

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Wednesday : Questions and Answers With The Wolf Pack

by M.D. Creekmore — June 19, 2013 — 13 comments

Question from Michele My new husband has a wonderful bug-out trailer, which contains, among other things about 3 months of MREs. I’m allergic to wheat, so I am going to have to package up stuff for me to eat (although I could certainly afford to lose some weight). Do you all have suggestions – along

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News form the Redoubt of The East

by M.D. Creekmore — June 19, 2013 — 2 comments

U.S.’s Oldest Cave and Rock Art Discovered in Tennessee : “At more than 6,000 years old, prehistoric cave and rock art found in what is today Tennessee is easily the oldest discovered yet within the United States.” America’s Ancient Cave Art : “Deep in the Cumberland Plateau, mysterious drawings, thousands of years old, offer a

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Wednesday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — June 19, 2013 — 6 comments

1. Brazil sees largest protests in decades as unrest hits second week : “Though the protests initially began following the announcement of bus fare increases, they have evolved to include a wide range of groups that have grown dissatisfied over everything from government corruption and income inequality, as well as to outrage over the police’s

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Why I got my CCW Permit and Why You Should Too

by Guest Blogger — June 17, 2013 — 56 comments

This is a guest post by Mr. Mac”  and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. In the fall of 2001, I completed the process of securing a permit to carry a Concealed Weapon, called a CCW. I had debated for over a year as to whether to do the work necessary to apply for it. For a

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Book Review: The Modern Survival Retreat

by M.D. Creekmore — June 17, 2013 — 9 comments

The Modern Survival Retreat was obviously written in the wake of federal government atrocities at Ruby Ridge, Idaho and Waco Texas. Benson considers the greatest threat to the prepper / survivalist to be government use of force against American citizens thus his focus is preparing against attack by some alphabet agency. As Benson states; “Today people must

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Monday: Questions and Answers With The Wolf Pack

by M.D. Creekmore — June 17, 2013 — 257 comments

Question from Reggie I have been reading your blog for quite awhile, and I am a minority prepper and I am worried that when SHTF will Caucasian preppers accept minority preppers into their groups or kill them off and take their supplies. I worry when reading some of the survival blogs that this is a Whites only club.

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Monday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — June 17, 2013 — 23 comments

1. How to keep your data safe from spying : “From email and social media to credit cards and phone calls, here are some basic tips to keep your private info private.” 2. 7 Dead, 41 Wounded in Wave of Chicago Weekend Violence : “Seven people were killed and at least 41 others were shot in violence

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Sunday: Questions and Answers With The Wolf Pack

by M.D. Creekmore — June 16, 2013 — 130 comments

Note: The Format of this segment my change in the future, while we test to see what is more useful and effective for readers… Question from Walt I need a suggestion from someone who has thought such things through.  My wife have I have been talking about alternate means of cooking in the event there is no electricity

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What did you do to prep this week?

by M.D. Creekmore — June 15, 2013 — 374 comments

Before we start today, I would like to thank Joe D, Curtis H, Sherry S, Brenda C, and Cheryl D for their support via PayPal this week. Thank you all very much – you are appreciated. If you would like to show your support for the blog by making a donation you can do that

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Friday Poll: How many survival / prepping / homesteading books do you have?

by M.D. Creekmore — June 14, 2013 — 110 comments

Sorry, folks… I almost forgot to post this segment today. Bonus question… if you could have only one prepping / survival related book which one would you choose. For me it would be The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery, after the Bible of course.

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Making your own herbal remedies part 1

by Guest Blogger — June 14, 2013 — 81 comments

This is a guest post by TG and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Many of us look into herbal remedies for one reason or another. There is some great info on what herbs to use for what issues, but little or no information on how to use those herbs. Part of the problem is there is a

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Planning For New Arrivals Post-TEOTWAWKI

by M.D. Creekmore — June 14, 2013 — 39 comments

No matter how prepared we are, supplies and space are finite. Providing for the needs of everyone showing up at our doorstep after the shtf is impossible, but the question remains who should be turned away and what will you do if they refuse to leave? How many people could you provide for and for how long?

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Questions and Answers With The Wolf Pack

by M.D. Creekmore — June 14, 2013 — 23 comments

I just wanted to let you know that starting this Sunday, we’ll be starting a new segment here on TheSurvivalistBlog.net call “Questions and Answers With The Wolf Pack”. Readers will email me their most urgent questions related to prepping, survival and self-reliance and I will choose one question per week, post it on Sunday and The Wolf

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Friday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — June 14, 2013 — 86 comments

Living it up: The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million : “President Obama and his family will be going to Africa later this month. But the trip won’t be cheap; it’s expected to cost American taxpayers $60 to $100 million, according to the Washington Post.” Meanwhile, children in America go

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Mining pennies for copper – what you need to know to make a profit… maybe

by Guest Blogger — June 12, 2013 — 42 comments

This is a guest post by Sirius and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Hello Wolf Pack, I’ve never formally introduced myself. I’m Steve AKA Sirius. I lurked for a bit then started posting. I finally came across something that might be of interest that I could churn out fairly quickly, so I decided to submit it. I’ve

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Six Quick and Easy Tips To Optimize Your Time For Prepping

by M.D. Creekmore — June 12, 2013 — 115 comments

On a recent post several readers stated that their biggest prepping frustration was a lack of time for prepping and learning survival skills. Since survival and emergency preparedness is my life, I’d never thought of this before, but a lack of time makes a lot of sense. Even though time is a limited resource, we

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Todays deals on prep gear

by M.D. Creekmore — June 12, 2013 — 6 comments

CampingSurvival.com just started a six-day “Wise Food Bucket” sale you also get a free Frontier Emergency Water Filter System Straw with every purchase of Wise Food Company Food Buckets. Aquagear.com is offering the R1 Radiological Water Filtration Straw for $34.95 – “The aquagear® Radiological Water Filter has been designed to remove radiological contaminants from fresh water supplies.

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Wednesday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — June 12, 2013 — 47 comments

1. Prepper Website is an easy way to keep up with all of the other prepper blogs, survival sites and news stories related to survival and prepping. You won’t find full-length ”content” on the site, what you’ll find is links to all of the prepper blogs news and articles conjoined into one easy to navigate webpage. If you like the

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What If The Collapse Never Comes?

by M.D. Creekmore — June 11, 2013 — 151 comments

What if the collapse never comes? A reader asked this question in the comments of a recent post . What if we spend all this time and money preparing for a collapse or disaster that never happens. Then what? We’ll have wasted our lives, time and money he says. One example given was Mel Tappan (1933–1980)

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Reader Feedback: How can I make TheSurvivalistBlog.net more useful for you?

by M.D. Creekmore — June 11, 2013 — 127 comments

It’s time for a reader question – How can I make TheSurvivalistBlog.net more useful for you? I plan to ask readers this question every six months to a year in an effort to keep improving the blog and making it more effective in helping to improve your survival preps. Everyone has an idea of what

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We get email – even from Obama supporters

by M.D. Creekmore — June 10, 2013 — 239 comments

I have been subscribing to your Blog for several years, an on occasion have not agreed with your presentation, but, realized that it didn’t matter whether I did or not. However, as far as I am concerned, you have crossed the line here with the White House down picture. I think it is extremely unnecessary

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The Six Essential Items That Should Be in Everyone’s Bug-Out Plans!

by Guest Blogger — June 10, 2013 — 40 comments
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This is a guest post by GatorGal and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. When faced with limited storage capability for your SHTF items, it is essential to find necessities that serve multi purposes. Such is the case with herbs and spices. Not only will they help make your years’ worth of rice tasty and palatable, but they will

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How Cross-Dressing Makes You a Better Prepper

by M.D. Creekmore — June 10, 2013 — 46 comments
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No, I’m not going to be wearing a skirt and high-heels to the next big event, nor will I be drinking tea with pinky in the air. Cross-dressing for survival is a far more practical concept, that will increase your chance of survival no matter the catastrophe. Throughout history men and women have played certain

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