December 2009

The Best of The Survivalist Blog 2009

December 30, 2009

How time flies when you’re preparing to survive the end of the world as we know it. You didn’t think I’d close out the year without a “Best of 2009” post, did you? Here’s the best Survivalist Blog content of the year, based on your enthusiasm via comments, links, retweets, and emails. I thank you [...]

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Two Videos NOT to Buy For Survival

December 29, 2009

Several months ago, a reader sent ( thanks Mike) me several boxes of books and videos, most of which were very informative, to the point and useful. I love it when readers send me free stuff (hint) especially books and videos that I can review here on The Survivalist Blog. Most of the stuff Mike [...]

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Design Your Own Cheap Solar Power System?

December 28, 2009

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, maybe if you were lucky you found some survival goodies under your Christmas tree. As usual, I got more than my share of socks, but hey it’s all good – at least now I’ll not have to buy any myself for at least another year. According to a [...]

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Time Off – Until Monday

December 24, 2009

I’ll be taking a break from posting until after Christmas, I need to get rested, and spend time with family. You may be taking a little time off yourself – that’s a good thing – we all need time to reflect on the past year and plan for the next. Before I go, I’d like [...]

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What My Chihuahua Can Teach Us About Survival

December 23, 2009

I found this little dog a few months ago near my place. Someone had apparently abandoned her by the roadside. Probably, because they could not afford to feed her, or they moved to a complex where dogs aren’t allowed. No matter, I was lucky to find her. She is the most intelligent of my three [...]

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What Do You Most Want to Learn About Prepping? [Poll Results]

December 21, 2009

Last week I ran a poll asking readers what aspect of prepping they most want to learn more about. My intention is to use the information provided when planning future posts. These polls are a great way for me prioritize your needs and to make the blog better and more useful to you. The results [...]

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Predictions For 2010

December 21, 2009

The National Inflation Association is pleased to announce its top 10 predictions for 2010 . 1) We will learn the 2009 holiday shopping season was a bust. The Commerce Department reported seasonally adjusted November retail sales up 1.3% from October. However, if you apply the average seasonal adjustments that were used during the years 2006 [...]

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Experts Warn of Crash-Induced Unrest

December 21, 2009

Numerous high-level officials and experts warn that the economic crisis could lead to unrest world-wide – even in developed countries: Today, Moody’s warned that future tax rises and spending cuts could trigger social unrest in a range of countries from the developing to the developed world, that in the coming years, evidence of social unrest [...]

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The Difference Between Me and James Rawles

December 18, 2009

James Rawles is, as you probably know, is the guy behind SurvivalBlog.com. If you are interested in prepping, then you probably already know who he is. Some of you may have even read his fiction book Patriots. I’ve seen mixed reviews of the book – some love it, others throw it in the trash, after [...]

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Food Crisis 2010

December 18, 2009

Food Crisis 2010 Via Market Skeptics – If you read any economic, financial, or political analysis for 2010 that doesn’t mention the food shortage looming next year, throw it in the trash, as it is worthless. There is overwhelming, undeniable evidence that the world will run out of food next year. When this happens, the [...]

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Spring 2010 – A New Tipping Point 0f The Global Crisis

December 18, 2009

LEAP/E2020 believes that the global systemic crisis will experience a new tipping point from Spring 2010. Indeed, at that time, the public finances of the major Western countries are going to become unmanageable, as it will simultaneously become clear that new support measures for the economy are needed because of the failure of the various [...]

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Sad

December 18, 2009

In Chattanooga: Tennessee Boy, 4, Found Near Home With Stolen Presents, Drinking Beer. Tennessee investigators say a 4-year-old boy was found roaming his neighborhood in the night, drinking beer and wearing a little girl’s dress taken from under a neighbor’s Christmas tree. The child’s mother, 21-year-old April Wright, tells WTVC-TV the boy “wants to go [...]

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What Do You Most Want to Learn About Prepping? [POLL]

December 17, 2009

I get asked a lot of questions about prepping but every now and again I like to run a poll to help me prioritize your needs. This will help me make The Survivalist Blog better and more useful for you. I’ve taken the 9 most common topics and listed them in a poll below. What [...]

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New Immigration Bill

December 17, 2009

New Immigration Bill Is Introduced in House – The on-again, off-again drive to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws moved back to Congress on Tuesday with the introduction of legislation that would open a path to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants.

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Are Americans a Broken People?

December 17, 2009

Why We’ve Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression – Have consumerism, suburbanization and a malevolent corporate-government partnership so beaten us down that we no longer have the will to save ourselves? Looks that way…

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Up, Up and Away

December 17, 2009

U.S. National Debt Tops Debt Limit – The latest calculation of the National Debt as posted by the Treasury Department has – at least numerically – exceeded the statutory Debt Limit approved by Congress last February as part of the Recovery Act stimulus bill. The ceiling was set at $12.104 trillion dollars. The latest posting [...]

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Imagine Pulling Your Own Teeth

December 16, 2009

Please; try to understand, if I’m not in top form today. For the past three days I’ve had the most aggravating toothache that keeps getting worse. I scheduled an appointment with the dentist for later this afternoon. I will admit being afraid of the dentist, the thought of him grinding, filling, pulling and let’s not [...]

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Correcting the polls

December 16, 2009

NRA on understanding the polls conducted by Bloomberg’s anti-gun group. A good follow-up to my post last week.

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An Ugly Gun You Can Love

December 16, 2009

A Review of the XD-45 Compact – While I don’t have the compact (someday) or the .45 , I love my XD-9.

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Get Out of Debt: Kill Yourself

December 16, 2009

Growing Trend – A Journal survey of the 33 largest states by population found 19 have data for 2008. In all, those 19 reported a total of 15,335 suicides in 2008, up about 2.3% from the previous year. Thirteen states, accounting for 30% of the U.S. population, reported more suicides in 2008. In Florida, for [...]

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