May 2010

Have you ever heard this expression? “If you fail to plan then you plan to fail.” Planning is one of the most essential elements of any effective strategy. The art and science of survival planning involves strategically stockpiling gear, learning skills and using what you’ve learned, testing your abilities to see what works under real world [...]

Gardening in clay soil – this article may help. Or this one. And if all else fail you can always try this. Mexican President lies about guns – who would have thought? I’m shocked. Well not really. Why are anti-gun activists so violent? Threatening to shove a gun up a reporter’s butt, now that’s classy. Ten Most [...]

It’s been several months since our last giveaway – so I thought today would be as good a day as any to start another. This time we’re going to do something different by running two different contests consecutively, one for blog readers and another for readers with blogs. Contest For Readers Okay first up is [...]

Financial Crises Getting Worse Worldwide – The pace and severity of financial crises has taken an ominous turn for the worse. Over the past 30 years, a crisis has occurred, on average, every three years. Yet, now, only 18 months after the meltdown of late 2008, Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has hit with full force. [...]

As the Great Depression of the 1930’s was getting underway, President Herbert Hoover refused to acknowledge it.  In the weeks following the events of Black Tuesday, Hoover called the economy “fundamentally sound.”  Months later, he still insisted that the strength of the American economy was “unimpaired.”  However, by 1931 he could no longer hide the [...]

Going to a dedicated handgun training camp isn’t possible for the average survivalist. Let’s face it, most of us are hard up for cash and what “extra” we do get hold of, usually goes toward procuring needed survival gear. Most of you reading this, I am sure; have a good working knowledge of firearms safety and proper [...]